Congrats to Esme on successfully defending her ILE for the MPH program, titled “The Role of Smoking Status in Immunotherapy and PD-L1–Associated Survival in Stage IV NSCLC Patients: Evidence from the BLCIO.”

Congratulations to Ajmal on his first research paper! It explores how smoking and electronic cigarettes affect lung biological aging, providing valuable insights into lung health.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40449353/

Dr. Song's paper on epigenetic aging and obesity-related breast cancer risk is now published! https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41778393/

Congratulations on Esme and Emanuel's article about menthol restrictions! https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11869210/

Congratulations to Joseph to be the finalist at the 2026 Hayes Advanced Research Forum! https://cgs.osu.edu/programs-events/edward-f-hayes-advanced-research-forum

Emanuel's academic journey is featured on the OSU main website! https://www.osu.edu/impact/life-at-ohio-state/buckeye-bound-2025

Congratulations to Arko on his publication about race-related DNA methylation and its association with dietary patterns!  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41315584/

Big shoutout to Emanuel for grabbing second place at the Denman Undergraduate Research Forum!https://cph.osu.edu/news/announcements/emanuel-tewolde-wins-second-place-denman-undergraduate-research-forum