Research Interdisciplinary Research Group Pools Forces in Fight against HIV/AIDS By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 20, 2019 The University of Rochester has long been on the front lines of the fight against HIV/AIDS, dating back to the earliest days of the epidemic. Michael Gottlieb ’73M, identified the first cases of AIDS ...
Patient Care Raising the Age to Buy Tobacco: Does It Really Make a Difference? By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 18, 2019 Deborah Ossip, Ph.D., leads the University of Rochester Medical Centerâs Smoking Research Program and has studied tobacco use and nicotine for decades. She responds to some common criticisms of ...
Patient Care Lynne Massaro Inducted as AANP Fellow By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 18, 2019 Lynne Massaro, who helped launch the first nurse practitioner residency program in New York state, has been accepted as a fellow in the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Education ‘There’s a Place for Everyone’ By Reagan McNameeKing Jul. 17, 2019 Andrea (Silvis) Hartgraves ’10N, who graduated from the University of Rochester School of Nursing faced long odds in her job search. But, the reward was well worth the wait.
Education Pediatrics and Pedagogy By Patrick Broadwater Jul. 17, 2019 A pediatric nurse practitioner with more than a quarter century of clinical experience, Erin Baylor has long advocated for using experiential learning techniques to sharpen critical-thinking skills ...
Research Face to Face: Paula Vertino and Her Defining Moments By Leslie Orr Jul. 17, 2019 Meet Paula Vertino, Ph.D., the Wilmot Distinguished Professor in Cancer Genomics, and the cancer institute’s highest-level leadership recruit in several years.
Patient Care Living Well, with Cancer By Lydia Fernandez Jul. 17, 2019 Melissa Sciortino was tired of being tired. She was eight months pregnant in 2014 when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. When her cancer spread, she knew she had to do something, and that led ...
Research Identical Levels of Hearing Loss Can Have Different Effects By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 12, 2019 The most common causes of hearing loss — age and excessive noise — have different effects on sound processing in the ear, reports a new study in The Journal of Neuroscience.
Research Harvey Selected to Lead University of Rochester Medical Center Imaging Sciences By Leslie White Jul. 11, 2019 Jennifer Harvey, M.D., F.A.C.R., of the University of Virginia, has been selected to serve as chair of Imaging Sciences, pending approval of the Provost. She succeeds David L. Waldman, M.D., Ph.D., ...
Patient Care Quick Questions with a Cancer Researcher: Using Genetics to Address Radiation Treatment Side Effects By URochester Medicine Communications Jul. 10, 2019 Sarah Kerns, Ph.D., M.P.H., conducts research in a field known as radiogenomics. Through her work with others around the nation, she hopes to find ways to use genetic markers to identify early on ...
