CONTACT INFORMATIONCREDENTIALSPUBLICATIONSPaula M. Vertino, Ph.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAdministrative: (585) 275-4726Office: (585) 276-6415LocationsUniversity of Rochester Medical CenterSchool of Medicine and Dentistry601 Elmwood Ave, Box 704Rochester, NY 14642Faculty AppointmentsProfessor - Department of Biomedical Genetics (SMD) Wilmot Distinguished Professorship in Cancer Genomics - Cancer CenterProfessor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD) - JointBiographyResearchDr. Vertino's research interests are focused on the areas of cancer epigenetics and novel mechanisms of gene silencing in cancer.PublicationsJournal Articles2/11/2022Casciello F, Kelly GM, Ramarao-Milne P, Kamal N, Stewart TA, Mukhopadhyay P, Kazakoff SH, Miranda M, Kim D, Davis FM, Hayward NK, Vertino PM, Waddell N, Gannon F, Lee JS. "Combined inhibition of G9a and EZH2 suppresses tumor growth via synergistic induction of IL24-mediated apoptosis." Cancer research.. 2022 Feb 11; Epub 2022 Feb 11. 12/18/2021Ruff GL, Murphy KE, Smith ZR, Vertino PM, Murphy PJ. "Subtype-Independent ANP32E Reduction During Breast Cancer Progression in Accordance with Chromatin Relaxation." BMC cancer.. 2021 Dec 18; 21(1):1342. Epub 2021 Dec 18. 4/29/2021Kim H, Kang Y, Li Y, Chen L, Lin L, Johnson ND, Zhu D, Robinson MH, McSwain L, Barwick BG, Yuan X, Liao X, Zhao J, Zhang Z, Shu Q, Chen J, Allen EG, Kenney AM, Castellino RC, Van Meir EG, Conneely KN, Vertino PM, Jin P, Li J. "Ten-eleven translocation protein 1 modulates medulloblastoma progression." Genome biology.. 2021 Apr 29; 22(1):125. Epub 2021 Apr 29. VIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D. is currently scheduling for the following appointment type(s): Our policy does not permit patients to establish care with multiple providers within the same practice or specialty without prior approval. If you choose a new provider in the same office, we will cancel the appointment. Please contact the office directly with questions on this policy.