Medical Center Rounds Updates

NIH Renews Clinical and Translational Science Award

The University of Rochester Medical Center has received a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, a renewal of a $40 million award made to the Medical Center in 2006 to create and expand research, education, and support programs intended to cut the time needed to turn scientific insight into new ways to treat disease. Read more »

Microbiologists Discover How Cavity-Causing Microbes Invade Heart

University of Rochester Medical Center scientists have discovered the tool that bacteria, normally found in our mouths, use to invade heart tissue, causing a dangerous and sometimes lethal infection of the heart known as endocarditis. The work raises the possibility of creating a screening tool – perhaps a swab of the cheek, or a spit test – to gauge a dental patient’s vulnerability to the condition.
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Rochester Expert Joins Federal Panel Protecting Research Participants

Gary L. Chadwick, Pharm. D., M.P.H., a scientist who has made the University of Rochester a national model for protecting human research subjects has been appointed to a federal committee charged with doing the same for people nationwide. Read more »

Rochester Area Couple Donate $1.5 Million for Cancer Research

Phil and Marilyn Wehrheim, longtime supporters of Rochester area charities and foundations, are strengthening the research efforts of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center with a $1.5 million commitment to fund the Philip and Marilyn Wehrheim Professorship. The gift is being given to support Craig Jordan, Ph.D., Director of Hematological Translational Research for the Wilmot Cancer Center.
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Medical Center’s Chen Elected President of American College of Cardiology Chapter

University of Rochester Medical Center cardiologist Leway Chen, M.D., M.P.H., was recently elected to the Board of Governors for the American College of Cardiology. During his three-year term, Chen will serve as president of the New York Cardiological Society and then president of the ACC’s New York Chapter. Read more »

Scientists Discover How Drug for Leukemia, Psoriasis May Tackle Vascular Disease

A drug that has been on the market for decades to treat leukemia and skin disorders such as acne and psoriasis may be a possible therapy for vascular diseases, including atherosclerosis and hypertension, which can lead to heart attack or stroke. Read more »

Colleen D. Clements, Ph.D., dedicated researcher and teacher, dies at 74

Colleen D. Clements, Ph.D., an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center died on May 14, 2011 at the age of 74 surrounded by her family. Read more »

Medical Center Leads Push for New Approaches to Brain Injury

In the race to more accurately diagnose the severity of head injuries quickly and without a CT scan, a University of Rochester Medical Center expert has a leading role in two nationwide studies that were launched this spring. Read more »

Tony M. Wong, Neuropsychologist, Educator and Researcher, Dies at 55

Tony M. Wong, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Rochester Medical Center and director of Neuropsychology at Unity Health System, died unexpectedly April 23. Read more »