Research Double Duty: Early Research Reveals how a Single Drug Delivers Twice the Impact in Fragile X By Emily Boynton Jun. 27, 2022 In a new study in the journal Molecular Cell, scientists found that a drug being tested in cancer clinical trials affected stem cells that mimic fragile X syndrome.
Education An Everlasting Footprint By Patrick Broadwater Jun. 24, 2022 I was amazed at that feeling that you get when you walk through the door. You could see that people were enthusiastic and happy to be there. Everyone – the staff, the students, the faculty – ...
Education Something to Smile About: Two EIOH Residency Programs Named Best in the U.S. By Karen Black Jun. 22, 2022 The Periodontology and Pediatric Dentistry Residency Programs at the University of Rochester’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health are the best in the United States, according to Universities.com 2022 ...
People Majewska honored by NINDS for exceptional mentorship By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 21, 2022 Ania Majewska, Ph.D., has been named a 2022 Landis Award for Outstanding Mentorship awardee by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) for her dedication to superior ...
Research URMC Partners with Sana Biotechnology to Advance Cell-based Therapies in Neurological Disorders By Mark Michaud Jun. 21, 2022 URMC and Sana Biotechnology have entered into an agreement which will allow Sana to expand its manufacturing footprint and create new job opportunities in Rochester.
Research Walking gives the brain a ‘step-up’ in function for some By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 17, 2022 It has long been thought that when walking is combined with a task – both suffer. Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester found that this is not always ...
Research How the brain interprets motion while in motion By Kelsie Smith Hayduk Jun. 15, 2022 New findings about how the brain interprets sensory information may have applications for treating brain disorders and designing artificial intelligence.
Patient Care Dan Mulkerin Tapped to Help Expand Wilmot’s Regional Footprint By Kellie Fraver Jun. 2, 2022 Dan Mulkerin. M.D., joined as associate director, Regional Operations for Wilmot Cancer Institute, in September and he's leading efforts to open a new Wilmot Cancer Institute location in Webster in ...
Research COVID Vaccine Development was Quick. What’s Holding HIV Back? By Kelly Webster May. 25, 2022 Vaccine experts had decades of knowledge from HIV research to help develop a COVID vaccine. Now, they are turning back to HIV research with new knowledge gained from the COVID pandemic. Volunteers ...
Research Major Grant Funds Research to Understand Key Features of OCD: Inflexibility and Avoidance By Emily Boynton May. 23, 2022 With $15.6 million from the National Institute of Mental Health, scientists will investigate the brain networks central to obsessive compulsive disorder in order to guide the development of effective ...