Research New Facility Will Bridge Research and Stem Cell Therapies By Mark Michaud Dec. 11, 2012 The University of Rochester Medical Center has opened the doors on a new facility that will enable researchers to create, study, and ultimately use stem cells and their offspring in early-phase ...
Research URMC Biochemistry Professor Named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science By Emily Boynton Dec. 2, 2012 Eric M. Phizicky, Ph.D., dean’s professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Rochester Medical Center, was named a Fellow of the American Association for the ...
Research URMC Geneticists Verify Cholesterol-Cancer Link By Leslie Orr Sep. 13, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center scientists discovered new genetic evidence linking cholesterol and cancer, raising the possibility that cholesterol medications could be useful in the future ...
Research URMC Researchers Connect New Genetic Signature to Leukemia By Leslie Orr Aug. 26, 2012 University of Rochester Medical Center scientists believe they are the first to identify genes that underlie the growth of primitive leukemia stem cells; and then to use the new genetic signature to ...
Research University and IBM Scientists Gather to Explore Collaboration By Mark Michaud Jun. 27, 2012 A group of scientists from IBM and the University of Rochester will gather on Friday, June 29 to take the next step in an emerging research partnership designed to harness the power of high ...
Research University of Rochester and IBM Expand Partnership in Pursuit of New Frontiers in Health By Mark Michaud May. 11, 2012 The University of Rochester will be one of the first academic institutions in the nation to receive the next generation of IBM’s high performance supercomputers. The new system – called the Blue ...
Research In Quest for New Therapies, Clinician-Scientist Team Unlocks Hidden Information in Human Genome By Emily Boynton Aug. 10, 2011 The work of molecular biologist Joseph M. Miano, Ph.D., and clinician Craig Benson, M.D., seems worlds apart: Miano helps head the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute and Benson is chief resident ...
Research URMC Biochemistry Professor Elected to National Academy of Sciences By Emily Boynton May. 4, 2011 University of Rochester Medical Center Professor Lynne E. Maquat, Ph.D. has been elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences – one of the highest honors possible for any scientist – for her ...
Research Scientists to Gather for 23rd Annual Genetics Day By URMC Communications Apr. 25, 2011 University of Rochester scientists will gather next week to discuss the latest in genetics research and to trade scientific insights much like DNA strands swap key segments.
Research Scientists Discover Gene Regulation Mechanism Unique to Primates By Emily Boynton Feb. 9, 2011 Scientists have discovered a new way genes are regulated that is unique to primates, including humans and monkeys. Though the human genome – all the genes that an individual possesses – was sequenced ...