People Surgeon-Scientist Ryan Fields to Chair URMC Department of Surgery By Lori Barrette Dec. 4, 2024 A surgical oncologist and translational scientist at Washington University School of Medicine, Fields will join URMC on July 1, 2025 as the Seymour L. Schwartz Professor in Surgery and Chair of the ...
Patient Care Two Nurses, a Generation Apart, Share Cancer Survivorship and a Wish to Help Others By Leslie Orr Nov. 18, 2024 Their experience shifted career goals toward Wilmot patients.
Research New Discovery Enables Gene Therapy for Muscular Dystrophies, Other Disorders By Emily Boynton Nov. 14, 2024 Gene therapy can effectively treat various diseases, but for some debilitating conditions like muscular dystrophies there is a big problem: size. The genes that are dysfunctional in muscular ...
People Nathan Smith Fills New Role at SMD: Associate Dean for Research Mentorship By Emily Boynton Nov. 4, 2024 A PhD graduate and now principal investigator of a research lab at the School of Medicine and Dentistry, Smith will work closely with faculty and trainees to create a mentoring culture where everyone ...
Research Researchers Aim to Streamline Cancer Detection with Liquid Biopsies By Leslie Orr Nov. 1, 2024 Faster, more accurate detection of cancer cells is the goal of this cross-campus collaboration.
Research $30 Million Gift from Saunders Foundation Supports Department of Orthopaedics, School of Nursing By Barbara Ficarra Oct. 23, 2024 The Saunders Foundation, led by University of Rochester Trustee Emeritus E. Philip (Phil) Saunders, has made a $30 million commitment to the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) to support ...
People The Albany Prize Awarded to Biochemist Lynne Maquat By Emily Boynton Oct. 8, 2024 One of the nation's largest and most distinguished prizes in medicine, Maquat received the award for her research on RNA mechanisms that contribute to a wide range of diseases.
People Lynne Maquat Receives 2024 Dr. Paul Janssen Award By Emily Boynton Sep. 24, 2024 The director of the University of Rochester Center for RNA Biology is honored for her fundamental discoveries about RNA decay in the context of human diseases.
Education Wilmot Science Training Program for Deaf High School Students Expands Across the U.S. By Susanne Pallo Sep. 16, 2024 For four years, the Wilmot Cancer Institute has run a summer internship program to expose Deaf high school students to cancer-related healthcare and research careers. Now, Wilmot is expanding that ...
Research More Research Confirms the Value of Knowing the Whole Person in Geriatric Oncology By Leslie Orr Sep. 3, 2024 Cancer care for older adults improves when doctors use a tool called geriatric assessment.
