Research Schor to Receive Child Neurology Society's Highest Honor By URMC Communications Feb. 21, 2017 Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been named the recipient of the Child Neurology ...
Research Maquat Receives Lifetime Achievement Award in Science from International RNA Society By Emily Boynton Feb. 7, 2017 Maquat’s pioneering contributions to our understanding of RNA’s role in sickness and in health and her commitment to mentoring the next generation of researchers and advocating for young women in the ...
Patient Care Philip W. Davidson Elected President of IASSIDD By URMC Communications Jan. 18, 2017 Philip W. Davidson, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Pediatrics, has been elected president of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities ...
Research Challenges Remain in HIV Care in Africa By Mark Michaud Dec. 21, 2016 Barriers to diagnosis and lack of access to modern medications have combined to place caregivers and HIV-positive patients in sub-Saharan Africa between a rock and a hard place. A new study shows ...
Patient Care Neurosurgery Honored for Excellence in Care By Mark Michaud Dec. 18, 2016 UR Medicine’s Strong Memorial Hospital has been recognized by Becker's Hospital Review in its 2016 list of 100 Hospital and Health Systems with Great Neurosurgery and Spine Programs. This is the ...
Research Researchers Identify Brain Region as Possible Target for Dementia Prevention By Jessica O'Leary Dec. 13, 2016 A University of Rochester study has found that older adults with excellent memories have more efficient connections between specific areas of the brain — findings that could hold promise for the ...
Research Study: Autism Brain Response Theory a Dead End By Mark Michaud Dec. 6, 2016 A new study out today in the journal Cerebral Cortex challenges the hypothesis that nerve cells in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders do not reliably and consistently respond to ...
Research Birbeck Appointed to NIH Post on Global Health By URMC Communications Dec. 5, 2016 University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Gretchen Birbeck, M.D., M.P.H., has been chosen to serve on the Advisory Board of the National Institutes of Health’s Fogarty International Center, ...
Research Children’s Hospital Pediatrician-in-Chief Named Fellow of the AAAS By URMC Communications Nov. 21, 2016 Nina Schor, M.D., Ph.D., William H. Eilinger Chair of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at UR Medicine’s Golisano Children’s Hospital, has been named a Fellow of the American Association for ...
Research Creating the “Model Human” to Practice Surgery By Mark Michaud Nov. 16, 2016 Physicians at the University of Rochester Medical Center have developed a new way to fabricate artificial organs and human anatomy that mimics the real thing, even up to the point of bleeding when ...
