Education Profiles in Perseverance — Jimena Cubillos, MD By Robin Flanigan Aug. 31, 2019 Jimena Cubillos (’97, MD ’03), Associate Professor of Clinical Urology shares her story.
Education Recognition Results in Revelation By URMC Communications Mar. 25, 2019 Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery Seymour Schwartz, MD, credits former Surgery Department Chair W.J. Merle Scott, MD, with shaping his career as an academic surgeon. Read a first-hand account ...
Education Fitness Science: CHAMPP By URMC Communications Jan. 9, 2019 Teens ages 13-18 from the Rochester City School District and Webster schools participated in a 16-week pilot program. Medical professionals, scientists, and coaches provided guidance on nutrition, ...
Education Big Smiles After a Trip to Kenya By URMC Communications Jan. 9, 2019 URBEST is an NIH-sponsored program that aims to provide biomedical science trainees with opportunities outside of a traditional science setting.
Education Students Care For City's Most Vulnerable By URMC Communications Jun. 20, 2018 More than 60 medical students a year take part in volunteer programs that bring health care services to those who need it most: Rochester’s homeless community, and others living in poverty or lacking ...
Education Part IV: Preparing the Next Wave By URMC Communications May. 8, 2018 As years of dedication to her research is catapulting RNA biologist Lynne Maquat into the scientific spotlight, she remains intently focused on training and encouraging the next wave of scientists to ...
Education Part III: The Power and Promise of RNA By URMC Communications May. 5, 2018 RNA presents an entirely new pool of drugs targets and provides an opening to correct diseases that don’t respond to conventional drugs. Lynne Maquat is working to gain a deeper understanding of RNA ...
Education Part II: Making Sense of Nonsense By URMC Communications May. 3, 2018 As in most areas of life, mistakes in cells happen all the time. Luckily, the human body has built-in systems to eliminate potentially harmful slip-ups. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is one of ...
Research Part I: Lynne Maquat’s 40-Year-Voyage to Solve the Mysteries of Gene Expression By Emily Boynton Apr. 30, 2018 Years of meticulous focus led to Lynne Maquat’s discovery of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD), one of the most prominent surveillance systems in the body to protect against mistakes in gene ...
Education Bone-Doctor Boot Camp By URMC Communications Mar. 26, 2018 Learn how we're giving orthopaedics trainees a fast start.
