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In the Media March 21, 2022

CBS3 Women’s History Month Segment Shines a Spotlight on Dr. Amy Goldberg

CBS3 shone a spotlight on Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, Interim Dean and George S. Peters, MD and Louise C. Peters Chair and Professor of Surgery at the Lewis Katz School and Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple University Health System, in a Women’s History Month segment highlighting those making a difference in the community across the Philadelphia region. The CBS3 piece highlighted Dr.

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In the Media March 21, 2022

KYW Newsradio Interviews Drs. Kamel Khalili and Tricia Burdo about Clinical Trial of CRISPR-Based HIV Therapy Founded on Breakthrough Research at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine

KYW Newsradio interviewed Kamel Khalili, PhD, Laura H. Carnell Professor and Chair of the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Inflammation, Director of the Center for Neurovirology and Gene Editing, and Director of the Comprehensive NeuroAIDS Center at the Lewis Katz School; and Tricia H.

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In the Media March 18, 2022

Multiple Media Outlets Highlight Lewis Katz School of Medicine’s Annual Match Day Event

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine held its annual Match Day for graduating medical students on Friday, March 18. Amy J. Goldberg, MD, FACS, Interim Dean and George S. Peters, MD and Louise C. Peters Chair and Professor of Surgery at the Katz School of Medicine and Surgeon-in-Chief of Temple University Health System, led the students on a 1-minute countdown before they simultaneously opened the letters identifying their residency programs. Multiple media outlets attended the event.

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In the Media March 18, 2022

Dr. Jessica Kovach Joins ‘College Conversations’ Segment, Discusses COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health, Physician Burnout and Medical Education

Jessica G. Kovach, MD, Chair and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science and Vice Chair of Clinical Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine and Director of the Psychiatry Residency Program at Temple University Hospital, participated in a Q&A video interview with the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. During the “College Conversations” segment, Dr. Kovach discussed the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on mental health, physician burnout and medical education.

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News March 16, 2022

Mechanism Underlying Alzheimer-Like Damage in the Brain of Patients with Down Syndrome Elucidated by Scientists at Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Precisely why Alzheimer-like changes – marked by the build-up of harmful amyloid and tau proteins – occur in the brain in Down syndrome has been unclear. But now, in new research, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine show that reduced efficiency of a key protein transport system is partly to blame.
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News March 15, 2022

Molecular Pathway Driving Maladaptive Processes in Heart Failure Elucidated by Scientists at Lewis Katz School of Medicine, Opening Door to New Therapeutic Strategies

The survival rate for patients with heart failure is poor, creating a need for new therapeutic strategies. Now, scientists at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine are ever closer to honing in on a novel approach to treatment, thanks to their groundbreaking research on the G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 (GRK5) signaling molecule.
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In the Media March 15, 2022

The Temple News Interviews Dr. Melanie Cosby about the University-Wide Task Force on Mental Health and Wellness

The Temple News interviewed Melanie A. Cosby, PhD, Director of Diversity and Inclusion in the Office of Health Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Assistant Professor in the Center for Urban Bioethics at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, about the university-wide Task Force on Mental Health and Wellness.

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News March 14, 2022

Black History Month Award-Winners: Diverse and Deeply Devoted

A PhD who creates comic books. A hospital manager who helps people earn their GEDs. A contract specialist who runs an orphanage. These are just a few of the remarkable individuals who were honored with Health Equity Leadership and Social Justice Awards during Black History Month.
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