National Associations Honor Rosier for Contribution to Orthopaedics By Germaine Reinhardt Feb. 26, 2009 Two national orthopaedic organizations joined forces earlier this week to honor University of Rochester Medical Center Professor of Orthopaedics Randy Rosier, M.D., Ph.D. for his significant ...
Research Researchers Block Immune Cell Rush Behind Deadly Sepsis By URMC Communications Feb. 23, 2009 Researchers have found a way to block the ability of white blood cells to sprint toward the sites of infection when such speed worsens the damage done by sepsis, the often fatal, whole-body bacterial ...
Patient Care Talk to Focus on Cancer, Aging – and Fruit Flies By URMC Communications Feb. 10, 2009 Dirk Bohmann, Ph.D., asks the biggest of questions using a tiny organism. Bohmann, professor of genetics in the Department of Biomedical Genetics, will speak about his exploits mining fruit flies for ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Stem Cell Scientist Featured in NCI Bulletin By Leslie White Feb. 10, 2009 One of the cancer field’s most respected information sources, the National Cancer Institute Bulletin, recently featured the work of Craig Jordan, Ph.D., a cancer stem cell scientist at the University ...
Research First Genome-Wide Expression Analysis Yields Better Understanding of Leukemia By Leslie Orr Feb. 9, 2009 In a collaborative study published Feb. 9, 2009, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists performed a genome-wide expression analysis comparing highly enriched normal ...
Feb. 16 Session Focuses on Managing Physical, Emotional Health By Leslie White Feb. 8, 2009 Women with metastatic breast cancer can develop techniques for managing their physical and emotional health during a talk from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 16, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.
Meditation Talk Offered Feb. 17 at Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Feb. 8, 2009 The healing benefits of meditation will be discussed during a talk from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17, at the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center.
Research $1.9M to Help Explore Why Lupus Therapies Work for Some, Not Others By URMC Communications Feb. 5, 2009 Bolstered by a five-year, $1.9 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health, Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of Medicine and of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, ...
Research Survey: UR a National Leader in Technology Commercialization By Mark Michaud Feb. 4, 2009 An annual survey by the Association of University Technology Managers has placed the University of Rochester among the top ten institutions in the nation in the amount of royalty revenue it receives ...
Skin Protection Tips for Vacationers Headed South By Leslie White Feb. 4, 2009 If you’re headed south for the upcoming school break, don’t forget to protect your skin from the sun’s damaging rays during your vacation. Mary Gail Mercurio, M.D., a dermatologist who sees many skin ...
