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 ...
Research URMC Drug Extends Effectiveness of HIV Therapy By Emily Boynton Jan. 30, 2017 A new drug developed at the University of Rochester Medical Center extends the effectiveness of multiple HIV therapies by unleashing a cell’s own protective machinery on the virus.
Patient Care UR Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2016 Excellence Awards By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 25, 2017 Ten individuals and four teams were honored for their dedication, service and outstanding patient care, with numerous examples cited of their extraordinary efforts.
Research URMC Awarded up to $9M to Study Infectious Threats By Emily Boynton Jan. 24, 2017 The award to the Center for Community Health renews the University’s role as a member of the CDC’s Emerging Infections Program, a national network that monitors the activity of several infectious ...
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 ...
Patient Care Temple Joins UR Medicine as Chief of Colorectal Surgery By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 17, 2017 Temple also will lead the Surgical Health Outcomes & Research Enterprise (SHORE) and serve as professor of Surgery in the School of Medicine and Dentistry.
Research New Telemedicine Grant Focuses on Sleep Care By URMC Communications Jan. 16, 2017 A new grant will explore using telemedicine in the diagnosis and care of individuals with sleep apnea.
Education URMC Chosen for National Community Health and Health Equity Initiative By Karin Gaffney Christensen Jan. 11, 2017 The University of Rochester Medical Center is one of only eight institutions chosen by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to join an effort to improve health equity and the health of ...
Patient Care With Fresh Perspectives, Research Team Studies Needs of Older Patients By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 Wilmot researchers are taking on a wide variety of investigations all under the umbrella of “cancer and aging,” including studies of biomarkers for aging, the way aging cells respond to the stressful ...
Patient Care Building Bridges: Researchers Link to Community By Lydia Fernandez Jan. 9, 2017 As researchers in Wilmot’s Cancer Control and Survivorship Program, Charles Kamen, Ph.D., and Matt Asare, Ph.D., have been focusing on the best ways to deliver clinical trials to underserved patients ...
