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This new funding will support efforts at turning nanotechnology into a bioactive therapeutic that could help prevent sepsis deaths, and potentially treat a wide range of inflammatory diseases.
Aya Kobeissi receives this NIH award as a way of individuals to pursue careers as independent researchers.
Katie Farkouh will spend nine months in Accra, Ghana's largest city and capital.
The initial funding of $6 million is expected to help support nearly 20 companies with investments ranging from $100,000 to $1 million.
The award, also known as F31 funding, is given to promising predoctoral students with potential to develop into productive, independent research scientists.
Study will assess novel treatment for chronic headaches and other post-concussion symptoms in people with mild traumatic brain injury.
This is the second multi-million dollar grant Wei-Dong Yao, PhD, has received in the past two years aiming at improving the quality of life for frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients.
Researchers find way to provide protein for scientific study
Preethi S. Ganapathy, MD, PhD, is awarded a two-year, $447,000 grant from the National Eye Institute to further her research into the chronic and progressive eye disease.
Areas of study: cannabis and pain tolerance; Alzheimer's disease and viruses: stool transplants
Upstate students receiving the GREAT awards are Nicholas Brennan, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Victoria Zoccoli-Rodriguez, Microbiology and Immunology.
Article published earlier this year in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine defines a level of silicosis (called accelerated silicosis) that can evade detection through usual diagnostic measures.
The honor from the BrightFocus Foundation recognizes "exceptionally promising and forward-thinking ideas in the field of glaucoma research."
A researcher shares an easy -- and sugary -- science project for youngsters
Faculty will offer brief overviews of current cancer-related research during morning and afternoon scientific sessions. Among the issues to be addressed include artificial intelligence, leukemia and ovarian, kidney, prostate and breast cancers.
Drug, vaccines will help shield babies, seniors from widespread virus
Upstate researches have been awarded more than $4 million from the Carol M. Baldwin Fund for Breast Cancer Research.
Auyon Ghosh will analyze data of more than 60,000 patients studying genetic factors that contribute to disease risk; study will also address genetic factors that may protect those at risk from developing COPD.
Award recognizes Trief's outstanding scientific achievement in the understanding of behavioral aspects of diabetes.
Joining Upstate are Ryan Butzko, DO, Phillip Gary, MD, and Mansur Javaid, MD.
The World Sleep Society will present the Antonio Culebras Award in recognition of excellence in the promotion of sleep's essential role in health.
$2.8 million grant from the National Eye Institute is funding the team's work.
Ashton and Jordan Miller, helping Upstate researchers find the elusive vaccine for Lyme disease.
East Syracuse site will be home to institutes clinical trials for new vaccines, drug treatments for infectious diseases.
Warren Hilton, PhD, president of Onondaga Community College, will speak on Student Success and Academic Excellence panel Feb. 12.
Mahumud's dissertation was one of four recognized out of nearly 1,300.
Hydrocephalus is marked by a fluid build-up in the brain that can cause damage to brain tissues and impact brain function.
Dr Kaushal Nanavati is architect of the program that combines conventional medicine and complementary therapies to achieve optimal health and healing.
Event will also feature a pitch event for new medical devices.
Roselyn Tso, U.S. director of Indian Health Service, who oversees health care programs for approximately 2.7 million American Indians and Alaska Natives, will give the conference keynote address.
Donation will support pediatric cancer care, research and family services,
Upstate's new chair of Medicine seeks to raise awareness of cardiac amyloidosis.
Reyna Martinez-DeLuna, PhD, is awarded the four-year grant from the National Eye Institute.
The FuzeHub grant for Dr. Audrey Bernstein and Tere Williams is the second grant for their vision startup, DUB Biologics.
Trial will investigate efficacy of two types of treatment strategies.
The research venture between Upstate and Syracuse University is funded by a grant from National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Dr. Norifumi Urao's work aims to understand how chronic wounds are related to dysregulated white blood cells, called neutrophils.
SUDEP is the most common disease-related cause of death with epilepsy.
These medications are generally well tolerated by patients
The study, is designed to determine if the study drug, called varoglutamstat, can stabilize or slow memory and thinking problems that increase in early AD.
Professors Xie Jie Chen, PhD, and Patricia Kane, PhD, will collaborate on this study over the next five years
Juntao Luo, PhD, has received federal funding for numerous research projects addressing drug delivery, nanomedicine and cancer treatments.
Upstate-led research outlines options for lung cancer patients
Ayorinde I. Soipe, MD, MSc, the study's lead author, believes the study is one of the first to describe a subgroup of dialysis patients who discontinue maintenance dialysis without enrollment in hospice.
DUB Biologics is headed by co-founders Upstate Professor Audrey Bernstein and Research Associate Tere Williams.
A recent study links some commonly used sugar alcohols to the disease
Aya Kobeissi, is currently working in the laboratory of Upstate Professor Wei-Dong Yao, PhD
Dr. Joseph Domachowskes research on the project dates back nearly a decade when he enrolled the first infants in the clinical trial to test the antibody.
This year the program features 20 participants who are on campus through Aug. 11.
Creating an electron microscopy facility was one of the priorities outlined in the Research Strategic Plan in 2021.
Upstate's head of research says he sees himself as a "servant leader"
Wei-Dong Yao, PhD, will use the funding to investigate the role of specific gene mutations in frontotemporal dementia (FTD).
The conference, "The dengue endgame: imagining a world with dengue control, will be held August 9 and 10 and will include infectious disease experts from around the world.
Grant comes from the Associated Medical Schools of New York.
According to Becker's, executives on this list are trailblazers in the healthcare arena."
Upstate Professor Lynne Logan, PhD, joined with faculty at Wake Forest and Stanford to offer guidance in strengthening the science behind systematic reviews.
Medical device teams selected address a variety of ailments, from pressure sores to diabetic foot ulcers.
Upstate paper makes cover of the Journal of Cell Science.
David Hootnick, MD, offers a revolutionary new approach to the topic of congenital birth defects that is featured on the cover of the American Journal of Medical Genetics.
Medical student organized walk to help fund brain cancer research
Alana Belkevich, who will earn her PhD at Upstate's Commencement May 7, is recognized for her academic excellence and leadership.
Website is in response to growing interest in nurses seeking to do research.
Study was led by Upstate pediatric gastroenterologist Aamer Imdad, MBBS.
The latest recognition for Steven Faraone, ADHD expert and SUNY Distinguished Professor, comes from Research.com, which also ranks him as 57th best scientist in the U.S.
Upstate is specifically looking for a minimum of 100 participants ages 12 to 17 for the two-year study.
Upstate's vision care team helps a child with cataracts and glaucoma
This is the first study to show the link between sugar alcohols and liver cancer, and the data also suggests these sugar alcohols could be linked to heart disease.
HCMV can significantly raise the chance of organ rejection, making its treatment crucial for those needing a life-saving transplant.
He begins his two-year term as the society's president in 2025. The society promotes collaboration among the various fields of stress research, international scientific cooperation, and public awareness
Hani Aiash, MD, PhD, led a team of more than a dozen researchers from around the world on this study.
The Graduate Research Empowering and Accelerating Talent award winners from Upstate are Akshay G. Patel, Nicole Maurici, Harsimranjit Sekhon.
Dr Roger Wong and Margaret Lovier, MPH, say sleep disturbances are a public health problem that needs to be addressed.
Jolene Kittle's early efforts in the job aimed at assisting nursing staff with publishing, presenting, conducting research.
Gargi Mishra was chosen by the AHA on the strength of her proposal to study the impact of the dysfunction of mitochondria in cells and how this can contribute to heart disease.
Study led by Dr Jeffrey Bogart found similar outcomes in once and twice-a-day radiation for small-cell lung cancer.
A resident, medical student and faculty members are honored for their ADHD research.
The EMZ Foundation aims to support outstanding investigators at the early stages of their careers who show innovation and promise in vision research.