Deborah Ossip Recognized for Outstanding Research on Nicotine & Tobacco

Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., is among the 2017 Fellows of the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco. Ossip has studied tobacco use and cessation since 1980 and conducted one of the original trials that led to the national Quitline, a toll-free tobacco cessation service.  

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UR CTSI Population Health Postdoc Receives Award for Obesity Research

Congratulations to the UR CTSI’s first Population Health postdoctoral fellow, Ying Meng, Ph.D., R.N., on taking home the top award for a poster competition at the Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting in early November. Meng’s award-winning poster focused on how genes and diet work together to influence weight gain during pregnancy.

John Cullen Appointed to Leadership Role in AAMC's Group on Women in Medicine and Science

As the new issue-based representative of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science steering committee, Cullen will contribute unique perspectives on male allyship and increasing support for female biomedical researchers.

Strong Showing by CTSI-Affiliated Faculty, Staff, and Students at National Public Health Meeting

TL1 Training Program Director Tim Dye’s research group sent an unusually large delegation of its members to the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Expo last week. In all, 11 team members presented 18 oral or poster presentations.