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Released: 24-Apr-2019 5:05 PM EDT
Il Memming Park, PhD Wins Stony Brook Discovery Prize
Stony Brook University

Dr. Il Memming Park and three Stony Brook early career research colleagues took the stage and presented their high-risk, high-reward concepts to a panel of prestigious judges at the 2019 Discovery Prize competition in the Charles B. Wang Center Theatre at Stony Brook University on April 23.

Released: 22-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals Teens May Not be Aware of Nicotine Levels in E-Cigarettes
Stony Brook University

In an anonymous study of more than 500 adolescents aged 12 -21, comparing survey data with urinary metabolites of nicotine (cotinine) and marijuana (THC), researchers found that teens accurately reported their use of tobacco, electronic cigarettes and marijuana, but many were unaware of the level of nicotine they were using. The study, led by Rachel Boykan, MD, of the Department of Pediatrics at the Renaissance School of Medicine, and colleagues in the department of Pediatrics, in collaboration with Dr. Maciej Goniewicz at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, is published early online in the May edition of Pediatrics.

Released: 12-Apr-2019 1:05 PM EDT
Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation
Stony Brook University

Researchers from the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University have developed a theoretical model of how the primary gustatory cortex can mediate the expectation of receiving a taste.

Released: 11-Apr-2019 12:05 PM EDT
Stars of Stony Brook University Gala Honoring Dr. Marilyn Hawrys SimonsRaises Record $28.2 Million
Stony Brook University

Over 850 guests gathered last evening at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers in New York City to honor alumna and Simons Foundation President Marilyn Hawrys Simons ’74, PhD ’84, at the 20th Stars of Stony Brook Gala. Hosted annually by the Stony Brook Foundation Board of Trustees, this year’s celebration recognized Dr. Simons for her leadership as president of one of the nation’s premier philanthropic institutions devoted to driving progress in basic science, as well as her contributions to improving educational opportunities for the underserved at the university and beyond.

Released: 8-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Evolutionary Biologist Receives Award to Study the Regenerative Powers of the Shrew
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University's Liliana Dávalos, PhD, is studying the phenomenal capabilities of the shrew, which shrinks up to 20 percent during winter months without hibernating. The research may shed light on the processes of neurological degeneration and regeneration in mammals.

   
Released: 8-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook Medicine Launches Long Island’s First Mobile Stroke Units
Stony Brook Medicine

The Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center (CVCSC) and the Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine Department of Emergency Services offered a sneak preview of Long Island’s first Mobile Stroke Unit program last month before its official launch on April 8.

Released: 5-Apr-2019 3:05 PM EDT
Neuroscientist Receives Award to Investigate How the Sea Urchin “Sees” Without Eyes
Stony Brook University

Sea urchins have no eyes, yet they can respond to light and accurately react to visual stimuli by way of photoreceptor cells. To better understand this phenomenon, an international research team is creating a computational model of the decentralized, “spherical” vision of the sea urchin from its makeup.

26-Mar-2019 3:10 PM EDT
New Hope to Treat Dangerous Triple-Negative Breast Cancer?
Stony Brook University

Researchers from the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University have identified a gene involved in the cancer stem cell (CSC) population of triple-negative breast cancer, a deadly form of disease. By blocking this gene’s action, tumor response to chemotherapy is improved.

Released: 5-Mar-2019 3:20 PM EST
Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders
Stony Brook University

A new pilot study led by researchers at Stony Brook University and the Stony Brook World Trade Center Health and Wellness Program suggests that there may be a link between chronic PTSD in responders and neurodegeneration.

Released: 4-Mar-2019 11:30 AM EST
Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University autism researchers investigating atypical communications characteristics of children being treated for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) found that these youths experience a wider range of communication difficulties compared to youth with other psychiatric conditions.

Released: 4-Mar-2019 11:05 AM EST
Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University researchers reveal new details about how fimbriae are assembled in the periodontitis disease process and demonstrate that by targeting P gingivalis with certain peptides inhibits the fimbriae, thus potentially halting the development of periodontitis.

Released: 21-Feb-2019 4:05 PM EST
Simons Foundation President Marilyn Hawrys Simons To Be Honored at Stars of Stony Brook Gala April 10 at Chelsea Piers, NYC
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University will honor alumna and Simons Foundation President Marilyn Hawrys Simons, BA ’74, PhD ’84 at its 20th Stars of Stony Brook Gala, Wednesday, April 10 at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers. Hosted annually by the Stony Brook Foundation, this year the celebration will recognize Dr. Simons for her leadership as president of one of the nation’s premier philanthropic institutions devoted to driving progress in basic science as well as her contributions to improving educational opportunities for the underserved.  As a philanthropist, advocate and volunteer for Stony Brook University, Marilyn has been a champion for one of New York State’s outstanding public universities.

Released: 15-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
SBUH Appoints New Chief Nursing Officer
Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook University Hospital has appointed Julie Mirkin, DNP, MA, RN, as the Chief Nursing Officer, effective February 7.

Released: 13-Feb-2019 11:05 AM EST
Amazon Grant to Fund Malicious Bot Detection Project
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University computer scientist Nick Nikiforakis has received a 2018 Amazon Research Award for his work in the area of Internet security. The award includes $64,000 to help fund a project that attracts, “fingerprints,” and tracks web bots that are used for a variety of harmful tasks.

Released: 4-Feb-2019 2:05 PM EST
New Theory Illustrates the Development of the Universe May be Different Than we Thought
Stony Brook University

Theoretical physicists are presenting a new idea that suggests an alternative history of the universe is possible. Let by Stony Brook University, details of the study are published in Physical Review Letters.

Released: 25-Jan-2019 1:05 PM EST
Ken Dill to Receive National Award for Protein Folding Research
Stony Brook University

Ken A. Dill, PhD, Distinguished Professor and the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Endowed Chair of Physical and Quantitative Biology at Stony Brook University, has been named co-winner of the 2019 American Physical Society’s (APS) Max Delbrück Prize in Biological Physics.

Released: 10-Jan-2019 10:05 AM EST
Tracking Horseshoe Crabs by Acoustic Telemetry May Bring New Insights to Habitats, Conservation Practices
Stony Brook University

Justin Bopp, a Stony Brook University School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) PhD student, is using a method of acoustic telemetry to track horseshoe crab movements.

2-Jan-2019 3:05 PM EST
Study Shows New Way to Group Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets
Stony Brook University

A new study published early online in Cell Chemical Biology led by Markus Seeliger, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacological Sciences in the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, takes a fresh approach to grouping kinases as potential drug targets.

Released: 20-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
SBUH Receives Environmental Excellence Award from DEC
Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook University Hospital was among an elite group of organizations to receive the Environmental Excellence Award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Released: 19-Dec-2018 4:05 PM EST
Stony Brook Medicine To Deploy Long Island’s First Mobile Stroke Units
Stony Brook Medicine

The Stony Brook University Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center will launch Long Island’s first Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) program

Released: 18-Dec-2018 5:05 PM EST
Study Shows NPs Play Vital Role in Oral Health Care and Disparities
Stony Brook University

A national survey of nurse practitioner (NP) training program educators reveals that a large majority of responders believe graduates’ level of oral health training and competence is at a high level, and therefore NPs are vital and integral to oral health care practices.

Released: 14-Dec-2018 1:05 PM EST
Microsoft/National Geographic Grant Will Advance Penguin Colony Location Research
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Associate Professor Heather J. Lynch is a recipient of a Microsoft/National Geographic AI for Earth Innovation Grant, devised to advance the uses of artificial intelligence in scientific exploration and research on critical environmental challenges.

Released: 12-Dec-2018 2:05 PM EST
Hematology Researcher and Dean of Medicine Elected NAI Fellow
Stony Brook University

Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Senior Vice President of the Health Sciences and Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University, has been elected a Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).

Released: 7-Dec-2018 2:00 PM EST
Low Oxygen and pH Levels in Estuaries Causing More Death to Larval Blue Crabs
Stony Brook University

Inhabiting a vast network of estuaries along the Atlantic coast, blue crabs are ecologically important and represent one of the valuable and prized fisheries in the United States. Blue crabs spawn in estuaries at a time of year when water-quality issues such as low dissolved oxygen (hypoxia) and low pH (acidification) can be the most persistent and severe. A group from the lab of Christopher Gobler, a professor in the School of Marine Science (SoMAS) at Stony Brook University, investigated the effects of these individual and combined stressors on early life stages of the blue crab. Their study, recently published in PLoS One, provides evidence that larval blue crabs experience increased mortality when exposed to low oxygen and/or low pH conditions at levels routinely found in degraded estuaries.

Released: 30-Nov-2018 3:30 PM EST
Study Reveals Peace in Colombia Has an Unexpected Result – Deforestation
Stony Brook University

In a first-of-a-kind study published Nature Ecology & Evolution, scientists provide evidence that implementing the peace accords in Colombia coincided with a spike of fires and deforestation in protected areas.

13-Nov-2018 1:15 PM EST
When NBA Players Tweet Late at Night, They Play Worse Basketball
Stony Brook University

A new study to be published online in the journal Sleep Health reveals that late-night social media use by NBA players is linked to poorer next-day performance on the court. The study examines more than 37,000 tweets and builds on preliminary research from 2017 about late-night tweets.

Released: 14-Nov-2018 2:05 PM EST
Study Reveals More Water in the Earth’s Interior Than Expected
Stony Brook University

A study of the seismic structure beneath the Mariana Trench by a team of researchers from Stony Brook University and Washington University indicates that about three or four times more water is dragged deep into the earth’s interior than previously thought.

31-Oct-2018 3:45 PM EDT
Anthropologists Publish on Tiniest Ever Fossil Ape Species Described
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University Anthropology Professor James Rossie and the late Andrew Hill, an anthropology professor at Yale University, were just starting their 2004 field season in the Tugen Hills, Kenya when Rossie plucked a tooth out of the sediment. Now, a study authored by the pair shows that this belongs to a new species of ape — the smallest ever yet described, weighing just under 3.5 kilograms — from 12.5 million year old sites in the Tugen Hills, giving important clues about the unexplained decline in diversity of apes during the Miocene epoch. The paper, entitled “A new species of Simiolus from the middle Miocene of the Tugen Hills, Kenya,” is scheduled to published in the December issue of The Journal of Human Evolution.

Released: 2-Nov-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Study Reveals Pregnancy-Associated Deaths Involving Opioids More Than Doubled
Stony Brook University

In a study of pregnancy-associated deaths of women from 2007 to 2016, researchers found that mortality involving opioids either during pregnancy or up to one year post-pregnancy more than doubled during that time.

Released: 25-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
New Technology Designed to Prevent Network Hacking Licensed to LI Company
Stony Brook University

In the search for more secure communications technologies designed to prevent hacking, a team of Stony Brook University researchers created a technology that uses quantum memory applications at room temperatures to securely store and transfer information.

Released: 24-Oct-2018 10:15 AM EDT
Synthetic “Gene Thermometers” Show How Cells Endure Heat or Cold
Stony Brook University

A Stony Brook University study published in PNAS, could help scientists to better determine how temperature changes affect genes in various cell types, The research may also help scientists to control genes when seeking answers to diseases caused by or associated with certain genes.

   
Released: 22-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook University Hospital Appoints Chief Medical Officer
Stony Brook Medicine

Stony Brook University Hospital has appointed Mark Sands, MD, MBA, FACR, as Chief Medical Officer.

11-Oct-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Linguistic Red Flags From Facebook Posts Can Predict Future Depression Diagnoses
Stony Brook University

What if an algorithm could scan social media and point to linguistic red flags for depression before a formal medical diagnosis had been made? New research published to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, shows this is now more plausible than ever.

Released: 15-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
New Stony Brook School of Journalism Professorship honors Marshall Loeb, Pioneering Business and Financial Journalist
Stony Brook University

Marshall Loeb, an editor, columnist and TV commentator who built a lasting legacy at Time, Fortune and Money magazines and was widely seen as the founder of modern business journalism, was well known for his innovative editorial leadership during a career that spanned more than half a century.

Released: 10-Oct-2018 5:00 PM EDT
Studies Reveal Powerful Links Between Economic Development, Technology and Geopolitical Cooperation to Reduce Climate Change
Stony Brook University

Stony Brook University researchers are trying to determine key links between economic development, technology, politics and human decision making in the context of climate change. Their research published in two peer-reviewed journals helps shed light on the complex topic.

1-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Targeting Pili Could be a key to Halting Antibiotic Resistance
Stony Brook University

Antibiotic resistance is an urgent problem globally when treating many infections. Now a team of scientists believe a 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.

   
Released: 26-Sep-2018 12:05 PM EDT
Using Integrated Models to Assess NYC Flood Risks From Extreme Storms
Stony Brook University

After Superstorm Sandy, the need to better understand stormwater flood risks and improve infrastructure in the metro area of New York City (NYC) became a priority. A new study is now assessing stormwater flood risks in New York City by way of developing unique modeling and risk assessment tools.

Released: 21-Sep-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Bat Genome Research May Reveal Clues to Longevity
Stony Brook University

Liliana M. Dávalos, PhD, a Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolution at Stony Brook University received an NSF 'Understanding the Rules of Life' award and in a longevity study is analyzing the genomes of bats, small mammals with disproportionately long lives given their body size.



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