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May 14, 2019 | 12:45 pm

Researchers sequence the genome’s elusive centromere

Rochester biologist Amanda Larracuente and her colleagues have successfully sequenced one of the most repetitive parts of fruit fly genome, unlocking one of the “last frontiers of genome assembly.”

topics: Amanda Larracuente, Department of Biology, genetics, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
aerial view of a surfer, lost in the surface of the ocean.
Science & Technology
April 25, 2019 | 03:02 pm

New view of how ocean ‘pumps’ impact climate change

A new Rochester study has found that factors such as wind, currents, and even small fish play a larger role in transferring carbon from the Earth’s atmosphere to the deep oceans than previously thought.

topics: climate change, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, featured-post-side, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Thomas Weber,
older woman in a swimsuit and cap flexing her muscles at the beach.
Science & Technology
April 19, 2019 | 10:15 am

‘Longevity gene’ responsible for more efficient DNA repair

Rochester researchers have uncovered more evidence that the key to the “Fountain of Youth” may reside in a gene that is found to produce more potent proteins in species with longer lifespans.

topics: Andrei Seluanov, Department of Biology, Department of Biomedical Genetics, Dirk Bohmann, longevity, Medical Center, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences, Vera Gorbunova,
close-up of a shell, showing the lustrous properties of nacre, or mother-of-pearl
Science & Technology
April 18, 2019 | 12:59 pm

Researchers create artificial mother-of-pearl using bacteria

Nacre, also known as mother-of-pearl, is an exceptionally tough natural material found in shells and pearls. Rochester biologists have developed an innovative method for creating nacre in the lab—and maybe on the moon.

topics: Anne S. Meyer, Department of Biology, Materials Science Program, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,
woman in scrubs works in the lab, looking at a series of monitors.
Science & Technology
April 16, 2019 | 12:00 pm

Women of invention: How Rochester faculty find success as patent-holders

They create novel devices and develop new technologies with global impact. The University of Rochester ranks fourth among US universities in its percentage of international patent holders who are women. What brought these women to the University—and what enables them to thrive?

topics: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Dermatology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Ophthalmology, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Medical Center, patents, School of Nursing,
Jannick Rolland in her lab surrounded by lenses and other optical equipment.
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 11:50 am

From a dancer’s form to freeform optics

Jannick Rolland, director of the Center of Freeform Optics, has 35 patents to her name and is listed among the top women pioneers in augmented and virtual reality.

topics: Center for Freeform Optics, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Institute of Optics, Jannick Rolland, virtual reality,
Portrait of Hyekyun Rhee.
Featured
April 14, 2019 | 11:22 am

Helping teens with asthma: ‘Is there a better way?’

For teens who have lived with asthma their entire lives, Hyekyun Rhee wondered if the gadgets and apps teens love could help them stay on top of their symptoms and take control of their care.

topics: asthma, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hajim School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Hyekyun Rhee, Mark Bocko, School of Nursing, teenagers,
Lisa Beck in her lab.
Featured
April 12, 2019 | 03:37 pm

For chronic skin patients, a solution on a global scale

A skin patch developed by Rochester professor of dermatology Lisa Beck and her colleagues to treat a chronic skin condition could one day be used to deliver vaccines without the pain and expense of needles.

topics: dermatology, Lisa Beck, Medical Center, patents,