Research $13M Boosts a Growing Immunotherapy Research Project at Wilmot, Roswell Park, Kaiser Permanente By Leslie Orr Nov. 17, 2023 A collaborative clinical research project to understand racial disparities in the use of immunotherapy to treat cancer, taking place between UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute and Roswell Park ...
Patient Care Interdisciplinary Approach Provides Best Possible Care for Patients with Prostate Cancer By URochester Medicine Communications Nov. 15, 2023 Prostate cancer patients benefit for a unique team-based care model that brings together urologists, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgical oncologists, and pathologists.
Research Pancreatic Cancer Discovery Opens the Door for New Clinical Trial at Wilmot By Leslie Orr Nov. 15, 2023 Studies are focused on pancreatic cancer that spreads to the liver.
Research Manipulating Fluid Flows in the Brain Could Save Lives, Improve Recovery Post-TBI By Mark Michaud Nov. 15, 2023 New research appearing in the journal Nature shows that a cocktail of drugs already approved to treat high blood pressure quickly reduces cerebral edema and improves outcomes in animal models of ...
People Jill Halterman Selected as Chair of Pediatrics, Physician-in-Chief of Golisano Children’s Hospital By Scott Hesel Nov. 10, 2023 Jill Halterman, MD, MPH, Dr. Elizabeth R. McAnarney Professor in Pediatrics and executive vice-chair of the department of Pediatrics, has been named chair of the department of Pediatrics and ...
People URMC Appoints Dynamic Wellbeing Leadership Team By Jim Miller Nov. 10, 2023 Two passionate well-being advocates will lead the first institution-wide Wellbeing office, using their complementary skills and backgrounds to improve the work and study environment.
Research From lab to life-changer: URMC neuromuscular researchers pave the way for gene therapy revolution By Mark Michaud Oct. 23, 2023 For almost five decades, researchers with the Medical Center have been studying myotonic dystrophy, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and other rare neuromuscular disorders, and played a pivotal role in ...
People Postdoctoral Spotlight: Erin Bojanek, PhD, BS (’14) By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Oct. 23, 2023 Erin Bojanek, PhD, BS (’14), is an instructor in the Frederick J. and Marion A. Schindler Cognitive Neurophysiology Lab.
Patient Care In the Lobby of a Cancer Center: Unexpected Blessings By Karen Black Oct. 23, 2023 Eastman Institute for Oral Health resident Dr. Luis Mendez had no idea the impact his music had on patients and family members at Wilmot Cancer Center.
Community Community Collaboration Fuels a Compelling Grassroots Perspective By Leslie Orr Oct. 19, 2023 The first time Karen Mustian, Ph.D., a Wilmot Cancer Institute research leader, met the Reverend Patrina Freeman and a group of community advisors, she was so moved that she wept. Freeman is part of ...
