Wayne State University School of Medicine

08/14/2026

Thirty-nine undergraduate and high school students from Michigan and other states who took advantage of summer research programs presented their projects at the department’s 12th annual Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, held Aug. 6 in the Margherio Family Conference Center.

Summer research opportunities are provided to allow undergraduate students to be exposed to, and involved in, cutting-edge biomedical research, expanding their knowledge of the educational and career possibilities in not just Physiology, but various clinical and basic science fields at Wayne State and beyond.

The Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Department of Physiology hosted 39 undergraduate and high school students from Michigan and other states who took advantage of research programs for s...

08/12/2026

Save the date: In collaboration with non-profit Face Addiction Now, the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s Street Medicine Detroit student organization will host its second annual Overdose Awareness Day: Remembering Lives, Celebrating Recovery event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 30 at 4th Street Charlotte Park, 3008 4th Street, in Detroit.

Attendees can bring written messages and photos of their loved ones to attach to a memorial like this one from last year's event.

LEARN MORE: https://today.wayne.edu/medicine/news/2026/08/04/school-of-medicine-students-unite-community-to-remember-lives-celebrate-recovery-69880

08/10/2026

Last week's topping-out ceremony marked the completion of the new research building’s structural steel framework, as the project’s final beam was raised into place.

Wayne State University celebrated a major milestone in the construction of its new Health Sciences Research Building with a steel topping-out ceremony Aug. 4. The event marked the completion of th...

08/07/2026

This year's Preston M. Hickey Medical Student Symposium is underway! The event, hosted by our Interventional Radiology Interest Group, includes keynote presentations, student-led oral and poster presentations, and an awards ceremony later today!

The event was founded in 2025 to showcase medical student research and interest in the fields of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology. Presenters include students representing , , , and umichmedschool, as well as one undergraduate student.

The symposium is named after an 1892 graduate of the then-Detroit College of Medicine widely considered a pioneer in radiology.

For questions or more information, email [email protected] or visit https://radiology.med.wayne.edu/symposium

08/06/2026

Fourth-year Wayne State University medical student Meena Kian had emergency medicine in mind before starting medical school, but helping a man severely injured in a hit-and-run on her way to an ER shift cemented her interest in the specialty.

The quick actions of Wayne State University medical student Meena Kian likely saved the life of an 86-year-old man hit by a car while walking in Detroit. An aspiring Emergency Medicine physician in...

08/05/2026

"Never thought a boy from LA would be living out his medical school dream in Detroit. Time has a way of revealing the right cards."

Wayne State University Spotlight of the Day submitted by medical student Daniel Shariat. Share your photos and videos at go.wayne.edu/photos.

08/04/2026

STREET CLOSURE ALERT: As construction proceeds on Wayne State University’s new Health Sciences Research Building, the project is now entering a phase that will necessitate some short-term street closures near the School of Medicine.

The two primary closures are as follows:

Canfield Street east of Brush
Scheduled closure: Aug. 10 through Aug. 21 (subsequent weekend off-hour shutdowns will occur between Aug. 21 and Sept. 25)
Reason: Installation of new pedestrian bridge connecting the Health Sciences Research Building and Scott Hall

Brush Street north of E. Canfield
Scheduled closure: Aug. 24 through Oct. 5
Reason: Installation of new water and gas lines

Please note that these dates can shift based on weather and other mitigating factors.

08/03/2026

Congratulations to Jiahui Ding, M.D., Ph.D., an assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Wayne State University School of Medicine’s C.S. Mott Center for Human Growth and Development, who has received her first R01 grant as a principal investigator!

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health has awarded a new, five-year $2.4 million R01 grant to support research that aims to uncover how viral infections during pregnancy reprogram the developing immune system of the fetus, influencing susceptibility to infectious diseases throughout life.

The project, “Placental Responses to Maternal Viral Infection Drive Sex-Dimorphic Offspring Immune Reprogramming,” focuses on the placenta as a key mediator of that communication.

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08/03/2026

It might be the middle of summer, but it's never too early to start planning for the fall semester.

If you're a health professions student looking for an opportunity to expand your skills, apply for the Michigan AHEC Scholars Program.

Applications are open to all eligible health professions students in Michigan.

To learn more and apply visit: miahec.wayne.edu/healthcareers

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07/31/2026

Construction has started on the pedestrian bridge that will link the Wayne State University School of Medicine to the university’s Health Sciences Research Building, slated for completion in Spring 2028. The first step? Removing an entire panel of concrete of course. Footage courtesy of Christman Construction