Research Scientists Discover Stem Cells Capable of Repairing Skull, Face Bones By Leslie Orr Feb. 1, 2016 A team of Rochester scientists has, for the first time, identified and isolated a stem cell population capable of skull formation and craniofacial bone repair in mice—achieving an important step ...
Patient Care Medical Center Board Honors Top Staff with 2015 Excellence Awards By URMC Communications Jan. 26, 2016 Nine individuals and four teams were honored by the University of Rochester Medical Center Board on Jan. 20 for their steadfast personal and professional dedication to delivering a patient care ...
Research Study Details Source of Mental Problems Associated with MS By Mark Michaud Jan. 26, 2016 A study out today sheds new light on multiple sclerosis (MS), specifically damage in the brain caused by the disease that may explain the slow and continuous cognitive decline that many patients ...
Santa Collection Continues Holiday Cheer By URMC Communications Jan. 24, 2016 For most people by January 2, the gifts have been exchanged or returned, thank you notes written, diets started, and all the decorations put away until next year, putting a close to the holiday ...
Research Dirk Bohmann to Lead Basic Science Research at URMC By Leslie Orr Jan. 11, 2016 Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., an accomplished molecular biologist and scientific leader at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean for Basic ...
Research What Frogs Can Teach Us About Tumors By URMC Communications Jan. 4, 2016 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have developed a new model of cancer in frogs to study how tumors grow, spread, and manipulate immune cells. These ...
Patient Care Southern Tier Oncology Joins UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 30, 2015 Pradeep Sharda, M.D., and Varsha Sharda, M.D., of Southern Tier Oncology LLC in Hornell are joining UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute as Associate Professors of Clinical Medicine effective Jan. ...
Giving Back is a Part of EIOH Learning By URMC Communications Dec. 22, 2015 Dr. Linda Rasubala shared one of her favorite quotes at a luncheon reception after a morning of serving the community. “Life is a gift; it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to ...
Research Aiming at Cellular ‘Neighborhood’ around Blood Cancer Improves Outcomes By URMC Communications Dec. 18, 2015 Wilmot Cancer Institute investigators have shown direct evidence of how changes in the blood-cell manufacturing environment can cause cells to malfunction and turn cancerous. The research, reported ...
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 ...
