Category: Medicine

Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Opioid Crisis Hitting More Pregnant and Postpartum Women

A study of pregnancy-associated deaths reveals that the opioid crisis in the United States appears to be gravely affecting more pregnant and postpartum women. Examining pregnancy-associated deaths of women from 2007 to...

November 5, 2018

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Giving Back Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters University

The Future of Cancer Care and Research

Celebrating the MART and New Home for Stony Brook University Cancer Center Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine celebrated a momentous milestone on Nov. 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Medical...

November 2, 2018

8 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters

Bettina Fries Named President of Infectious Diseases Society

Bettina Fries, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has been named president of the Infectious Diseases Society of New...

November 2, 2018

1 min read

Events Medicine On Campus

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Symposium, November 19

Learn from key experts about the important research being conducted at Stony Brook Medicine in the field of Alzheimer’s disease. The Stony Brook Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease will present a symposium on...

October 31, 2018

1 min read

Academics Awards and Honors College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research News Highlights Research Stony Brook Matters

Bluestein Awarded $3.8M Grant to Develop Heart Health Technology

Danny Bluestein, Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded $3.84 million Bioengineering Research Partnership (BRP) U01 grant from the National...

October 26, 2018

2 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Alumni Spotlight Story College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Research Illuminates How Genes Respond to Temperature

To better understand how genes respond to temperature fluctuations, a team of scientists at the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical & Quantitative Biology at Stony Brook University designed a study of...

October 20, 2018

2 min read

Alumni Hottest Stories Events Giving Back Medicine Medicine and Research SB Southampton Stony Brook Matters

Students, Faculty Host Successful Senior Health Fair in Southampton

Faculty and students from Stony Brook University’s School of Health Technology and Management, along with staff and volunteers from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, co-hosted a successful “Connect to Your Health”...

October 4, 2018

2 min read

Medicine President University Wellness

Time to Get Your Flu Shot, President Stanley Urges Community

Once again, it’s time to get ready for the flu season. That means making sure you and your loved ones have been vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months of age...

October 4, 2018

1 min read

Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Better understanding of the mechanisms of pili, the hair-like surface appendages on bacteria that initiate infection, could hold a key to developing new and more effective therapeutics, according to a team of scientists...

October 3, 2018

2 min read

Diversity Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

Patients who perceive racial discrimination in healthcare are less likely to seek needed treatment, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal of General Internal Medicine. Working from a survey...

October 3, 2018

1 min read

Medicine SB Southampton Wellness

‘Connect to Your Health’ at the Senior Citizen Health Fair on Sept. 27

Stony Brook University’s School of Health Technology and Management and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital are co-hosting the “Connect to Your Health” Senior Citizen Health Fair on Thursday, September 27...

September 24, 2018

2 min read

Dr. Ann Nasti advocating on Capitol Hill

Academics Dental Alumni News Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Medicine and Research School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook Matters

School of Dental Medicine Leadership Advocates in DC

On Tuesday, September 18, Dr. Ann Nasti, Associate Dean for Clinical Education at Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine, joined colleagues from around the nation to take part in the American Dental...

September 24, 2018

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters University

University Honors Paul Lauterbur, Father of the MRI

In 1971, Paul Lauterbur, a chemistry professor at Stony Brook University was eating a hamburger at a Pennsylvania restaurant and had a “Eureka” moment about his nuclear magnetic resonance research and how it could...

September 14, 2018

5 min read

Medicine News Highlights Research Wellness

E-Cigs May Pack Dangerous Punch

Teenaged vapers may be inhaling more nicotine than cigarette smokers, researchers have found. A new study that looked at nicotine exposure of adolescent e-cigarette users, specifically those who use ‘pod’ vaping devices...

September 7, 2018

2 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Medicine Research

Innovating Drugs With Computer Algorithms

Drug discovery and innovation is the focus of a team of computational biologists in the College of Engineering and Applied Science ’s Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics who are pioneering the use of...

September 6, 2018

2 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Featured Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research School of Medicine Service Stony Brook Matters

Program Offers Spinal Cord Injury Survivors New Opportunities

Five years ago, life looked very different to Casey Ellin. At 26, he was assistant director of Stony Brook University’s intramurals and sport clubs. It was the perfect position for Ellin, who always loved sports and...

August 30, 2018

4 min read

Medicine Medicine and Research Medicine Today Research Stony Brook Matters

Removing p53 Mutation in Colorectal Cancer Halts Disease Progression

By genetically manipulating and removing the most common mutant form of the p53 gene that promotes colorectal cancer in humans, an international team of scientists demonstrated that this therapy reduces tumor growth and...

August 15, 2018

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Research Stony Brook Matters

First In-Human Clinical Trial Targeting CD4 Protein for Aggressive T-cell Leukemia and Lymphoma to be Launched

Stony Brook University, iCell Gene Therapeutics and the University of Louisville have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for an Investigational New Drug (IND) for the treatment of relapsed and...

August 14, 2018

3 min read

Category: Medicine

Opioid Crisis Hitting More Pregnant and Postpartum Women

The Future of Cancer Care and Research

Bettina Fries Named President of Infectious Diseases Society

Alzheimer’s Disease Research Symposium, November 19

Bluestein Awarded $3.8M Grant to Develop Heart Health Technology

Research Illuminates How Genes Respond to Temperature

Students, Faculty Host Successful Senior Health Fair in Southampton

Time to Get Your Flu Shot, President Stanley Urges Community

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

‘Connect to Your Health’ at the Senior Citizen Health Fair on Sept. 27

School of Dental Medicine Leadership Advocates in DC

University Honors Paul Lauterbur, Father of the MRI

E-Cigs May Pack Dangerous Punch

Innovating Drugs With Computer Algorithms

Program Offers Spinal Cord Injury Survivors New Opportunities

Removing p53 Mutation in Colorectal Cancer Halts Disease Progression

First In-Human Clinical Trial Targeting CD4 Protein for Aggressive T-cell Leukemia and Lymphoma to be Launched

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