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Alum Katie Mellon '19 in Albany Med transplant unit lab

Alum Finds Calling in Transplant Lab

None of the 100-plus new patients who come to Albany Medical Center for a kidney transplant this year is likely to meet Katie Mellon ’19. Yet her expertise is a critical component of the care they receive. Mellon and another ACPHS alum, Maryanne Mackey ’84, are among the nine-person team at Albany Med’s Transplantation Immunology Laboratory who conduct a battery of tests on donors’ and patients’ blood sera to ensure that when a kidney is transplanted, the patient does not reject it.

A group of young students stand together with backpacks

Media Advisory: Public Health Students Support Asthma Program at Albany’s Giffen Elementary

The culmination of a six-week program aimed at educating third through fifth graders about asthma at Albany’s Giffen Elementary School is happening Thursday, April 25 at 1:30 pm. The pilot program connected public health students from Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences with elementary school students at Giffen weekly to implement the American Lung Association’s Open Airways for Schools Program.

BS in Public Health student Jonathan Braithwaite in a Panther Profile frame

Panther Profile: Jonathan Braithwaite

Jonathan Braithwaite is a senior in the Public Health program and expects to receive his bachelor’s degree in May. He originally visited ACPHS with the intention of preparing for medical school, but on the advice of faculty, he chose a different path. He has now been accepted into a handful of top-tier institutions to pursue his master’s degree in health policy and management. He talked about how his college experience cemented his commitment to public health.