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Pedals, Pavement, and Purpose: Moments From
Wilmot Warrior Weekend
 
Perfect weather set the stage for everyone who ran, walked, or biked for the big event. The UR DOMinators raised over $16,000 for cancer research. Congratulations! Check out these incredible photos submitted by your colleagues. For more photos from the full weekend, view the event album.
 
 
 
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Falsey and Richeson Honored with Alumni Council Awards
 
The annual Dean's Circle Dinner and Awards recently celebrated several alumni, including two DOM members. Ann Falsey, MD, from Infectious Diseases, was presented with the Distinguished Alumnus Award, and Frank Richeson, MD, professor emeritus from Cardiology, received the Alumni Service Award.
 
 
 
Dunne and Team Discover Potential Treatment for 'Wasting Syndrome'
 
Richard Dunne, MD, MS, from Hematology/ Oncology, joined forces with Wilmot Cancer Institute faculty to co-lead a phase 2 clinical trial that showed promising results. As reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, a monoclonal antibody helped cancer patients with cachexia—commonly known as wasting syndrome—gain weight and improve physical activity.
 
 
 
Submit Your Innovative Research and Education Proposals for DOM Pilot Awards
 
The Department of Medicine is accepting submissions for its Research and Education Pilot Awards through Monday, November 4. This initiative supports basic, clinical, and translational research and innovative educational scholarship proposals. Three to five awards, ranging from $20,000 to $40,000, will be funded for one-year projects. Collaborative efforts are highly encouraged.
 
 
 
    Special Announcements  
 
 

Grants: Daniela DiMarco, MD, MPH, from Infectious Diseases, received funding from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for her project "Capacity Building Assistance (CBA) for HIV Prevention Programs to End the HIV Epidemic in the United States."

Grants: Zheng-Gen Jin, PhD, from the Aab Cardiovascular Research Institute, received funding from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for his project "PKD3 in Valvular Heart Disease."

Grants: Ashley Jenkins, MD, MSc, from Hospital Medicine, received NIH funding for her project "Formative Implementation Research on Translating Evidence to Hospital Care for People Living With Sickle Cell Disease (FIRES)." This partnership includes URMC's pediatric sickle cell centers, Francis Coyne, MD, and the Division of Transitional Care Medicine.

Grants: Thomas Caprio, MD, from Geriatrics & Aging, is a collaborator and mentor on the National Institute of Aging's Paul B. Beeson Emerging Leaders Career Development Award granted to Jinjiao Wang, PhD, RN, from the School of Nursing. The project aims to study antipsychotic deprescribing in hospital-to-home healthcare transitions.

Publication: Aryn Andrzejewski, MD, Michael Croix, MD, and Sonal Munsiff, MD, from Infectious Diseases, are co-authors of "Epidemiology and Clinical Characteristics of Ocular Tuberculosis in the United States, 1993–2019," published in Open Forum Infectious Diseases.

Publication: David Staudt, MD, Valerie Lang, MD, MHPE, from Hospital Medicine, and Christopher Mooney, PhD, MPH, from General Medicine, are co-authors of "Teaching should always be a little bit interesting for the teachers, too: Preceptor experiences of co-teaching ultrasound in a clinical skills course," published in Medical Teacher.

Publication: Catherine Gracey, MD, from General Medicine, is co-author of "Clinician-Educator Tracks in Internal Medicine: A National Survey," published in the American Journal of Medicine.

 
 
 
    DOM Photo Album  
 
 
The DOM welcomed new faculty members with a recent reception. It was a great opportunity to meet colleagues, chiefs and senior leaders, and learn about development opportunities. Check out some of the new faces.
 
 
 
Spencer Rosero, MD, chief of Cardiology, teamed up with the Division of Geriatrics & Aging to deliver a 'Charlas de Salud,' (Health Talks) at the Ibero-American Action League's Centro de Oro. He gave a bilingual presentation on arrhythmias, followed by an interactive session of "Heart Health Bingo." (Click the photo for full-size view.)
 
 
 
    Research Roundup  
 
 

Join Translational Science Day to Advance Your Research

Researchers often face challenges like recruiting subjects, securing funding, and navigating regulations. To showcase solutions and highlight URMC's support, the Clinical and Translational Science Institute is hosting Translational Science Day on Tuesday, October 29, featuring presentations, workshops, competitions, and URMC's largest gathering of research support providers. Register here.

 

Call for Applications: UR CTSI Pilot Awards

The CTSI is seeking applications for pilot projects in translational science and health equity. These pilots are designed to address common challenges and barriers to research and health equity across diseases and health conditions. URMC researchers should submit letters of intent by Monday, October 21 for the following awards. Contact Karen Grabowski with questions.

 
 
 
    Off the Clock  
 
 
Jennifer Anolik, MD, PhD, chief of Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology, and her husband Adam Anolik, CFO of URMC, walked their daughter Sarah down the aisle to marry Paul. The wedding was at the gorgeous Lake House on Canandaigua on September 7, surrounded by many loving family and friends. See some family photos here.
 
 
 
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