People Lynne Maquat Wins Warren Alpert Foundation Prize By Emily Boynton May. 3, 2021 The professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Oncology and Pediatrics was honored for her pivotal discoveries in the field of RNA biology. The prize is administered by Harvard Medical School and ...
Research URMC, RRH Test New COVID Vaccine Against South African Variant By Susanne Pallo May. 3, 2021 Over a year into the COVID pandemic, we are in a race between vaccines and variants. The longer the novel coronavirus circulates, the higher the likelihood it will pick up a mutation that helps it ...
Education Our COVID Response: Remembering What We Found By Lori Barrette May. 3, 2021 The past year has challenged URMC in ways no one could have imagined. There’s no denying the Rochester-strong courage, tenacity, and teamwork that got us through an unforgettable year.
Research Deerfield and Empire Discovery Institute Partner to Advance Life Sciences R&D in Rochester, Buffalo By Mark Michaud Apr. 28, 2021 Deerfield Management Company, a healthcare investment firm, and Empire Discovery Institute have established a new $65 million research fund to accelerate the translation of scientific discoveries ...
Research From the inside out: Making sense of schizophrenia By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 28, 2021 The senses — which serve as our brain’s window to the outside world — may play a key role in schizophrenia. Researchers believe the sensory systems in the brain of those living with schizophrenia may ...
Research Q&A with Ian Fiebelkorn, Ph.D. By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 28, 2021 Ian Fiebelkorn, Ph.D., joined the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience in January 2021 as an assistant professor in Neuroscience. His research aims to understand how the brain selects the information ...
Research Postdoctoral Spotlight: Rianne Stowell, Ph.D. By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 28, 2021 Rianne Stowell, Ph.D., (’19) is a postdoctoral associate in the lab of Kuan Wang, Ph.D. Her research focuses on adolescent development of the dopaminergic system, the collection of neurons in the ...
Research Researchers find breastfeeding linked to higher neurocognitive testing scores By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 26, 2021 New research finds that children who were breastfed scored higher on neurocognitive tests.
Research Study Links Fracking with Higher Heart Attack Risk By Mark Michaud Apr. 26, 2021 In New York State unconventional natural gas development – or fracking – is banned, while in Pennsylvania it represents a multi-billion dollar industry. New research takes advantage of this ‘natural ...
Patient Care Walk This Way: Program on Wilmot Inpatient Unit Encourages Patients to Get Moving By Ruth Harper-Rhode Apr. 23, 2021 Launched by Megan Donovan, RN, the Walk n’ Roll program on Wilmot’s Hematology/Oncology Unit on the seventh floor (WCC7) encourages patients to walk more during their hospitalization.
