02f76ee6-97ab-43b9-9583-b471b9b5f26c Congratulations to the UR CTSI’s first Population Health postdoctoral fellow, Ying Meng, Ph.D., R.N., on taking home the top award for a poster competition at the Obesity Society’s Annual Scientific Meeting in early November. Meng’s award-winning poster focused on how genes and diet work together to influence weight gain during pregnancy.

]]> Tue, 21 Nov 2017 20:32:59 GMT 51d867a7-e588-428f-af17-5703b04797c7 As the new issue-based representative of the Group on Women in Medicine and Science steering committee, Cullen will contribute unique perspectives on male allyship and increasing support for female biomedical researchers.

]]> Thu, 16 Nov 2017 21:10:39 GMT 4e2cc5b0-759e-4555-81ea-300d39568ee0 TL1 Training Program Director Tim Dye’s research group sent an unusually large delegation of its members to the American Public Health Association’s Annual Meeting and Expo last week. In all, 11 team members presented 18 oral or poster presentations.

]]> Wed, 08 Nov 2017 21:25:54 GMT 7e920b01-1527-45a2-999d-cf592f5d2096 In the midst of restructuring the clinical research enterprise at URMC, search committees are working to identify internal candidates for two top clinical research positions: Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Research, a position currently held by Jill Halterman, M.D., M.P.H., and Director of the Clinical Research Office, a newly created role. 

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