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Profiles in Perseverance — Erika U. Augustine, MD
Erika U. Augustine (MD ’03, Flw ’10), Robert J. Joynt Associate Professor in Neurology and Pediatrics shares her story.
Profiles in Perseverance — Vivian Lewis, MD
Vivian Lewis, MD, Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity shares her story.
Profiles in Perseverance — Ania Majewska, PhD
Ania Majewska, PhD, Professor in the Center for Visual Science and the Department of Neuroscience shares her story.
Recognition Results in Revelation
Distinguished Alumni Professor of Surgery Seymour Schwartz, MD, credits former Surgery Department Chair W.J. Merle Scott, MD, with shaping his career as an academic surgeon. Read a first-hand account ...
Fitness Science: CHAMPP
Teens ages 13-18 from the Rochester City School District and Webster schools participated in a 16-week pilot program. Medical professionals, scientists, and coaches provided guidance on nutrition, ...
Big Smiles After a Trip to Kenya
URBEST is an NIH-sponsored program that aims to provide biomedical science trainees with opportunities outside of a traditional science setting.
Students Care For City's Most Vulnerable
More than 60 medical students a year take part in volunteer programs that bring health care services to those who need it most: Rochester’s homeless community, and others living in poverty or lacking ...
Part IV: Preparing the Next Wave
As years of dedication to her research is catapulting RNA biologist Lynne Maquat into the scientific spotlight, she remains intently focused on training and encouraging the next wave of scientists to ...
Part III: The Power and Promise of RNA
RNA presents an entirely new pool of drugs targets and provides an opening to correct diseases that don’t respond to conventional drugs. Lynne Maquat is working to gain a deeper understanding of RNA ...
Part II: Making Sense of Nonsense
As in most areas of life, mistakes in cells happen all the time. Luckily, the human body has built-in systems to eliminate potentially harmful slip-ups. Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is one of ...