Highlights Secondary School Teachers Trade Vacation for Stem Cell Research at Columbia Kimberly Dempsey is one of 15 high school teachers conducting research this summer in Columbia University’s Summer Research Program for Science Teachers, now in its 29th year. The program provides paid fellowships for two consecutive summers to New York metropolitan area secondary science… Read More
Highlights Natural ‘Breakdown’ of Chemicals Predicts Lung Damage in 9/11 Firefighters Abnormal levels of more than two dozen metabolites-chemicals produced in the body as it breaks down fats, proteins, and carbohydrates-reliably predicted which 9/11 firefighters developed lung disease and which did not, a new analysis shows. NYU School of Medicine researchers say the results, published… Read More
Highlights Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra Northwell Provides Proof Positive Pathway For Minorities in Medicine Nearly 60 high school students from Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk counties recently completed a rigorous multi-year, four-week summertime academic program offered by the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell designed to increase the diversity of the healthcare… Read More
Highlights NYU School of Medicine: Three-Dimensional-Printed Implants Shown to Help Grow ‘Real Bone’ Chemically coated, ceramic implants successfully guided the regrowth of missing bone in lab animals while “steadily dissolving,” researchers report. Take a closer look. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai: “Your Physical Exam Just Got A High-Tech Upgrade” – Christina Farr Most of… Read More
Highlights Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo: What Good are Medical Innovations if They Never Reach Patients? New drugs and diagnostic tests go through years of clinical trials before being approved. But while regulatory approval is an enormous hurdle, getting through that process doesn’t automatically ensure that patients have access… Read More
Highlights NYU School of Medicine: Doctor Burnout in Small Practices is Dramatically Lower Than National Average, New Study Concludes Physicians who work in small, independent primary care practices-also known as SIPs-report dramatically lower levels of burnout than the national average, according to a study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine published online July… Read More
Highlights Promoting Diverse Scientific Workforce Critical in Academic Medicine Academic medical institutions must champion faculty diversity if they are to improve outcomes for patients, according to a National Institutes of Health diversity leader who delivered the keynote address at Weill Cornell Medicine’s inaugural Diversity Week. Learn more. AAMC Study Co-Authored by Einstein Faculty Examines Career Trends… Read More
Highlights Einstein and Montefiore Awarded $25 Million from the NIH to Continue its Institute for Clinical and Translational Research Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System have received $25 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to continue support for the Block Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). The new grant… Read More
Highlights Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons: “All of Us” Precision Medicine Program Opens Enrollment to All Hundreds of New Yorkers attended the launch of the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program on May 6 at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, and 105 began the enrollment process for the landmark… Read More
Highlights Diversity in Medicine Scholars to Work With Patient Populations That Need Them Most Medical school is a daunting financial proposition for anyone, but for those from underrepresented groups it can be a deal-breaker. That financial barrier is one of the major factors leading to the lack of physicians from underrepresented groups. Two students at Jacobs… Read More
