Research Study Points to New Method to Deliver Drugs to the Brain By Mark Michaud Oct. 18, 2018 Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have discovered a potentially new approach to deliver therapeutics more effectively to the brain. The research could have implications for ...
Patient Care UR School of Nursing Cuts Tuition of Degree-Completion Program for Nurses By Patrick Broadwater Aug. 17, 2018 Responding to New York State’s landmark “BS in 10” legislation requiring future nurses to obtain a baccalaureate degree in nursing within 10 years of their initial licensure, the UR School of Nursing ...
Research Martin Zand to Lead Clinical Research at URMC By Susanne Pallo Jul. 30, 2018 Newly appointed Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research Martin Zand, M.D., Ph.D., hopes to increase the number of high-impact clinical trials at the Medical Center, providing more opportunities ...
Patient Care Fuller Spencer Tapped to Lead Strong Memorial and Highland Hospitals Finances By Chip Partner Jul. 25, 2018 Carrie Fuller Spencer has been named chief financial officer (CFO) of Strong Memorial (SMH) and Highland hospitals effective immediately. She has held the position of interim CFO at Strong since last ...
Community Theatre and Medicine - An Unlikely Pairing Addresses Oppression and Bias By Andrea Westerlund Jun. 28, 2018 Can a theatre workshop help medical faculty do their jobs more effectively? Faculty, students, residents and members of senior leadership learned the answer to this question at a recent event hosted ...
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 ...
Research Neuroscience Grad Student Awarded NIH Diversity Fellowship By URMC Communications Jun. 12, 2018 Monique S. Mendes is the first University of Rochester Medical Center graduate student to receive a prestigious diversity award from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders in Stroke.
Research Practice Makes Perfect -- Fake Organs Guide the Way for 'Impossible' Cancer Surgery By Mark Michaud Jun. 5, 2018 URMC urologist Ahmed Ghazi, M.D., builds exact replicas of patients' organs – complete with their specific tumors – to practice complex, time-sensitive surgery long before the patient is in the ...
Research New $47 Million Partnership Will Advance Drug Discovery in Upstate New York By Mark Michaud May. 24, 2018 The University of Rochester, University at Buffalo, and Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center have joined together to form a powerful new drug discovery partnership that aims to convert the ...
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 ...
