News Archives for 2020

Upstate researchers involved in published work on finding schizophrenia and intellectual disability risk in 22q Deletion Syndrome patients
November 23, 2020
Wanda Fremont, MD, and Wendy Kates, PhD, among the authors of Nature Medicine...

River Hospital and Upstate leadership meet to discuss to affiliation
November 19, 2020
Affiliation agreement, signed earlier this year, is designed to strengthen...

Upstate’s COVID hotline and online virtual assistant see usage spike as COVID cases rise in the region
November 19, 2020
Hotline logged nearly as many calls in first half of November as it logged in...

SUNY trustees pass resolution commending Dr Stephen Thomas for international leadership role in COVID-19 vaccine trial
November 18, 2020
Trustees said “Dr Thomas exemplifies the outstanding dedication to the...

Pandemic heightens critical need for medical technologists; Upstate grad shares why she loves her job on the front lines
November 18, 2020
This behind-the-scenes profession is helping the COVID-19 fight.

Upstate Foundation reimagines gala with virtual Upstate Strong COVID Relief Benefit Concert featuring Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers Dec. 4
November 12, 2020
Underwritten by corporate partners and Upstate departments, the free online...

New fellowship in reconstructive urology to begin at Upstate next year
November 12, 2020
There are few GURS verified fellowships around the world.

Upstate’s Dr. Stephen Thomas is tapped as lead principal investigator for Pfizer/BioNTech global phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial
November 10, 2020
The trial is showing a more than 90 percent efficacy in preventing COVID-19....

SUNY names Mantosh Dewan, MD, president of Upstate Medical University
November 4, 2020
Dewan had served as interim president of Upstate since Nov. 2018.

Upstate division leading clinical trial work on vaccines and drugs expands to Community Hospital
November 3, 2020
The institute is involved in 20 projects, including eight COVID-related.