Nearly $1 Million Grant to Again Support NYMC in Developing Annual Flu Vaccine
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, researchers around the world are scrambling to develop a vaccine. More than a century ago, the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed 50 to 100 million people worldwide, sparked similar vaccine-related research, and today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that the influenza vaccine reduces the risk of flu illness by between 40 percent and 60 percent.
NYMC Faculty Member Joins Team to Develop Alternate Form of Ventilation Amid COVID-19 Crisis
For the past several weeks, Albert Kwon, M.D., assistant professor of anesthesiology, has taken a step back from his critical role as an anesthesiologist at Westchester Medical Center to work on a critically important research project with equally lifesaving prospects.
Medical Student Ebrahim Afshinnekoo Part of Project to Test NYC Subways for COVID-19
Rising fourth-year medical student Ebrahim Afshinnekoo’s passion for research has long been in evidence.
Twenty-Fourth Annual Medical Student Research Forum Boasts Record Number of Participants
It was the Super Bowl of student research at the 24th Annual Medical Student Research Forum (MSRF) on February 6
BioInc@NYMC Hosts Science and Entrepreneurship Seminar web
Deborah Novick, director of BioInc@NYMC, and Barry Kappel, Ph.D., chief executive officer and founder of Sapience Therapeutics, co-presented "Science and Entrepreneurship" on January 28.
SHSP Dean’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series Features Leading Health Education Specialist
The School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) hosted a special lecture on January 23 as part of its Dean’s Distinguished Leaders Lecture Series.
Prominent Gastroenterologist to Address 24th Medical Student Research Forum
The 24th Annual Medical Student Research Forum (MSRF), featuring keynote speaker Ari Grinspan, M.D., a prominent gastroenterologist, is set for Thursday, February 6.
Department of Surgery Hosts Sixteenth Annual Louis R.M. Del Guercio, M.D., Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day
The Sixteenth Annual Louis R.M. Del Guercio Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day on December 18, was a success on all fronts.
Sixteenth Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day Set For December 18
Michal Laniado Schwartzman, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology, will be the keynote speaker at the 16th Annual Louis R.M. DelGuercio Distinguished Visiting Professorship and Research Day on December 18, in the Medical Education Center.
NYMC: Researcher Receives $1.7 Million to Develop T-Cells Therapies with Virus-Specific T-Cells
Dr. Mitchell Cairo investigates life-saving treatment for immune-compromised populations.
