People Faculty Q&A: Manoela Fogaça, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 Manoela V. Fogaça, PhD, is an assistant professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC). She received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences at ...
People Postdoctoral Spotlight: Daniel Guest, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 Daniel Guest, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow in the lab of Laurel Carney, PhD, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. He completed his PhD in Psychology at the University of Minnesota, and his ...
People Postdoctoral Spotlight: Dana Boebinger, PhD By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 25, 2024 Dana Boebinger, PhD, is a postdoctoral fellow working in the lab of Samuel Norman-Haignere, PhD, at the University of Rochester Medical Center. She received her doctoral degree from Harvard ...
Community New Art Space in Neurology Embraces Diversity and Equity By Mark Michaud Apr. 23, 2024 A new art gallery in the Medical Center will feature diverse artistic voices. Under the stewardship of noted Rochester artist Shawn Dunwoody, the Unity Gallery will leverage art to provoke thought, ...
Research Quality Improvement Methods Centered on Pain Management Lead to Better Outcomes in the NICU By Scott Hesel Apr. 19, 2024 A Quality Improvement (QI) initiative to standardize care for babies in the NICU following surgery at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) correlated with fewer unplanned intubations and ...
Research Cancer is a Disease of Aging, but Studies of Older Adults Sorely Lacking By Leslie Orr Apr. 18, 2024 A national review by a Wilmot member calls for research focused on reducing biases that impact older people with cancer.
People URMC Biomedical Genetics Professor named a fellow of the AAAS By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Apr. 18, 2024 Douglas Portman, PhD, holds the Donald M. Foster, MD Professorship in Biomedical Genetics and is a professor of Neuroscience and Biology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named a ...
Research Microplastics Research Hub Aims to Unravel Health Impact in Changing Climate By Mark Michaud Apr. 17, 2024 A joint URMC and RIT research center will study the lifecycle of microplastics in the Great Lakes and how climate change could intensify the environmental and health threats posed by this pollution.
Research On World Parkinson’s Day, a New Theory Emerges on the Disease’s Origins and Spread By Mark Michaud Apr. 11, 2024 The hypothesis paper builds upon a growing scientific consensus that Parkinson’s disease route to the brain starts in either the nose or the gut and proposes that the likely source is environmental ...
Patient Care David Gill to Lead Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology By Mark Michaud Apr. 1, 2024 David Gill, MD, has been appointed chief of the Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology at URMC. A highly respected local clinician and academic, he returns to the institution where he ...