UR Medicine introduces digital PET/CT technology
UR Medicine has begun using Upstate New York’s first digital PET/CT system which offers higher quality images faster and more...
Wilmot professor to join Wilmot Cancer Institute
Paula M. Vertino, Ph.D., will join the University of Rochester Medical Center and Wilmot Cancer Institute as the Director of...
Wilmot among first to offer landmark cancer therapy
UR Medicine’s Wilmot Cancer Institute will be among the first sites in the world to offer CAR T-cell therapy —a...
Naked mole rats’ long, cancer-free life
With their large buck teeth and wrinkled, hairless bodies, naked mole rats won’t be winning any awards for cutest rodent....
Research is changing the game for melanoma
Wilmot Cancer Institute patients with advanced melanoma (stage III) now have more options for treatment, thanks to research co-authored by...
Scientists research immune system attacks on cancer
The science behind harnessing the immune system to fight cancer is complicated, but a University of Rochester Medical Center laboratory...
Staying connected by helping others
Brooklyn native Jason Buitrago ’07, ’14W (MS) loved growing up in New York City, but when it came time for...
Research shows exercise a boon for cancer patients
Exercise and/or psychological therapy work better than medications to reduce cancer-related fatigue and should be recommended first to patients, according...