Research News

New research on an enigmatic neurotransmitter receptor in the brain reveals it may be a promising target for future novel therapeutic treatments for a host of neurological diseases, according to Gabriela K. Popescu, PhD, professor of biochemistry.

Sherice Simpson is the eighth Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical student to participate in the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP).

Three trainees in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology have received fellowships from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Jeffrey M. Lackner, PsyD, professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Behavioral Medicine, has been elected to the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research (ABMR).

Mausma Bawa, MD, a trainee in the neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship, has been selected as one of three early-stage investigators — in collaboration with the Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) Junior Section — to present at the 125th annual meeting of the Japan Pediatric Society April 15-17 in Fukushima, Japan.

Stephen T. Koury, PhD, research associate professor of biotechnical and clinical laboratory sciences, has been awarded a $1.3 million grant that will allow high school students and teachers the opportunity to perform genome sequencing of bacteria.

Paresh Dandona, MD, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, is co-author on a study that shows low doses of pioglitazone used to treat diabetes in patients with insulin resistance may be preferable. In this study, patients had a history of previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA). 

A study led by Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers sheds light on understanding the genetic causes of pediatric cardiomyopathy.