Rochester researchers seek ‘direct hit’ on leukemic stem cells
An internal funding program, plus the close proximity of the University’s engineering and medical facilities, promotes progress in a potential treatment for acute myeloid leukemia.
Professors from AS&E recognized for excellence in undergraduate teaching
Tanya Bakhmetyeva, Rudi Fasan, and Scott Seidman are this year’s recipients of the Goergen Awards, an annual recognition for faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.
Rudi Fasan is a chemistry professor with all the elements of success
Fasan is being recognized for his commitment to training undergraduates to perform biological and organic chemistry research in the lab.
Three professors earn honors for teaching excellence
Annual Goergen Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching recognize faculty members in Arts, Sciences & Engineering.
Five appointed to named professorships
Several members of the University faculty were recently appointed to named or endowed professorships.
Rochester chemists find new means to ‘block’ cancer cell growth
A pathway that enables embryonic cells to develop into different organs can be reactivated by cancer cells. A cyclic peptide has been found that can block the activation of this pathway, and is also less likely to trigger resistance in cancer cells.
Seed grant enables researchers to try new approach to targeting leukemia
University researchers hope to improve the odds of surviving acute myeloid leukemia by loading a promising compound into nanoparticles that will target the inner recesses of bone marrow where leukemia stem cells lurk.