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Ideas into Impact: Researchers Share Breakthroughs at Young Academic Inventors Symposium

At the Young Academic Inventors (YAI) Award Symposium, Stony Brook University researchers demonstrated how innovation can help address modern challenges.

June 10, 2026

6 min read

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Symposium Explores Tick-Borne Diseases and Emerging Risks on Long Island

The Symposium on Tick-borne Diseases at Stony Brook University brought together researchers and clinicians to discuss the latest advances in tick-borne illness.

June 3, 2026

6 min read

Study Points Toward Immune Reprogramming to Treat Candidiasis

Systemic candidiasis is an opportunistic fungal infection that has been difficult to treat effectively. Research published in a paper in the April edition of Cell Host & Microbe suggests that immune metabolic...

April 3, 2026

3 min read

New Oral Vaccine Strategy Could Help Combat Colorectal Cancer

Stony Brook-led published research centers on use of a bacterium to trigger immune system response A research team investigating the use of the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes against colorectal cancer has discovered a...

February 20, 2026

4 min read

Carol Carter Named a 2025 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Carol A. Carter, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors.

January 13, 2026

3 min read

Stony Brook Research on Glut1 Protein as a Therapeutic Target for Kidney Disease

Disabling a certain protein could be a new way to fight kidney disease, according to a Renaissance School of Medicine study led by Partha Biswas.

December 10, 2025

3 min read

Dante Dullas on Discovery, Drug Development and the Research Community That Fuels His Work

When Stony Brook MD/PhD candidate Dante Dullas discusses his research, what emerges is a scientist driven by curiosity, rigor and a collaborative environment.

November 17, 2025

5 min read

Analysis of New Anti-Parasite Drug May Help Advance Treatments

A research team led by Stony Brook University scientists has conducted the first comprehensive analysis of how fexinidazole kills trypanosomatid parasites.

November 17, 2025

5 min read

Researchers Exploring a Possible Path to a New TB Vaccine

Charles Kyriakos Vorkas, MD and colleagues identified a novel population of immune cells that could serve as an alternative target for TB vaccines.

May 23, 2025

4 min read

Study: Kidney Disease Compromises Survival of Infection-Fighting Cells

A new study led by Stony Brook Medicine finds that advanced kidney disease compromises the survival of B cells, a type of infection-fighting white blood cell

January 8, 2025

4 min read

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Named a National ‘Milestones’ Program

The Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the Renaissance School of Medicine has been honored as a Milestones in Microbiology site for its research.

October 21, 2024

5 min read

Our Body’s “Bleach” Could Be Key to Fighting Common Fungal Pathogen

A study that assesses the effects of hypochlorous acid (HOCI), commonly known as bleach, as it is generated during the immune response of a cell (phagocytosis) when fighting a common fungal pathogen, Candida albicans...

December 6, 2023

3 min read

New Research Could Pave the Way to Better Treatments for Crohn’s Disease

Led by Pawan Kumar, the research identified a new role for Interleukin-17A in promoting selective epithelial cell development and limiting inflammation during colitis.

February 9, 2022

3 min read

Tag: Microbiology and Immunology

Ideas into Impact: Researchers Share Breakthroughs at Young Academic Inventors Symposium

Symposium Explores Tick-Borne Diseases and Emerging Risks on Long Island

Study Points Toward Immune Reprogramming to Treat Candidiasis

New Oral Vaccine Strategy Could Help Combat Colorectal Cancer

Carol Carter Named a 2025 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors

Stony Brook Research on Glut1 Protein as a Therapeutic Target for Kidney Disease

Dante Dullas on Discovery, Drug Development and the Research Community That Fuels His Work

Analysis of New Anti-Parasite Drug May Help Advance Treatments

Researchers Exploring a Possible Path to a New TB Vaccine

Study: Kidney Disease Compromises Survival of Infection-Fighting Cells

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Named a National ‘Milestones’ Program

Our Body’s “Bleach” Could Be Key to Fighting Common Fungal Pathogen

New Research Could Pave the Way to Better Treatments for Crohn’s Disease

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