About the University of Rochester

Located in Rochester New York, URMC is a major academic institution providing primary and tertiary health care to patients from central and western NY State. It ranks in the top 25% of medical schools in NIH funding and has received the Outstanding Community Service Award from the AAMC for its community outreach clinical and research programs. URMC has a state of the art research space totaling over 420,000 sq ft that houses both basic and clinical research groups.

Where Can I Participate?


During the next five years, doctors at the following sites will be conducting clinical studies designed to make smallpox vaccinations safer for millions of people:

National Jewish Health
Denver, Colorado

Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon

University of California San Diego

San Diego, California

Children's Hospital Boston
Boston, Massachusetts

Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, Maryland

University of Rochester
Rochester, New York

Please call 1-888-413-5852 if you have questions.