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Graduate Education

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News

June 2, 2017
New Issue of Opportunities to Explore

May 31, 2017
Pathology Graduate Student Wins Travel Award for Research Project

May 31, 2017
University Research Awards span a wide range of topics

May 26, 2017
Study: A New Way to Slow Cancer Cell Growth

May 25, 2017
Slaughter Announces $524,000 Grant for Science Take-Out to Continue Environmental Health Education Initiative

May 24, 2017
Lowery Receives Vincent du Vigneaud Award at Commencement 2017

May 23, 2017
Papasergi-Scott, Taya, and Wang Win Awards at the GSS Annual Poster Session Competition

May 23, 2017
Stoveken Receives Wallace O. Fenn Award at Commencement 2017

May 23, 2017
Taya wins Knockout Rounds at ENDO 2017 and Finalist in UofR Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition

May 15, 2017
Catheline Awarded in Three-Minute Thesis Competition

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Thesis Defenses

Name	PhD	Date/Time	Location	Title	Advisor
Christopher Farnsworth	Pathology	Thursday June 1^st, 2017 \| 1:00 pm	Lower Adolph Auditorium (Room 1-7619, URMC)	Increased Orthopaedic Infection Severity in Obesity/type 2 Diabetes is Associated with Impaired Humoral Immunity and S. Aureus Adaptation to the Host	Dr. Robert A. Mooney
Katherine Grzesik	Statistics	Thursday June 1^st, 2017 \| 1:00 pm	Saunders Research Building ( Room 1.412)	Local Cross-Validated Smoothing Parameter Estimation for Linear Smoothers	Dr. Derick R. Peterson
Amy LaLonde	Statistics	Friday, June 2nd, 2017 \| 10:00 am	Saunders Research Building (Room 1.412)	Bayesian Model-Based Clustering Methods: Procedures for Data with Unknown Numbers of Clusters	Dr. Tanzy Love
Joseph Ciminelli	Statistics	Tuesday June 13^th, 2017 \| 9:30 am	Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576, URMC)	Mixed-Membership and Spatial Models for Social Network Data	Dr. Tanzy Love
Claire Ellen McCarthy	Toxicology	Tuesday June 13^th, 2017 \| 1:00 pm	K-207 (2-6408, URMC)	Dung Biomass Smoke Exposure Suppresses Immune Responses to Respiratory Virus Infections and Heightens Inflammation	Dr. Patricia Sime
Laura Yunes-Medina	Neuroscience	Friday June 16^th, 2017 \| 11:00 am	Auditorium K-207 (2-6408, URMC)	The Role of Transglutaminase 2 in Neuronal Viability	Dr. Gail V. W. Johnson
Anna Bird	Microbiology & Immunology	Monday June 26^th, 2017 \| 12:00 pm	Auditorium K-307 (3-6408, URMC)	The Role of Neutrophils in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus	Dr. Jennifer Anolik
Deepika Sharma	Genetics	Monday, June 26^th, 2017 \| 2:00 pm	Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576, URMC)	HES1 Functions Downstream of SHH in the Pathogenesis of Preaxial Polydactyly	Advisor: Dr. Matt Hilton
Shannon Lacy	Toxicology	Wednesday June 28^th, 2017 \| 1:00 pm	Auditorium K-307 (3-6408, URMC)	Human Lung Fibroblasts Produce and Respond to Pro-Resolving and Anti-Fibrotic Prostaglandins	Dr. Richard Phipps
Jennifer Judge	Toxicology	Thursday, June 29^th, 2017 \| 1:00 pm	Auditorium K-307 (3-6408, URMC)	Lactate Dehydrogenase as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Pulmonary Fibrosis	Advisor: Dr. Patricia Sime

Professional Development

Our Center for Professional Development works to supplement every trainee's scientific education with the professional and career development opportunities most appropriate to each individual trainee’s interests and skills.

Center for Professional Development

Traditional biomedical research training programs fail to adequately prepare trainees for the full diversity of careers that they will ultimately experience in the biomedical workforce. The UR Broadening Experiences in Scientific Training (URBEST) program will therefore provide a flexible, autonomy-supportive learning program to support PhD graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in their career and professional development.

UR Best Program

Why Rochester?

Personal attention, close working relationships with your peers and faculty, and extensive participation in research are what you can expect from your experience in our graduate programs. You and your peers drive the educational experience and enjoy close interaction with faculty that will provide you with invaluable individual attention and mentoring. Rochester offers Interdisciplinary programs and a research opportunity that is progressively independent. We are a welcoming, learning community where you will find great friends and future colleagues.

Statistics and Facts

96% of 2016 graduates are employed
Class of 2016 holds 67 Graduate students
We offer an MD/PhD track
Current Student Demographic Data

Learn more about recent incoming and graduating classes from our Stats and Facts page.