Research

Research at DMS is diverse and well funded. In fact, DMS managed 466 active sponsored projects in the 2008 fiscal year. Dartmouth is a national leader in collaborative, interdisciplinary research projects, as evidenced by programs such as its Immunotherapy Center, Center for Shared Decision Making, and the Spine Center. The result is an intellectually stimulating environment where scientists, clinicians, researchers, and students join forces on nationally recognized projects that are changing lives.

DMS is Making
National Headlines

Health pioneer to head Dartmouth/Brought medical care to developing countries
The Boston Globe
March 3, 2009

New vaccine allows big drop in TB cases for HIV patients
This Day (Tanzania)
October 27, 2008

Health care has racial, state disparities
The Wall Street Journal
June 5, 2008

Study criticizes glucose therapy popular in ICUs
The Wall Street Journal
August 27, 2008

The excessive focus on mammography
Los Angeles Times
November 3, 2008

For the elderly, being heard about life's end
The New York Times
May 5, 2008

Dr. Surachai Supattapone and his team Dr. Surachai Supattapone and his team investigate the underlying molecular mechanisms that give rise to the perplexing group of neurodegenerative disorders known as prion diseases.

"In other labs I've worked in, I've never felt so comfortable asking questions and having other people ask me questions."

Dr. James Weinstein, Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery "For a long time, I think, both nationally and internationally, we have been at the forefront of translational research around back pain and spine surgery. And now we're doing the largest trial in the country—eleven states—looking at operative versus nonoperative treatment.We've received over $30 million in federal funding. I think the impact here is huge."—Dr. James Weinstein, Director of The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice and Professor and Chair, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

"What we have at Dartmouth is high specific gravity. It's a relatively small institution, but within each department each person has a lot to offer. They carry as much weight as a faculty three times this size."
—Surachai Supattapone, M.D., Ph.D., D.Phil., Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Medicine

From anatomy to zygotic selection, DMS offers a broad diversity of research opportunities • Dartmouth's ties between basic and clinical scientists foster research that targets the causes of disease in addition to the symptoms