Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Ian Kleckner, Ph.D., M.P.H. By URMC Communications Sep. 30, 2020 Ian Kleckner, Ph.D., M.P.H., has always found the mind-body connection fascinating, and today, his work focuses on discovering whether exercise may help with a common cancer treatment side effect: ...
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Michael Giacomelli, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Michael Giacomelli, Ph.D., has two babies: His daughter, born just as he was setting up his lab in Rochester, and a prized invention, a novel 3D imaging device that helps surgeons detect whether a ...
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Ben Frisch, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Ben Frisch, Ph.D., grew up on a dairy farm and is no stranger to hard work. As a researcher, he’s working to understand how cancer impacts healthy bone marrow.
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Thomas Ciucci, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 His interest in science started at a young age, and today Thomas Ciucci, Ph.D., wants to better understand T-cells, in hopes of making them better fighters against cancer.
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Paul Boutz, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Paul Boutz, Ph.D., thought he’d be a paleontologist until he studied under a prominent RNA biologist and shifted his course toward cancer biology.
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Brian Altman, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Brian Altman, Ph.D., began his career studying circadian rhythms, but after losing a family member to lung cancer, his work shifted its focus.
Research Fresh Faces, New Energy: Jeevisha Baja, Ph.D. By Leslie Orr Sep. 30, 2020 Despite humble beginnings, today, Jeevisha Bajaj, Ph.D., uses some of the most sophisticated tools – including CRISPR technology – to study blood cancers.
Patient Care A Mother-Daughter Gift: Nursing Creates Special Bond By Ruth Harper-Rhode May. 10, 2020 Colleen Bayer was born while her mother, Kathryn Lechner, completed nursing school. Perhaps it’s serendipitous that years later, as Bayer decided her own path, she turned to nursing.
Patient Care Cancer, COVID and a Loss of Control: Advice for Coping By URMC Communications May. 8, 2020 You have cancer. For many, hearing those words represents feeling a total loss of control.The COVID-19 pandemic is giving all of us a glimpse of what a cancer diagnosis can feel like when the disease ...
Patient Care Coping Together, but Apart: Cancer Survivors Share Their Social Distancing Tips By URMC Communications Apr. 10, 2020 Social distancing is a new practice for many of us, but some cancer patients have had experience with it already as part of their cancer treatment plan. A few of them share tips from their ...