Upstate Medical University

Major renovation transforms Silverman Hall | Upstate News | SUNY Upstate $18 million project creates state-of-the art teaching hub for some of health care’s most important—and in demand—professions.

Join us for another Upstate She Matters & Mobile Mammo collaboration as we bring screening mammograms to Southwest Community Center in Syracuse on August 13!
Connect with She Matters to join or schedule with us by calling 315-464-2588 or by request at upstate.edu/noexcuses.

Upstate student Katie Farkouh has been awarded a Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship in Public Health for the 2024-2025 school year to conduct research in Ghana 🇬🇭

Upstate medical student earns Fulbright-Fogarty Fellowship to conduct research in Ghana | Upstate News | SUNY Upstate Katie Farkouh will spend nine months in Accra, Ghana's largest city and capital.

Great turnout for our second Walk with a Doc event, led by Dr. Gloria Morris at Onondaga Lake Park.

Join us for our next walk on Saturday, August 17!

For the first time ever, Upstate will award a Say Yes to Education Syracuse Scholarship to an incoming Upstate Norton College of Medicine student. The scholarship will cover full tuition, housing and include a $5K annual stipend.

Alex Guerrero is the first recipient of the Upstate Say Yes Scholarship. Alex is a Syracuse resident who emigrated from Cuba. He graduated from Henninger High School in 2018 and received a Say Yes scholarship to attend SUNY Cortland, from where he received his bachelor’s degree.

Alex then completed two years as a student in Upstate’s Post-baccalaureate Research and Education Program (PREP-Up). In this program, he worked alongside Upstate faculty and recent PhD graduates on research related to neurodevelopmental disorders, such as Fragile X Syndrome that causes intellectual disability.

Congratulations, Alex! 🥼

SUNY Upstate announced the creation of Upstate Biotech Ventures—a $6 million investment fund for start-ups and small businesses commercializing game-changing life sciences and biotech innovations.

In partnership with Empire State Development, The Research Foundation for SUNY and Excell Partners, this investment fund will provide critical early-stage venture capital for the next generation of innovation happening at Upstate and in Central New York.

July is Sarcoma and Bone Cancer Awareness Month. 💛

Sarcomas are a diverse class of rare cancers arising in the body's connective tissues, such as bones, muscles, and blood vessels, making up 1% of adult cancers and 15-20% of pediatric cancers in the United States. Sarcomas are broadly categorized into soft tissue sarcomas and bone sarcomas, with the former comprising about 80% of cases.

Diagnosing sarcomas can be challenging due to their rarity and similar appearance to other more common cancers. At Upstate Cancer Center, our researchers are exploring cutting-edge treatments combining radiotherapy and molecularly-targeted therapies to help fight Sarcoma and other cancers. They are also developing models to identify and test other unique therapeutic strategies. Through continued research, collaboration, and patient engagement, the research team hopes to develop more effective treatments and ultimately improve the lives of those affected by Sarcoma and bone cancer.

The photo below is our Sarcoma research team taking a moment out of the lab in our Healing Garden. Let’s show them some love! From left to right are: Luiza Awuor-Owuor (Synergy Fellow), Mariam Haroun (SURF Fellow), Jason Horton, PhD, Upstate Medical University Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Kailey Jackett (MD/PhD student)

Let's raise awareness and support ongoing research efforts to combat these aggressive cancers. Learn more about research at Upstate here: https://www.upstate.edu/cancer/research/index.php

Upstate urologists Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, and Joseph Jacob, MD, have been recognized as two of America’s Best Prostate Cancer Surgeons for 2024 by Newsweek.

Upstate’s urology clinical practice performs cutting-edge cancer surgeries, conducts groundbreaking clinical trials as well as teaches the new generation of surgeons.

Read more 🩺 https://bit.ly/3W0aSjj

Are you a college student looking to gain some experience in the medical field? Why not volunteer at Upstate!

Upstate Volunteer Programs helps provide an extra special touch for patients while giving students a taste of the medical profession. Each year, Upstate uses helpers during summer, as well as during the fall and spring semesters.

Students provide niceties include visiting with pediatric patients to play or read with them, delivering flowers, gifts or books to bedsides, rotating with comfort or activity carts, and generally being at the ready to assist staff with any tasks that support department operations.

The volunteers also help with necessary jobs such as helping keep supplies stocked, checking in on waiting patients, delivering specimens, wayfinding and wheelchair transport.

Interested in volunteering? Apply here: https://bit.ly/3Mz0cVd

Wishing you a joyful and safe Independence Day filled with hope, health, and happiness! 🎆

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Be a lifesaver this summer🩸Visit upstate.edu/blood to sign up for one of our upcoming blood drives.

July is UV Safety Month
Below are some simple ways the American Cancer Society offers to limit your exposure to UV rays:
+ Cover up your skin. Not all fabric is equally protective; if you can see light through a fabric, UV rays also can get through. You can find clothing that protects against UV rays with a UV protection factor (UPF). The higher the value, the higher the protection.
+ Check the expiration dates of sunscreen. Most products are good for at least 2-3 years if they have not been exposed to heat for long periods.
+ Put sunscreen on first if you plan to wear insect repellent or makeup and reapply sunscreen at least every 2 hours, no matter the SPF level.
+ Wear UV-blocking sunglasses to protect the delicate skin around the eyes, and the eyes themselves. Research has shown that long hours in the sun without protecting your eyes increases your chances of developing certain eye diseases, including cataracts.

Up top views of the Healing Garden located off the second floor of the Cancer Center!

How do you spell Upstate? One letter at a time. Beautiful day to install a new sign on the Upstate Community Campus 🏗️

Big hydrangea blossoms showcase the seasonal beauty of Upstate in June 🌼

We are celebrating 5 years of screenings!🎉
Our first ever Mobile Mammography clinic was on June 27, 2019 at the Cleveland Village Hall. We've provided 4,047 mammograms in these past 5 years, with 17 breast cancers detected.

Thank you to Upstate Medical University and all of our community partners for the support to help us bring screenings to women throughout the region!

Screenings save lives! We make it easy to get yours.

Upstate Medical University completed a key test flight for its drone program that advances the university’s goal of transporting time-sensitive materials, drugs and lab samples by drone throughout the region.

Air Upstate, the university’s drone program, flew its first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) flight from the pilot at Oneida County’s FAA-Designated New York Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Test Site at the Griffiss International Airport in Rome, N.Y., to New York’s Homeland Security Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on May 22. The 18.6-mile round-trip flight took 18 minutes and 20 seconds.

The flight was supported by AX ENTERPRIZE, LLC, Oneida County UAS Test Site, Causey Aviation Unmanned, Inc, Crown Consulting, Inc., and RigiTech, a leading innovator in drone technology.

Read more about Upstate's First BVLOS flight: https://www.upstate.edu/imt/news/2024-06-26-bvlos.php

Upstate’s Post Graduate Year One (PGY1) Pharmacy Residency Program, which draws students from all over the country, celebrates its 25th anniversary with festivities.

Upstate's Post Graduate Year One Pharmacy Residency Program turns 25 | Upstate News | SUNY Upstate PGY1 pharmacy residents receive an interdisciplinary education, working closely with medical residents and medical students.

TRAUMA CENTER: Upstate pediatric trauma medical director Dr. Kim Wallenstein speaks to the media about how the Upstate medical teams quickly mobilized to care for 11 patients—8 of them children—who were injured in a house explosion in Syracuse.

Adult emergency medicine, pediatric trauma, pediatric emergency medicine and pediatric ICU physicians and many others worked to take care of the children when they arrived at the hospital. Many other teams, from social work to spiritual care, took part in providing assistance to the families. Our hearts go out to those affected by this tragedy.