Research $2.5 Million Grant Funds Research on Preventing Damage from Heart Attack By Emily Boynton Apr. 5, 2015 With a grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, scientists at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry will study a new way to prevent the damage caused by a ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Heart Team Uses 3D Printing to Save Woman’s Life By Leslie White Mar. 31, 2015 A constellation of technological advances helped UR Medicine-led heart specialists save the life of an aging Brighton woman. They used a three-dimensional (3D) print of her heart along with a ...
Education When Students Teach By URMC Communications Mar. 31, 2015 The SMD’s Medical Education Pathway is likely the most structured student-as-teacher program in the country. But does it work?
Education The Taubman Approach By URMC Communications Mar. 30, 2015 Mark Taubman arrived as chief of Cardiology twelve years ago, and has been steadily assuming greater responsibilities ever since. Now, as CEO, Taubman has developed a distinctive leadership style ...
Research Robert Dirksen to Head Department of Pharmacology and Physiology By Emily Boynton Mar. 29, 2015 Robert T. Dirksen, Ph.D. will serve as chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Physiology effective July 1, 2015. Dirksen, who has conducted research and taught medical and graduate students at ...
Research Study: Work-based Wellness Programs Reduce Weight By Mark Michaud Mar. 29, 2015 A new study shows that workplace wellness programs can be effective in helping people lose weight by providing healthier food choices and increasing opportunities for physical activity, particularly ...
Education The App Man By URMC Communications Mar. 27, 2015 Spencer Craven (MD ‘16) is part of the first SMD class to receive iPads at orientation. Three years later, he has built a reputation for putting his skills to good use.
Education Ahead of the Curve By URMC Communications Mar. 26, 2015 Read how a once-struggling med student, SMD alumnus David Nash, has become one of the nation’s most sought-after experts on population health.
Research Blocking Cellular Quality Control Mechanism Gives Cancer Chemotherapy a Boost By Emily Boynton Mar. 26, 2015 A University of Rochester team found a way to make chemotherapy more effective against breast cancer cells, by stopping a cellular quality-control mechanism.
Research Maquat Receives Canada’s Top Award for Excellence in Biomedical Research By Emily Boynton Mar. 25, 2015 Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D. received the 2015 Gairdner International Award, Canada’s foremost international award that recognizes the achievement of medical researchers whose work contributes ...
