VCOM 2018 Annual Report

V COM’s research activities support the College’s mission to be a top osteopathic research school by promoting collaboration and opportunities for the development and dissemination of knowledge. In the face of life-altering disease and injury, medical research provides hope for those who previously had none and new avenues for doctors to treat cases from the everyday to the uncommon. Our researchers have worked tirelessly this year diving into Ebola virus research, further investigating the human genome to find markers identifying genetic risks for having lung or breast cancer, and even finding a new way to diagnose traumatic brain injury. VCOM has explored a wide variety of topics like multiple sclerosis, opioids in relation to chronic pain and pre-diabetes— making significant strides in what is known in these areas. We are diversifying our research portfolio more than ever through collaborative efforts and delving deeper into areas that benefit so many. VCOM’s new Center for One Health Research, a collaboration between VCOM and the Virginia- Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, is a successful partnership bringing forth more significant projects than was once thought possible. Our International Medical Missions program has been an asset in furthering research on the Zika virus— this research is highly relevant to the people in the international regions we are working in but becoming ever-more important to us here at home. Research Focused on the Mission

Research teaches our students to be forward thinkers, attracts the best faculty available, and keeps all of us here at VCOM focused on the Mission.

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