Research University of Rochester Medical Center to Participate in Pediatric COVID Vaccine Trials By Scott Hesel Mar. 16, 2021 The trials, which will begin in Summer of 2021, will study the safety and efficacy of vaccination in children ages 6 months to 11 years.
Research Frailty in Cancer Patients, Young and Old, is Linked to Inflammation By Leslie Orr Mar. 11, 2021 Wilmot investigators discovered that frailty is linked to inflammation in cancer patients, and wonder if reducing inflammation prior to treatment will help patients live better and stronger.
Patient Care UR Medicine Vaccinating Hospital Patients at Discharge By Mark Michaud Mar. 5, 2021 UR Medicine has begun vaccinating at-risk patients who are in the process of being discharged from Strong Memorial Hospital. The effort is part of a New York State initiative announced earlier this ...
Patient Care Moving Ahead: New Orthopaedics Campus Construction Set to Begin at The Marketplace Mall By Barbara Ficarra Mar. 4, 2021 The largest capital project in University of Rochester history is moving forward at The Marketplace Mall. Building design is complete for the 330,000-square-foot UR Medicine Orthopaedics & Physical ...
Patient Care Breast Cancer and the COVID Vaccine: What you Need to Know By Leslie Orr Mar. 1, 2021 Women who are being treated for breast cancer, were recently treated, or have survived the disease, should get the COVID vaccine as soon they can, according to Carla Falkson, M.D. She addressed the ...
Research New Coronavirus Vaccine Study Seeks to “Boost” Immune Response By Mark Michaud Feb. 25, 2021 URMC and RRH have begun a new clinical trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of a third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. This study represents an important step in the ...
Research Investigators receive national recognition for neuroscience research By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Feb. 18, 2021 Two Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience researchers receive Sloan Awards for neuroscience research on how the brain perceives the world.
Education Shattering Glass Ceilings By Patrick Broadwater Feb. 17, 2021 The installation of Kathi Heffner, PhD, and Vankee Lin, PhD, RN, as Wilson Professors was unlike any that had come before it. For starters, this was the University of Rochester’s first virtual ...
Patient Care When Preparation Meets Opportunity By Patrick Broadwater Feb. 17, 2021 Brian Graves ’96N, ’01N (MS), ’12N (PhD) always had a deep love for the University of Rochester. You don’t graduate three times from a school you’re ambivalent about.
Education Health Care Hero By Ivy Burruto Feb. 16, 2021 Jose Perpignan ’16N waited in front of his computer for an interview to begin one October morning, completely unaware he was moments away from receiving a life-changing amount of money. On live TV.
