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NIH-Funded Research Could Lead to New Drug Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
Feature | Apr 12, 2023
Assistant Professor Jole Fiorito, Ph.D., an expert in medicinal chemistry, has secured a three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke that will support research into early-stage drug development to treat Alzheimer’s disease.
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Empowering Women in STEM
Feature | Mar 02, 2023
New York Tech celebrates the achievements of six students and faculty who have made strides in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
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A Quest for Bacterial Assassins
Feature | Feb 08, 2023
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Bryan Gibb, Ph.D., and undergraduate Hamza Nawargala are working on research to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.
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Research Activities: William Letsou, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Blog | Sep 29, 2022
William Letsou earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry at the California Institute of Technology under Dr. Long Cai. His research strives to find mathematical and statistical models that describe how genes work together in combination to produce various cell types and phenotypes
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Research Activities: Leonidas Salichos, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Blog | Jan 08, 2021
Leonidas Salichos is a computational biologist. His research focuses on evolving systems, such as the spread of infectious diseases, cancer evolution and human genomics, as well as viral and microbiome prevalence across human tissues.
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Alumni Profile: Natalía Reynisdóttir
Profile | Jun 02, 2020
Natalía Reynisdóttir (B.S. ’19), now a Program Management Associate at Ovid Therapeutics, began working for the company as an intern during her last undergraduate summer. She reflects on how her studies and research experiences while pursuing her biotechnology degree at New York Tech prepared her for success.
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Hydroxychloroquine Explained
Feature | May 20, 2020
Biological and Chemical Sciences students and faculty discuss the fascination with hydroxychloroquine and its potential to treat the virus responsible for COVID-19.
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Undergrads Use Computing to Detect Cancer
Feature | Nov 05, 2019
Christopher Garzon and Brian Nguyen worked on a study to standardize and computerize the detection of abnormal cells of the cervix.
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