Highlights New York State Releases New NYSTEM RFAs NYSTEM (New York Stem Cell Science), on behalf of the Empire State Stem Cell Board recently, announced the 2020 release of the Request for Applications (RFA). Approximately $50 million is available to support about 70 awards. Congratulations to scientists and advocates who have worked hard to raise… Read More
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Medical Education News from AMSNY: February 2020
Highlights AMSNY’s Diversity in Medicine Program Eliminated in State Budget – Take Action! For 29 years, New York State has funded the highly successful Diversity in Medicine Program run by AMSNY, which has helped more than 500 underrepresented in medicine students become doctors. The program has helped diversify the state’s physician workforce, which improves health… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: January 2020
Highlights Albany Medical College and Microleads to Launch Clinical Study on Precision Neuromodulation Therapy Micro-Leads Medical, Inc., a clinical neurostimulation startup developing a high-resolution spinal cord stimulation therapy for treating chronic focal pain without opioids, announced that it was awarded $10 million in therapy development funding. With the funding Micro-Leads will further develop its HD64TM implantable therapy… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: January 2020
Highlights Introducing Interim Dean Dr. Lawrence Chin at SUNY Upstate Medical University Lawrence S. Chin, MD is the Interim Dean of the College of Medicine and the Robert B. and Molly G. King Endowed Professor of Neurosurgery at SUNY Upstate Medical University. He is a native of Michigan and received his BS and MD degrees from… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: December 2019
Highlights Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo: New Research Reveals how Antiretroviral Drugs may Damage the Hearts of Infants Exposed to HIV but Uninfected All babies born to mothers infected with HIV are exposed to the virus in utero, but not all of them become infected with it. Yet, all pregnant… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: December 2019
Highlights SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University: Renowned Surgeon, Educator, Researcher, Textbook Editor, and Former Downstate Residency Alumni F. Charles Brunicardi, M.D. Named as Senior Vice President and Dean of The College of Medicine SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University president Wayne J. Riley, M.D. announced that F. Charles Brunicardi, M.D. FACS, the Medical College of Ohio… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: November 2019
Highlights Albert Einstein College of Medicine: Moving Einstein’s Discoveries Through the Marketplace Jonathan Lai, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry at Einstein, engineers peptides, proteins, and antibodies into novel therapies and vaccines. In 2016, he helped develop the first antibodies that can potently neutralize the two deadliest ebolavirus strains. Most recently, he has published findings on a… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: November 2019
Highlights NYU School of Medicine Renamed NYU Robert I. Grossman School of Medicine In a surprise announcement during NYU Langone Health’s annual Violet Ball, Elaine Langone and her husband, Kenneth G. Langone, chair of the board of trustees of NYU Langone Health, informed the attendees that NYU School of Medicine will be renamed NYU Robert… Read More
Biomedical Research News from AMSNY: October 2019
Highlights AMSNY and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Educate the Public About Research on Stem Cell Awareness Day For more than 15 years, Doctor Eric Bouhassira and his team have been researching stem cells at Albert Einstein College of Medicine with the mission to use stem cells to create new red blood cells. Leading up… Read More
Medical Education News from AMSNY: October 2019
Highlights Weill Cornell Medicine Eliminates Medical Education Debt for all Qualifying Students A transformative new scholarship program established by Weill Cornell Medicine will eliminate medical education debt for all students who qualify for financial aid, the institution announced today. A lead gift from The Starr Foundation, directed by Weill Cornell Medicine Overseer Maurice R. Greenberg,… Read More