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January 2004 News Archive

Friday, January 30, 2004

Interim chairs named for cell and developmental biology and radiology

SUNY Upstate Medical University has named David Feiglin, M.D., as interim chair of the Department of Radiology, and Dennis Stelzner, Ph.D., as interim chair of the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology. Both appointments are effective immediately.... read more

Tuesday, January 27, 2004

'House of Joshua' author to deliver Elizabeth Blackwell Day Lecture at SUNY Upstate Feb. 18

Mindy Thompson Fullilove, M.D., author of "The House of Joshua: Meditations on Family and Place," will present the Elizabeth Blackwell Day Lecture at SUNY Upstate Medical University Wednesday, Feb. 18, at noon in the Weiskotten Hall Medical Alumni Auditorium,... read more

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Pope named director of SUNY Upstate's Health Sciences Library

Cristina A. Pope has been named director of the Heath Sciences Library at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Pope joins SUNY Upstate from the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine (NEOUCOM), where she served since 1998 as assistant director... read more

Wednesday, January 21, 2004

Pediatrician's book on courageous children to benefit Central New York Children's Hospital

In his nearly-60 year career, Frederick Roberts, M.D., an 84 year-old pediatrician from Syracuse, N.Y., has cared for more than 300,000 children, most of them in robust health. But not all. In his new book, "Children Courageous and Their Families" (North... read more

Thursday, January 15, 2004

University Hospital receives grant for children's chaplaincy program

University Hospital has received a $5,000 grant from the Wilbert Foundation to supports its new children's chaplaincy program. Bob Atkinson, president of Wilbert's local licensee, Sunnycrest Wilbert of Auburn, N.Y., presented the check to University... read more

Tuesday, January 6, 2004

Zuber receives Research to Prevent Blindness award

Michael E. Zuber, Ph.D., a research assistant professor at SUNY Upstate Medical University, is one of four scientists nationally to receive a $200,000 Career Development Award from Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), the world’s leading voluntary health... read more

Monday, January 5, 2004

SUNY Upstate, Syracuse University researchers develop program to help teachers support the needs of students with cancer

Researchers at SUNY Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University are developing a course for school teachers that will provide them with the skills to better support children with cancer in their classrooms. The project is funded through a one-year,... read more

Monday, January 5, 2004

SUNY Upstate researchers look to retinal stem cells for clues to treating vision disorders

SUNY Upstate Medical University researchers are conducting a two-phase laboratory study of retinal stem (RS) cells, rare cells that hold promise in treating retinal diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa and macular degeneration. The study, “Retinal... read more

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