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Alma Avila Oropeza Awarded Toxicology Mentoring Award
Monday, June 2, 2025
Alma Avila Oropeza received a Toxicology Mentoring award from the University of Rochester Department of Environmental Medicine in recognition of her exceptional commitment to mentoring. The award was presented during the annual Toxicology Training Program Retreat, held on May 29, 2025.
Rintaro Kato Awarded Most Inquisitive Student Award
Monday, June 2, 2025
Rintaro Kato received the Most Inquisitive Student award from the University of Rochester Department of Environmental Medicine in recognition of his consistent and thoughtful questions. The award was presented during the annual Toxicology Training Program Retreat, held on May 29, 2025.
Hossein Abolhassani Receives UR CTSI Pilot Grant for Innovative 3D Tissue Innervation System
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
Hossein Abolhassani as a PI mentored by Drs. Lisa DeLouise, PhD MPD, and Benjamin Miller was awarded a pilot project grant for the work on the Development of a modular microphysiological system to innervate 3D tissues for disease modeling and toxicity testing. This project is funded by the University of Rochester Clinical and Translational Science Institute (UR CTSI) in collaboration with the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) at the NIH.