News Archives for 2020

Stephen J. Thomas, MD, co-authors paper published in New England Journal of Medicine about Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine
December 10, 2020
Publication is an important step to ensure transparent and objective review of...

Upstate now seeks participants from 12 to 15 years of age for Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 clinical trial
December 9, 2020
The move to lower the participant age range from 12 to 15 helps to ensure an...

Upstate’s Stephen J. Thomas, MD, part of public hearing Thursday as FDA considers Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 vaccine
December 9, 2020
Thomas may be called upon to explain how the trial was executed in Syracuse.

Governor congratulates SUNY Upstate Medical on No. 1 FDA ranking among COVID-19 saliva test for detecting virus in earliest stages
December 8, 2020
Upstate Medical's and Quadrant Biosciences' Clarifi COVID-19 Test Kit among the...

SUNY, Upstate Medical and Albany airport announce COVID-19 testing partnership
December 7, 2020
Upstate Medical University's COVID-testing breakthrough is centerpiece of Albany...

Upstate Community Hospital earns prestigious recognition for surgical care
December 4, 2020
Upstate one of 89 facilities nationwide to earn distinction from ACS NSQIP.

Cancer treatment moves from 'one size fits all' into era of personalization
December 3, 2020
Each person’s cancer has a unique combination of genetic changes, and tumor...

Eunice Choe, second-year med student at Upstate, elected student delegate for Medical Society of the State of New York
December 2, 2020
Choe is the first student in 6 years from Upstate elected to serve as delegate.

Upstate's Housecalls for the Homeless program receives support from Bank of America
November 26, 2020
$30,000 grant to the Upstate Foundation will fund point-of-care equipment,...

Ruth Weinstock, MD, PhD, elected to one of four key national principal officer posts at American Diabetes Association
November 25, 2020
Effective immediately, Weinstock will serve as president of medicine and science...