Appointments: Valerie Newman, M.D., from Primary Care, was named the Rochester District President of the New York Chapter of the American College of Physicians (NYACP).

Publications: Ashley Jenkins, M.D., from Hospital Medicine, co-authored the editorial "Should we worry about the growing number of adults in children’s hospitals?" in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Research: From the division of Nephrology, "TMEM27 expression and clinical characteristics and survival in clear cell renal cell carcinoma" was published in Acta Oncologica. Authors include Rickinder Grewal, M.D., fellow Lisa Roberts, M.D., Luojing Chen, Ph.D., and Thu Le, M.D.

In the News: Sandhya Khurana, M.D., from Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, is featured in the video series "Take Homes in Asthma" on Healio. She highlights key takeaways from the annual CHEST meeting.

In the News: Dave Dobrzynski, M.D., from Infectious Diseases, spoke with Men's Health about RSV in adults for the article "Why Doctors Say You Probably Don't Need an RSV Test," noting that people in high-risk groups should get tested when they're sick.

December Dean's Lecture Features RNA Expert Lynne Maquat, Ph.D.

Maquat, the J. Lowell Orbison Endowed Chair of Biochemistry & Biophysics and founding director of the UR Center for RNA Biology, will present "Nonsense-mediated mRNA Decay and Human Disease." Maquat's work has elucidated the role of nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) in destroying faulty, disease-causing mRNAs. She'll discuss recent efforts that have revealed surprising mechanisms by which NMD influences normal and disease-associated metabolism, possibly opening new avenues for the development of therapeutics. SMD Dean Mark Taubman, M.D. and Jeff Hayes, Ph.D., the Shohei Koide Professor and chair of Biochemistry & Biophysics, will welcome and introduce Maquat.

Monday, December 12 from 4 to 5 p.m., Ryan Case Method Room (1-9576).
The talk will be followed by a reception on the Forbes Mezzanine (1-9580).
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