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Lab Expansion Enhances Research
Left to right: Caleigh Guoynes, MSBS ’15, Yiling Hong, PhD, and Dr. Aynun Begum
L new ideas, new projects and new collaborations.
Lawrence F. Gosenfeld, DO, gave a $2.25 million gift to
Western University of Health Sciences in his will, with
“Research covers many topics ranging from
$2 million dedicated to student scholarships and
neuroscience to stem cells, directed not only at better
$250,000 to expanding the laboratories in WesternU’s
understanding of various diseases, but also to provide
Health Education Center (HEC).
Baudry added. “It has been said many times that
Dr. Gosenfeld’s donation allowed WesternU to expand new diagnostics, research tools and potential therapy,”
its laboratory space in the HEC by about 6,000 square research is the engine of progress, and medical research
feet, which will eventually provide research space for is certainly the engine to improve quality of life for all
10 faculty members. Researchers from the Graduate humanity.”
College of Biomedical Sciences (GCBS), the College of CVM Associate Professor Yiling Hong, PhD, is
Dental Medicine (CDM), the College of Osteopathic investigating the use of stem cells to reverse the effects
Medicine of the Pacific (COMP), the College of of Parkinson’s disease. She is also studying potential
Optometry (CO), and the College of Veterinary methods to reduce the toxicity of nanoparticles. The
Medicine (CVM) are working in close proximity. Gosenfeld donation provided her with a larger work
space that allows her to study cell cultures.
“That’s the interesting part of this Gosenfeld Lab,” said
Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences Dean Michel “We used to use a small room,” Hong said. “Now we
Baudry, PhD. “It’s brought together people from can get more people to work on that. We are helping
different colleges, working on different topics, allowing each other. We are like a big family. People help each
cross interaction between different labs, and potentially other.”
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Left to right: Caleigh Guoynes, MSBS ’15, Yiling Hong, PhD, and Dr. Aynun Begum
L new ideas, new projects and new collaborations.
Lawrence F. Gosenfeld, DO, gave a $2.25 million gift to
Western University of Health Sciences in his will, with
“Research covers many topics ranging from
$2 million dedicated to student scholarships and
neuroscience to stem cells, directed not only at better
$250,000 to expanding the laboratories in WesternU’s
understanding of various diseases, but also to provide
Health Education Center (HEC).
Baudry added. “It has been said many times that
Dr. Gosenfeld’s donation allowed WesternU to expand new diagnostics, research tools and potential therapy,”
its laboratory space in the HEC by about 6,000 square research is the engine of progress, and medical research
feet, which will eventually provide research space for is certainly the engine to improve quality of life for all
10 faculty members. Researchers from the Graduate humanity.”
College of Biomedical Sciences (GCBS), the College of CVM Associate Professor Yiling Hong, PhD, is
Dental Medicine (CDM), the College of Osteopathic investigating the use of stem cells to reverse the effects
Medicine of the Pacific (COMP), the College of of Parkinson’s disease. She is also studying potential
Optometry (CO), and the College of Veterinary methods to reduce the toxicity of nanoparticles. The
Medicine (CVM) are working in close proximity. Gosenfeld donation provided her with a larger work
space that allows her to study cell cultures.
“That’s the interesting part of this Gosenfeld Lab,” said
Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences Dean Michel “We used to use a small room,” Hong said. “Now we
Baudry, PhD. “It’s brought together people from can get more people to work on that. We are helping
different colleges, working on different topics, allowing each other. We are like a big family. People help each
cross interaction between different labs, and potentially other.”
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