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The Philips Azurion 7 provides imaging capabilities at ultra-low radiation dose levels — allowing physicians to conduct more complex procedures with greater precision and adding a significant measure of safety for both the patients and medical team.

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New Stony Brook Cath/EP Multifunctional Lab Opens

The new space is part of the Heart Institute, and it consolidates comprehensive cardiac cath and EP services into one shared and efficient increased-capacity location.

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40,000 Children Have Lost a Parent Due to COVID Pandemic

A letter published in JAMA Pediatrics, co-authored by Rachel Kidman from the Program in Public Health at Stony Brook University, presents a statistical model showing that by February 2021 around 40,000 children had lost...

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SBU Places Two Subjects in U.S. News 2021 Global Top 100

Stony Brook University has placed two subjects in the top 100 in the U.S. News & World Report 2021 rankings of the Best Global Universities. The subject of Psychiatry/Psychology climbed to 63 in the publication’s...

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A Record 149 Stony Brook Medical Students Match to Residencies

Although the Renaissance School of Medicine’s 2021 Match Day for fourth-year medical students remained a virtual event, with a record 149 students receiving their residency assignments, there was much cause for...

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In the laboratory in which Stony Brook researchers study tissue and investigate the loss of function in PLD1 variants, are researchers: Michael Frohman, MD, PhD (rear center); 5th year Pharmacology student Christian Salazar (seated); 5th year Biochemistry and Structural Biology student Forrest Bowling, and Michael Airola, PhD.

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Study Identifies Important Cause of Congenital Heart Disease

A team of researchers co-led by SBU's Michael Frohman discovered that certain loss of functions in the Phospholipase D1 gene causes congenital right-sided cardiac valve defects and neonatal cardiomyopathy.

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William Wertheim Appointed Interim Dean, Renaissance School of Medicine

The current vice dean for graduate medical education and designated institutional official will have primary responsibility for the school’s academic and educational mission.

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Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

The Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University deployed a new in-house COVID Surveillance Screening platform developed by Computer Science faculty and students. The platform was developed by Computer...

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Brain Imaging May Help Predict Obesity and Self-Control Issues

A study led by SBU's Anat Biegon is the first to show a direct correlation between aromatase (an enzyme) availability in the amygdala and body mass index.

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Four SBU Researchers Win 2020 Young Academic Inventor’s Award

The winners presented a short lecture of their winning invention at the Young Academic Inventor’s Award Symposium via Zoom earlier this month.

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Stony Brook Uses New Strategy to Aid Those with Disabilities During COVID-19

Michelle Ballan created a COVID Disability Form to help all individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities communicate their needs.

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A first look at the structure of the lipin enzyme. The structure shows how two essential regions (colored blue and pink), located on opposite ends of the protein in humans, come together to form a function enzyme to help make triglycerides.

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Scientists Visualize Structure of Key Enzyme That Makes Triglycerides

The first structure of a lipin enzyme — which carries out an important step in the production of triglycerides, the main reservoir for long-term energy storage — will help scientists to better understand how lipins...

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Mortality Rates Cut by Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia

Dr. Adam Singer and colleagues report in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine that quickly correcting high potassium levels — a condition known as hyperkalemia — in emergency department patients cut mortality in...

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Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

In honor of their invaluable contributions to science and technology, seven members of the Stony Brook University faculty have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS):...

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Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky Elected to New York Genome Center Board of Directors

Renowned hematologist Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University, has been elected to the Board of Directors of...

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White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Medical Students

White lab coats – traditional attire for healthcare professionals – were donned proudly by the incoming class of 136 medical students at Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University as they officially became...

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Two Faculty Honored with Prestigious PECASE Awards

Joanna Kiryluk, PhD and Sandeep Mallipattu, MD have been named recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) — the highest honor bestowed by the US government to outstanding...

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SBU Alum Dr. Lauren Maloney Receives Multiple Honors in Emergency Medicine

Dr. Lauren Maloney, a chief resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine (EM), has received two national Emergency Medicine awards at the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual Conference held in Las...

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Dr. Joel Saltz Formally Invested as Cherith Foundation Chair in Biomedical Informatics at Stony Brook University

Endowed chair forges connection between medicine and engineering The fight against cancer and other deadly diseases is constantly becoming more and more advanced. To make these advances possible, new tools based on...

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Category - School of Medicine

New Stony Brook Cath/EP Multifunctional Lab Opens

40,000 Children Have Lost a Parent Due to COVID Pandemic

SBU Places Two Subjects in U.S. News 2021 Global Top 100

A Record 149 Stony Brook Medical Students Match to Residencies

Study Identifies Important Cause of Congenital Heart Disease

Computer Science Team Powers COVID Surveillance Screening

Four SBU Researchers Win 2020 Young Academic Inventor’s Award

Scientists Visualize Structure of Key Enzyme That Makes Triglycerides

Mortality Rates Cut by Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia

Seven Stony Brook Faculty Elected AAAS Fellows

Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky Elected to New York Genome Center Board of Directors

White Coat Ceremony Welcomes New Medical Students

Two Faculty Honored with Prestigious PECASE Awards

SBU Alum Dr. Lauren Maloney Receives Multiple Honors in Emergency Medicine

Dr. Joel Saltz Formally Invested as Cherith Foundation Chair in Biomedical Informatics at Stony Brook University

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