Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Brian Altman, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Brian Altman, Ph.D., began his career studying circadian rhythms, but after losing a family member to lung cancer, his work shifted its focus.
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Jeevisha Baja, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Despite humble beginnings, today, Jeevisha Bajaj, Ph.D., uses some of the most sophisticated tools – including CRISPR technology – to study blood cancers.
Research Cool Technology Allows for Better Views of Cancerous Blood Cells in Quest for New Treatment By Leslie Orr Sep. 15, 2020 The cutting-edge microscope is the first of its kind in the Rochester region, and a boon for cancer researchers such as Laura Calvi and Clara Kielkopf.
Community Back-to-School Delivers Extra Stress to Parents with Cancer, other Serious Illness By Leslie Orr Aug. 26, 2020 URMC experts help families navigate sending children back to school when at-risk parents or grandparents are in their lives.
Patient Care From Nine States, Wilmot Warrior Walk Team Marty Unites Virtually By Ruth Harper-Rhode Aug. 21, 2020 After participating in the Wilmot Warrior Walk with friends in September 2019, Cyndi Lembo felt inspired. She pledged that next year, she’d create a team in honor of her late husband, Marty. COVID-19 ...
Patient Care New Guidelines for Managing Mucositis Now Available By Karen Black Aug. 6, 2020 New guidelines will provide healthcare professionals better tools to manage mucositis, a common and often debilitating complication of cancer therapy.
Patient Care Shared Heroism: Greece Firefighters Donate Bell to WCI Greece By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 30, 2020 After learning WCI Greece Radiation Oncology didn’t have a bell, the Ridge Road Fire District decided they wanted to help – and many came through to make a bell possible.
Community The Eighth Annual Wilmot Warrior Walk Goes Virtual! By Ruth Harper-Rhode Jul. 9, 2020 In light of COVID-19, Wilmot Cancer Institute will shift its annual 5K, 10K and 1-mile walk/run to a new format, taking place Sept. 12 and 13.
Research NCI Funds Urban-Rural Cervical Cancer Screening Research By Leslie Orr Jul. 8, 2020 A new University of Rochester Medical Center study aims to reduce the screening disparity for cervical cancer, a highly preventable disease, with a study conducted at UR Medicine emergency ...
Research Cancer Investigators Pivot, Take on Coronavirus Research By Leslie Orr Jun. 12, 2020 While other cancer researchers had to temporarily close their labs in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Isaac Harris, Ph.D., and Josh Munger, Ph.D., shifted their focus to the contagion that has ...