Paula Vertino
@PVertino
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Professor and Cancer researcher @WilmotCancer @UofR; Epigenetics enthusiast; cat mom; @BuffaloBills fan; #chromatin #DNA methylation #epigenetics #BillsMafia
Rochester, NY
Joined December 2017
We couldn’t have done e it without our Community partners! Thank you Karen for your leadership!
Becoming NCI-designated required bringing people like Karen Hermance into the fold through our Community Cancer Action Council (CCAC). She and this group helped bridge Wilmot to our community! Learn more about NCI designation: https://t.co/3ANQ0HhKPK
#WeAreNCIDesignated
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Fantastic @WilmotCancer research retreat today; first one as @theNCI designated center. Amazing collaborative opportunities identified. #ROC @UR_Med @UofR
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Join us for speed talks focussed on connecting individuals across different disciplines …. fueled by food and drink. You never know where the next great collaborator or idea might come from!
Connect with faculty, postdocs, and trainees from across disciplines at the next Seeds for Collaboration event! 🗓️June 25, 4:30pm 📍LeChase Assembly Room, G9576 More details ⬇️
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Congratulations to Ajay Dhakal, MD, at @WilmotCancer, who has been awarded the Sylvia Cappellino Breast Cancer Research Faculty Grant in the amount of $50,000 for “Factors Associated with CNS Recurrence of Primary Triple Negative Breast Cancer.” https://t.co/f5hU9Gc5VQ
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Congratulations Fatima and mentor IsaacHarris!@WilmotCancer @URochester_SMD
Congratulations to Fatemeh Alimohammadi, doctoral candidate at the @UR Medicine, for being awarded The Pamela Delp Polashenski M.D. Breast Cancer Research Trainee Grant in the amount of $25,000. https://t.co/f5hU9GcDLo
#breastcancerresearch #triplenegativebreastcancer
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Congratulations to Fatemeh Alimohammadi, doctoral candidate at the @UR Medicine, for being awarded The Pamela Delp Polashenski M.D. Breast Cancer Research Trainee Grant in the amount of $25,000. https://t.co/f5hU9GcDLo
#breastcancerresearch #triplenegativebreastcancer
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Way to Roc @WilmotCancer ! Thank You to @BCCRoc for the partnership and many years of continued support of cancer research!
Congrats to the 2025 @BCCRoc grant recipients! - Dr. Ajay Dhakal, oncologist at Wilmot - Fatemeh Alimohammadi, PhD student in Isaac Harris's lab at Wilmot - Zachary Robert Smith, PhD student in @PVertino's lab at Wilmot Read more: https://t.co/rAkirQG7Sx
#URochesterResearch
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At today's Research Award Ceremony, we will also be awarding The Sylvia Cappellino Breast Cancer Research Faculty Grant to a local faculty-level researcher in the amount of $50,000! This results in $100,000 in seed grant funding this year that goes toward #breastcancerresearch.
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Proud mentor here!…. Congrats to Zach and all the @WilmotCancer recipients and a big Thank You to everyone @BCCRoc for their many years supporting research on breast and gynecologic malignancies in Central and Western NY!
Congratulations to Zachary Robert Smith, doctoral candidate at @UofR School of Medicine & Dentistry. He has been awarded The Pamela Delp Polashenski M.D. Breast Cancer Research Trainee Grant in the amount of $25,000. https://t.co/f5hU9Gc5VQ
#researchmatters
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Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta was interviewed for this @nytimes article. She shares her insights that very fine, inhalable particles in the air could trigger chemical changes in the brain and that wearing mask and using indoor air filters on days when air quality is worse can minimize
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The University of Rochester Wilmot Cancer Institute (@Wilmotcancer) earns NCI Cancer Center designation https://t.co/mndsb7Mntg
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Congrats Eric, well deserved!
Congratulations to RNA biologist Eric Wagner for achieving the rank of #AAASFellow by @AAAS! Thank you for your extraordinary contributions to science and mentoring the next generation of biomedical researchers. Read more about Dr. Wagner’s work: https://t.co/UmcXKYLj29
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It's hard to believe it's been a week since we announced our status as an NCI-Designated Cancer Center. These photos help us take a moment to relive this celebratory day!🙌 #WeAreNCIDesignated
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Proud to be part of the team…. a great day on Central / Western NY!
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“What a day for Rochester and our region!” says @DrJFriedberg during today’s press event. (1/6)
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Thank you Representative Morelle for your continued support.
After years of work, it's official: @WilmotCancer has been designated as a National Cancer Institute! This prestigious recognition firmly establishes Wilmot among the nation’s premier cancer research and treatment centers, ensuring they remain a beacon of hope for families
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Congratulations Dr. Norton!!! well deserved!
Congratulations to Sally Norton, PhD, RN FNAP, FPCN, FAAN on being awarded the Distinguished Nurse Researcher Award at the 12th Annual Conference, given by the Center for Nursing at the Foundation of NYS Nurses, Inc. 🌟 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Norton! 👏
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Love yall #billsmafia keep them votes flowing to see your Shnowman on a Pro Bowl Roster EVERY RETWEET counts as as a VOTE #ProBowlVote #DionDawkins
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Fantastic day having @Transactivator join us @UR_Med @URMC_DeptMed for the Dean’s lecture! #URochesterResearch
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It's Wear Pink Day! 💗💗 Our clinical care teams and research labs are proud to support our community impacted by breast cancer and to conduct research to try to improve breast cancer treatments for patients in the future. #WearPinkDay #BreastCancerAwarenessMonth
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