Research Dozier Named Chair of Public Health Sciences By Mark Michaud Dec. 15, 2015 Ann Dozier, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Public Health Sciences. Dozier has served as interim chair since July 2014 and will formally ...
Education Medical Students Take Part in National Movement to Improve Racial Equity and Cultural Awareness By Christine Roth Dec. 14, 2015 More than 50 School of Medicine and Dentistry students, residents, and some faculty stood in a circle of solidarity in the Flaum atrium at midday on Dec. 10 and voiced their desire to end racial bias ...
Research Is Chemical Exposure in Mothers, Babies, Linked to Poor Vaccine Response? By Leslie Orr Dec. 9, 2015 Early life exposures to toxic chemicals such as PCBs and DDT dampen an infant’s response to the tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Environmental Health ...
Research UR Scientist Wins Novo Nordisk Award to Develop Obesity Drug By Leslie Orr Nov. 11, 2015 University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Richard P. Phipps, Ph.D., won a top scientific award from the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, to collaborate on a new obesity therapy based on his ...
Education SMD Student David Paul Wins National Cadbury Award for Academic and Volunteer Achievements By Christine Roth Nov. 5, 2015 In honor of his stellar scientific achievements and community service, School of Medicine and Dentistry student David Paul (M.D. '16) will become the first-ever UR student to receive The William and ...
Research $2.6 Million Grant Funds Study of Early Sex Differences in Human Health, Disease By Emily Boynton Nov. 5, 2015 Sex differences in human health and disease are well-documented. With a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists will look for an explanation for these differences, focusing on a ...
Patient Care Trauma Experts Papadakos and Gestring Author Encyclopedia on Trauma Care By Christine Roth Nov. 2, 2015 Two of UR Medicine’s experts in trauma care can now say they wrote the book on it too. Peter Papadakos, M.D., director of UR Medicine’s Division of Critical Care, and Mark Gestring, M.D., director of ...
Patient Care Construction Begins on the Ann and Carl Myers Cancer Center By Lydia Fernandez Oct. 28, 2015 UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute and Noyes Health, Jones Memorial Hospital and UR Medicine Radiation Oncology celebrated the start of construction on a regional cancer center based in Dansville, ...
Patient Care UR Medicine's Strong Memorial Hospital Among U.S. News' 'Best Connected" Nationwide By Barbara Ficarra Oct. 15, 2015 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized as one of the most connected hospitals for 2015-16 by U.S. News & World Report. The U.S. News Most Connected Hospitals list recognizes ...
Research Grant Will Explore the Health Consequences of Fracking By Mark Michaud Oct. 15, 2015 Elaine Hill, Ph.D., has received a $1.25 million Early Independence Award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) designed to boost researchers at the beginning of their careers. The grant will ...
