Immunization Lab

Immunization Delivery in Primary Care

About Us

The vision of the Immunization Lab is to eliminate vaccine-preventable disease through research, evidence-based practice, education, and a community-wide approach to immunization delivery. Our multi-disciplinary team includes faculty, research coordinators, staff and students spanning the fields of pediatrics, public health, and education.

Our Mission

Research

We perform research on barriers to immunization delivery, interventions to improve vaccination rates, impact of new vaccines, and public health strategies to eliminate vaccine-preventable diseases.

Education

We direct projects at the national level to educate providers, other experts, and the public on immunization delivery.

Service

We work closely with departments of health and other organizations to maximize immunization delivery.

Policy

We work at the national level to improve US immunization policies and guidelines.

Location

We are located on the third floor of the Saunders Research Building in the Division of General Pediatrics.

Cynthia M. Rand, M.D., M.P.H.
Principal Investigator

LAB MEMBERS

PROJECTS

PUBLICATIONS

Projects

Publications

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1. Gibson A
2. Rand C
3. Olson-Chen C
Attitudes Toward COVID-19 Vaccination Among Pregnant Persons in Urban Hospital-Affiliated Practices: Exploring Themes in Vaccine Hesitancy.; Maternal and child health journal. 2023 Jul 24.
1. Kelly MK
2. Stephens-Shields AJ
3. Hannan C
4. Rand CM
5. Localio R
6. Shone LP
7. Steffes J
8. Davis K
9. Grundmeier RW
10. Humiston SG
11. Albertin C
12. McFarland G
13. Abney DE
14. Szilagyi PG
15. Fiks AG
Missed Opportunities for Adolescent Immunizations at Well-Care Visits During the COVID-19 Pandemic.; The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2023 Jun 29.
1. Rand CM
2. Olson-Chen C
Maternal Vaccination and Vaccine Hesitancy.; Pediatric clinics of North America; Vol 70(2), pp. 259-269. 2023 Apr.
1. Rand CM
2. Stephens-Shields AJ
3. Kelly MK
4. Localio R
5. Hannan C
6. Grundmeier RW
7. Shone LP
8. Steffes J
9. Davis K
10. Albertin C
11. Humiston SG
12. McFarland G
13. Abney DE
14. Szilagyi PG
15. Fiks AG
Clinician Prompts for Human Papillomavirus Vaccination: A Cluster Randomized Trial.; Academic pediatrics. 2023 Jan 02.

Medical Student Assistants

Applications are accepted beginning each January for medical students interested in assisting with Immunization Lab projects over the summer. Interested students can contact Cynthia Rand at Cynthia_Rand@URMC.Rochester.edu for more details

Contact Us

Immunization Lab
Saunders Research Building
265 Crittenden Boulevard
Rochester, NY 14620

Cynthia_Rand@URMC.Rochester.edu

(585) 275-9316