Research Dirk Bohmann to Lead Basic Science Research at URMC By Leslie Orr Jan. 11, 2016 Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., an accomplished molecular biologist and scientific leader at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, has been appointed Senior Associate Dean for Basic ...
Education SMD Continuing Medical Education Program Earns National Accreditation By Christine Roth Jan. 10, 2016 The School of Medicine and Dentistry has earned six-year accreditation with commendation from the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The distinction recognizes the school ...
Patient Care What Frogs Can Teach Us About Tumors By Leslie Orr Feb. 2, 2016 Researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry have developed a new model of cancer in frogs to study how tumors grow, spread, and manipulate immune cells. These ...
Patient Care Southern Tier Oncology Joins UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute By Lydia Fernandez Dec. 30, 2015 Pradeep Sharda, M.D., and Varsha Sharda, M.D., of Southern Tier Oncology LLC in Hornell are joining UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute as Associate Professors of Clinical Medicine effective Jan. ...
Education By Asking, “What’s the Worst Part of This?” Physicians Can Ease Suffering By Leslie Orr Dec. 22, 2015 When patients suffer, doctors tend to want to fix things and if they cannot many doctors then withdraw emotionally. But by turning toward the suffering, physicians can better help their patients and ...
Research Dozier Named Chair of Public Health Sciences By Mark Michaud Dec. 15, 2015 Ann Dozier, Ph.D., has been named chair of the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) Department of Public Health Sciences. Dozier has served as interim chair since July 2014 and will formally ...
Education Medical Students Take Part in National Movement to Improve Racial Equity and Cultural Awareness By Christine Roth Dec. 14, 2015 More than 50 School of Medicine and Dentistry students, residents, and some faculty stood in a circle of solidarity in the Flaum atrium at midday on Dec. 10 and voiced their desire to end racial bias ...
Research Is Chemical Exposure in Mothers, Babies, Linked to Poor Vaccine Response? By Leslie Orr Dec. 9, 2015 Early life exposures to toxic chemicals such as PCBs and DDT dampen an infant’s response to the tuberculosis vaccine, according to a new study from the University of Rochester Environmental Health ...
Research UR Scientist Wins Novo Nordisk Award to Develop Obesity Drug By Leslie Orr Nov. 11, 2015 University of Rochester Medical Center researcher Richard P. Phipps, Ph.D., won a top scientific award from the pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, to collaborate on a new obesity therapy based on his ...
Education SMD Student David Paul Wins National Cadbury Award for Academic and Volunteer Achievements By Christine Roth Nov. 5, 2015 In honor of his stellar scientific achievements and community service, School of Medicine and Dentistry student David Paul (M.D. '16) will become the first-ever UR student to receive The William and ...
