Research
Fighting Childhood Brain Cancer
For Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 91社区 News highlights the work of NYITCOM鈥檚 Haotian Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., and medical student Lukas Faltings, who are researching the biological processes responsible for childhood brain tumors and possible therapies to help children battle these malignant masses.
New High-Tech Research Center Coming to Long Island Campus
On September 15, 91社区 celebrated the official kickoff to the construction of the Biomedical Research, Innovation, and Imaging Center (BRIIC).
Unlocking New Insights Into Breast Cancer Risk
Research by the College of Arts and Sciences’ William Letsou, Ph.D., could change how scientists and physicians understand genetic predisposition to breast cancer.
Tackling Cancer鈥檚 Thorniest Questions
New York Institute of Technology鈥檚 Center for Cancer Research brings together clinicians, scientists, and students from the Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine, Arts and Sciences, and Engineering and Computing Sciences to investigate new ways to detect, treat, and prevent cancers.
Beyond the Bones: The 鈥淭ail鈥� of an Ancient Beast
NYITCOM Associate Professor Simone Hoffmann, Ph.D., is part of a team 鈥渦nearthing鈥� significant clues about an extinct, ancient mammal.
Visualizing How Military Blasts Impact Unborn Babies
Amidst military conflicts in Eastern Europe and the Middle East, an NYITCOM study provides new insight on how military blasts injure unborn babies.
Beyond the Bones: Brainy Birds
Assistant Professor Aki Watanabe, Ph.D., published the first study from his NSF CAREER grant-funded research project; he proposes using a domesticated chicken to study how birds鈥攁nd perhaps animals in general鈥攅nded up with differently shaped brains.
Biomedical Researchers Secure Prestigious Federal Grants
Faculty from the College of Osteopathic Medicine have secured a collective $1.4 million dollars in grants that support studies to further the understanding and treatment of several health conditions, including pediatric brain cancer, heart failure, and hypertension.
Beyond the Bones: Sizing Up Thunder Beasts
Research co-authored by Associate Professor Matthew Mihlbachler, Ph.D., explores the fossil record of an ancient relative of the rhino to help explain why natural selection might favor larger animals more often than smaller animals.
Beyond the Bones: (Climbing) Birds of a Feather
Anatomy research demonstrates how birds use their tails to climb.