Grants: Elizabeth Pope-Collins, MD, from Hospital Medicine, received the HMD Faculty Development Fund Grant. Her project is a sub-study within a national, multi-institutional study: "Identification and Prevention of Inappropriate Interhospital Transfers (POINT) Study: URMC Social Determinants of Health Subgroup Analysis."

Honors: Francis Coyne, MD, from Transitional Care Medicine, was appointed co-chair of the American Society of Hematology's Sickle Cell Disease Health Professions Education Task force.

Awards: Chin-Lin Ching, MD, from Highland Hospital Palliative Care, was selected as Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine's inaugural Dr. Lata Sabnis Teacher of the Year (Extramural). The award recognizes faculty from outside that department for excellence in training residents.

Publication: Chair Ruth O’Regan, MD, is a co-author of "Breast Cancer Index in Premenopausal Women With Early-Stage Hormone Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer," published in JAMA Oncology.

Publication: Christopher Ritchlin, MD, MPH, Javier Rangel-Moreno, PhD, Francisco Tausk, MD, and Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez, PhD, from Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, are co-authors of "Psoriatic arthritis subtypes are phenocopied in humanized mice," published in JCI Insight.

Publication: Angela Branche, MD, Ann Falsey, MD, and Edward Walsh, MD, from Infectious Diseases, are co-authors of "Residency in Long-Term Care Facilities: An Important Risk Factor for RSV Hospitalization," published in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.

In the News: Thomas Carroll, MD, PhD, co-authored the op-ed "Can AI help ease medicine’s empathy problem?," published in STAT News.

Advance Your Research with the UR CTSI KL2 Award

The KL2 Career Development Award offers two years of support to help early career researchers become independent clinical and translational scientists. Participants will receive mentorship to develop a pilot project for future K or R award applications. Initial letters of intent are due September 16. For full details, visit the KL2 application page.

BioStats Open House and Office Hours

The DOM offers a Biostatistical Shared Resource to support mentored faculty and trainees conducting research who do not have current funding available to cover their activities. The Research Leadership Team invites you to an open house to meet the team, ask questions, and explore available resources. Office hours will be held in the Young Room (3-3235): Monday, September 9 from 3 to 5 p.m., or Thursday, September 12, from 9 to 11 a.m. Please reach out to Stefanie Fingler with questions.

Anolik to Give Keynote Address on Precision Medicine

Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD, chief of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, will deliver the keynote address at the New York State Rheumatology Society 2024 Fall Meeting. Her presentation, "The Promise of Precision Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis," will explore how single-cell analysis of joint tissue is advancing our understanding of RA and guiding more personalized treatment approaches. The meeting is September 27 – 29.

UR Sickle Cell Initiative Invites You to Community Events

The multi-department initiative, which includes DOM members Francis Coyne, MD, from Transitional Care Medicine, Lalita Movva, MD, Amy Blatt, MD, and Ashley Jenkins, MD, MSc, from Hospital Medicine, encourage anyone who is interested to join them in their initiative and attend the open events below:

• Saturday, September 7: Sickle Cell Advocates of Rochester Picnic and Fundraising Walk. Genesee Valley Park, registration at 10 a.m., walk at 11 a.m., family events 1 – 5 p.m.
• Monday, September 16: Sickle Cell Information Tables. Strong Memorial Lobby, Flaum Atrium, and Café 601 in the morning. Cookies available!
• Sunday, September 22: ROC Sickle Warriors Community Cookout. Field House, Genesee Valley, 12 – 5 p.m. Looking for volunteers! Please contact Francis Coyne