Latest Research

Principal InvestigatorDivisionSponsorProject Title
Dr. Karam AboudehenNephrology and HypertensionNational Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseDeregulation of Long Noncoding RNA in the Pathogenesis of Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
  PKD FoundationDeciphering the Role of the Long Noncoding RNA Pv1 in ADPKD
  National Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseDeciphering the Role of Long Noncoding RNA Pvt1 in Preclinical Models of ADPKD
Dr. Shipra AgrawalNephrology and HypertensionDialysis Clinic IncorporatedRole of Nuclear Receptor Mediated Pathways in Podocytopathies
  National Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseMechanisms and Selective Modulation of PPARy for the Treatment of Podocytopathies
  Dialysis Clinic IncorporatedSignaling Mechanisms and Targeted Treatments for Glomerular Disease and Chronic Kidney Disease
Dr. Anna AndrzejczykHematology and OncologyAmerican Cancer SocietyCEDC in Breast Cancer NAC (Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy) Response
Dr. Wadie F. BahouHematology and OncologyNational Heart Lung and Blood InstituteMolecular characterization of biliverdin IXbeta reductase
  Albert Einstein College of MedicineAdministrative Core: New York Consortium for Interdisciplinary Training in Kidney, Urological and Hematological Research (NYC Train KUHR)
Dr. Agnieszka Bialkowska Gastroenterology and HepatologyNational Institute of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseMechanisms of injury-induced pancreatic neoplasia
  Pacific Northwest National LaboratoryComparison Studies Between X-ray Versus Cs Irradiator in Epithelial Injury Using in Vitro and in Vivo Models
  Stony Brook FoundationCancer Center Funds Flow - Sci Pilot
Dr. Daniel CanalsHematology and OncologyCarol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund IncAcylceramide, a new resistance mechanism in Breast Cancer
Dr. Christopher James ClarkeHematology and Oncology/Cancer CenterNational Cancer InstituteDihydroceramide Desaturase (DES1) as a Mediator of Receptor Tyrosine Kinase-Driven Metastasis in Breast Cancer
  National Cancer InstituteNeutral Sphingomyelinase-2 as a Mediator of Doxorubicin-induced Cardiotoxicity
  Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund IncThe role of N2 in Anti-tumor immunity in breast cancer
Dr. Chelsea EstradaNephrology and HypertensionDialysis Clinic IncorporatedRole of Complement Activation in the Renal Endothelium
Dr. Bettina FriesInfectious DiseasesNational Institute of Allergy & Infectious DiseaseInvestigation on Replicative Aging in Cryptococcus Neoformans Populations
  OVPR Seed GrantInvestigation of in vivo derived Candida glabrata population
  SUNY Research Seed GrantInvestigation on Replicative Aging in Cryptococcus Neoformans Populations
  National Institute of Allergy & Infectious DiseaseHost-Pathogen Dynamics in Microglia during C. neoformans and
HIV Co-infection
Dr. Jack FuhrerInfectious DiseasesHealth Research IncLinkage, Retention and Treatment Adherence Services
  Cerner CorporationThe HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS)
Dr. Alexandra GuillaumeGastroenterology and HepatologyAmerican Cancer SocietyThe effect of race on immunological colorectal cancer microenvironment
  National Cancer InstituteDisentangling the effect of Black/African Ancestry from confounding variables on colorectal cancer biology
Dr. Yusuf HannunCancer CenterNational Cancer InstituteCeramide Activated Protein Phosphatases
  National Institute of General Medical SciencesNeutral Sphingomyelinases and Bioactive Ceramides
  National Cancer InstituteSphingoloids in Cancer Biology and Therapy
Dr. Saghar HedayatiNephrology and HypertensionNational Heart Lung and Blood InstituteBlood Biomarkers Associated with Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure
  National Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseCombination of Novel Therapies for CKD Comorbid Depression (CONCORD)
Dr. Peter IgarashiNephrology and HypertensionNational Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseRegulation of Kidney-Specific Gene Expression
Dr. Farrukh KoraishyNephrology and HypertensionDialysis Clinic IncorporatedIdentification of post-traumatic stress disorder and its impact on outcomes in hemodialysis patients
Dr. Christina LeeHematology and OncologyAmerican Cancer SocietyMucosal-associated Invariant T Cells in Hematologic Malignancy
  Stony Brook SOM Catacosinos AwardImmune Aging in Adolescent and Young Adults with Cancer
Dr. Suhu LiuHematology and OncologyAmerican Cancer SocietyTherapeutic targeting of transcriptional factor GATA1
Dr. Benjamin J. LuftInfectious DiseasesFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterCOVID-19 Clinical Research: CoVPN 3004 Protocol Funding (PF) - Stony Brook, NY WTC Protocol-Specific Site
 Infectious DiseasesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCOVID-19 Non-Clinical Research: Severity and long-term health effects of COVID-19 among World Trade Center responders
  Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation IncorporatedStudy of the Impact of Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases on the Migrant Worker (a continuation)
Dr. Sandeep MallipattuNephrology and HypertensionNational Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseMechanisms Mediating Podocyte-Parietal Epithelial Cell Crosstalk in Proliferative Glomerulopathies
  National Institute of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseTranscriptional Control of Mitochondrial Function by KLF6 in Diabetic Kidney Disease
  Albert Einstein College of MedicineNew York Consortium for Interdisciplinary Training in Kidney, Urological and Hematological Research (NYC Train KUHR)
  Dialysis Clinic IncorporatedRole of ApoJ in Diabetic Kidney Disease
  National Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseasePodocyte-Proximal Tubule Interactions in Diabetic Kidney Disease
Dr. Cungui MaoCancer CenterStony Brook FoundationLynn November Inflammatory Breast Cancer Pilot Awards
  National Cancer InstituteRole of ACER2 in cancer chemoresistance and metastasis
  National Cancer InstituteSphingoloids in Cancer Biology and Therapy
Dr. Luis Marcos RaymundoInfectious DiseasesUS Army Medical Research Acquisition ActivityHost Peripheal Blood Biomarkers to Diagnose Active Lyme Disease and Post-Treatment Lyme Disease Syndrome
Dr. Sarath NathInfectious DiseasesNYS Department of HealthS.T.E.P.: Stony Brook Sexually Transmitted Infection Prevention Clinic
Dr. Patricia NgGeneral Geriatric, and Hospital MedicineUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical SchoolMRWeight: Medical Residents Learning Weight Management Counseling Skills -- A Multi-Modal, Technology-Assisted, Spaced Education Program
Dr. Lucy PalmerPulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineNektar TherapeuticsFaculty Directed Research
Dr. Puja ParikhCardiologyZBeats LLCSTTR Phase 1: Feasibility Testing of a Novel AI-enabled, Cloud-based ECG Diagnostic Solution to Enable Fast and Affordable Diagnosis in Long-term Continuous ECG Monitoring
Dr. Sian PiretNephrology and HypertensionAmerican Heart Association Incorporated and National Institute of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseRole of Branched-Chain Amino Acid Catabolism in the Proximal Tubule
  Stony Brook Clinical Research AwardBlood endotoxin levels and kidney outcomes in ICU patients
Dr. Gerald C. SmaldonePulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineNektar TherapeuticsFaculty Directed Research
Dr. Alison StopeckHematology and OncologyNational Cancer InstituteThree-Arm Randomized Trial Comparing the Effect of Asprin, Sulindac or No Treatment Control on Breast Density in Patients with Elevated Breast Cancer Risk
  Carol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund IncContrast enhanced mammography for predicting response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Dr. Fabiola VelasquezCancer CenterCarol M. Baldwin Breast Cancer Research Fund IncDietary fatty acids effects on breast cancer progression and sphingolipids
Dr. Charles VorkasInfectious DiseasesBiomedical Sciences Innovation FundInnate lymphocyte responses to acute human babesiosis
  National Institute of Allergy & Infectious DiseaseIdentification of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis-Derived Metabolites Acting as Ligands for MRI-Restricted T Cells
  US Army Medical Research Acquisition ActivityInnate Lymphocyte Responses to Acute Human Babesiosis
Dr. Karissa WeidmanPulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep MedicineCystic Fibrosis FoundationProgram for Adult Care Excellence (PACE)
Dr. Vincent YangMedicine ChairNational Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseRegulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cell Proliferation
Dr. Huichun ZhanHematology and OncologyNational Cancer InstituteCell Competition in Myeloproliferative Neoplasms
Co-Principal InvestigatorDivisionSponsorProject Title
Dr. Olga AroniadisGastroenterology and HepatologyUSDA Agricultural Research ServicePCHI - Pea Protein Consumption to Promote Gut Health in Humans
Dr. Agnieszka BialkowskaGastroenterology and HepatologyNational Cancer InstituteElucidating the Mechanism of Ga13 Mediated Tumor Suppression in Pancreatic Cancer
  National Inst of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseRegulation of Intestinal Epithelial Cell Proliferation
Dr. Bettina FriesInfectious DiseasesNational Inst of Biomedical Imaging and BioengineeringCatch and Release Radiolabeled Peptides: a new technology for radiotracer developmen
Dr. Benjamin J. LuftInfectious DiseasesCenters for Disease Control and PreventionCognition and Neuropathology in World Trade Center-exposed FDNY, NYPD, and Construction Worker Responders
  National Institute on AgingBurden and Change in Alzheimers Disease Neuropathology in Aging World Trade Center Responders
  National Institute on AgingA Life Course Approach to Integrating Trauma and Cognitive Aging: A Cohort of 9/11 Responders
  Centers for Disease Control and PreventionChanges in Monocyte Transcriptome as a Predictor of Cognitive Decline in WTC Responders: A Longitudinal Study
  Centers for Disease Control and PreventionDeveloping and Evaluating Artificial Intelligence-based Longitudinal Assessments of PTSD in 9/11 Responders
  Centers for Disease Control and PreventionMethylome profile of World Trade Center related PTSD
  Centers for Disease Control and PreventionPredicting Attrition from a Lifestyle Medicine Intervention
Dr. Joshua Miller
Dr. Farrukh Koraishy
Dr. Sandeep Mallipattu
Endocrinology and Metabolism
Nephrology and Hypertension
University of ColoradoCOVID-19 Non-Clinical Research: Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS-COV-2 Infection Initiative: NYU Langone Health Clinical Science Core, Data Resource Core
Dr. Sandeep MallipattuNephrology and HypertensionOVPR Seed GrantNovel therapeutic approach in a murine model of neonatal sepsis-induced acute kidney injury
  OVPR Seed GrantAdvanced Single-Cell Proteomic Study of Kidney Diseases
  National Institue of Diabetes Digestive Kidney DiseaseSingle-Cell Cyclic Multiplex in Situ Tagging to Advance Kidney Research
Dr. Alison StopeckHematology and OncologyAmerican Cancer SocietyOvercoming Ganetespib Resistance to Combat Refractory HER2+ Breast Cancer
Dr. Charles VorkasInfectious DiseasesOVPR Seed GrantRole of Inflammatory Monocytes in the Granulomatous Response to Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
  National Institute of Allergy & Infectious DiseaseRiboflavin Biosynthesis and Utilization in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis