Research Wilmot Cancer Institute Scientists Receive $2M Award from NCI By Leslie Orr Jun. 24, 2014 The National Cancer Institute awarded more than $2 million to a team at the Wilmot Cancer Institute to continue its study of a gene network that controls cancer progression, with a focus on ...
Patient Care URMC receives grant to help health centers reach patients who smoke By Lydia Fernandez Jun. 23, 2014 The University of Rochester Medical Center has been awarded a five-year grant totaling $1.49 million to work with health care systems to improve delivery of care for tobacco dependence. This grant ...
Community The Highlands at Pittsford Fashion Show to Benefit Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lori Barrette Jun. 16, 2014 Residents of The Highlands at Pittsford will host their annual fashion show and luncheon at noon on Tuesday, June 17 to benefit UR Medicine's Wilmot Cancer Institute.
Education Bruce Smoller to Lead Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department By Leslie Orr Jun. 11, 2014 Effective July 1, Bruce R. Smoller, M.D., an international leader in the study of skin diseases, will take his place as chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University ...
Research Nature Gives Shout-Out to Wilmot for Immune Therapy Research By URMC Communications Jun. 4, 2014 One of the big topics in cancer research is immunotherapy and the need for a new generation of drugs that spur the immune system to fight tumors. John Frelinger’s lab was featured in a news article ...
Patient Care Skin Cancer: Are You at Risk? By Lori Barrette May. 28, 2014 When it comes to protecting your skin from cancer, you can’t be too safe. Each year, there are more new cases of skin cancer than breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined, according to the ...
Community Men’s Health Day Returns on June 13 By Mark Michaud May. 27, 2014 UR Medicine’s 10th Men’s Health Day will be held on Friday, June 13, 2014. During this informal event, physicians from UR Medicine will address a series of health topics of particular importance to ...
Patient Care Get Free Skin Cancer Screening on May 31 By Lori Barrette May. 21, 2014 UR Medicine’s Department of Dermatology is joining forces with the American Academy of Dermatology and the Rochester Dermatologic Society to provide free skin cancer screenings 8 a.m. to noon ...
Patient Care Rochester Dermatologist Elected to American Academy Board By Lori Barrette May. 20, 2014 UR Medicine dermatologist Marc Brown, M.D., professor of Dermatology and Oncology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of ...
Patient Care Wilmot Cancer Institute Opens Comprehensive Breast Care Facility at Pluta By Leslie Orr May. 12, 2014 The Wilmot Cancer Institute announces the opening of UR Medicine’s Comprehensive Breast Care at Pluta. The Henrietta facility will serve as the home for the renowned multidisciplinary breast cancer ...
