Awards: Brea Lipe, MD, from Hematology/Oncology, received a Communicator Award of Excellence from the Academy of Interactive & Visual Arts for her editorial "Checking Boxes," published in ASH Clinical News. Lipe is proud to be part of the same awards where fellow winners were Niki Minaj and Kevin Hart.

Publication: Brian McGarry, PhD, from Geriatrics & Aging, is a co-author of "Clinical Outcomes After Admission of Patients With COVID-19 to Skilled Nursing Facilities," published in JAMA Internal Medicine. His work is featured in the article "Study: Discharging COVID-positive patients into SNFs from hospitals raised cases, deaths in early pandemic," on McKnights Long-Term Care News.

Publication: King Mazumdar, MD, MBA, Meghan Train, DO, and Jennifer Readlynn, MD, from Hospital Medicine, are authors of "Things We Do for No Reason™: Discontinuing β-blockers in patients who use cocaine," published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine.

Publication: Sarah Enslin, PA, and Vivek Kaul, MD, from Gastroenterology & Hepatology, are authors of "The Role of Advanced Practice Providers in Modern Gastroenterology Practice," published in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology.

Publication: Jennifer Barnas, MD, PhD, Javier Rangel-Moreno, PhD, Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH, Darren Tabechian, MD, and division chief Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD, from Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, are co-authors of "Clonal associations between lymphocyte subsets and functional states in rheumatoid arthritis synovium," published in Nature Communications.

In the News: Supriya Mohile, MD, MS, from Hematology/Oncology, discusses cancer research in the article "Older women are being significantly shortchanged by medical research," published in the Washington Post.

New Grant Will Boost Training in Lung Disease Research

Steve Georas, MD, from Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, and Michael O’Reilly, PhD, from Pediatrics, received a $2.5 million multidisciplinary training grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. This T32 Training Grant aims to educate and support basic scientists and physician-scientists conducting high impact and innovative research that will improve the health of people suffering from lung diseases. The grant will enable them to recruit and train both postdoctoral fellows and predoctoral trainees from diverse backgrounds, and provide multifaceted and personalized training opportunities. Stay tuned for more information, including a call for applications for mentors to nominate trainees for support.

BioRender Premium Now Available at No Charge

The University of Rochester has acquired an institution-wide license for this software that creates scientific illustrations, posters, and presentations. To create your login and start using these tools, visit the UR BioRender portal. There is an advanced virtual training session, BioRender 201, on Wednesday, July 17. An introductory video is available, "5 Minute Crash Course – Getting Started with BioRender." Please reach out to Stefanie Fingler with any questions.

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Paul Griner, MD, professor emeritus of Medicine and former CEO of Strong Memorial Hospital. He is fondly remembered in URMC's In Memoriam.