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Doc's Café Opens for Business
Doc's Café is officially open for business under the new management of Lessing's, a food service management company established in 1890 and operating at more than 80 locations in the northeast, including the corporate and education sectors, catering, special events, country club operations, fine dining establishments and franchises. The cafeteria will offer full hot and cold breakfast from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., and lunch service including a full selection of "Grab and Go" items from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Hot and cold services items for breakfast and lunch will also be offered for catering services. Catering requests may be sent via email to nymc@lessings.com. Meet Lessing's nutritionist Lisa Suriano on Monday and Wednesday and Chef Michelle Loscalzo at "Doc's Chef Table" on Thursday. There will also be free samples and special giveaways during the week. Read more...
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Department of Microbiology and Immunology Hosts Research Forum
Ten students presented their research projects at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology's Graduate Student Research Forum on February 8.
Raj K. Tiwari, Ph.D., standing far right, professor and graduate program director in the department,
Ira Schwartz, Ph.D., seated far left, professor and department chairman, joined the panel of judges, seated from left:
Abraham Mittelman, M.D., clinical associate professor of medicine and sponsor of the forum,
Alberto Nasjletti, M.D., professor and director of the Ph.D. program in pharmacology;
Jana Velísková, M.D., Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy, and obstetrics and gynecology.
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Health Sciences Library Hosts Special Civil War Presentation
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, shared his passion for history with a special presentation, "Medicine and the U.S. Civil War of 1861 - 1865" on February 8. The presentation was held in conjunction with the National Library of Medicine Exhibit Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War, currently being hosted by the Health Sciences Library. Also on display were period appropriate medical artifacts including a Civil War era amputation kit. Dr. Halperin's presentation included discussions on the presidential election of 1860, deaths in the Civil War and their relative impact on society, developments in weapon technology during the Civil War, amputations, biomedical ethics in the Civil War, notable individuals and the health care of African American troops. The exhibit is currently on display in the Skyline Building lobby through February 24.
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Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy, participated in a workshop, "The Science of Genome Editing: Possibilities, Realistic Prospects, and Principles of Approach," at the University of California, Berkeley on January 27-28. The workshop was organized by Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D., professor of chemistry and molecular and cell biology at UC Berkeley who is the co-inventor of the CRISPR technique, and William B. Hurlbut, M.D., consulting professor of neurobiology at Stanford University Medical Center who served on the President's Bioethics Council. The workshop was sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation. Dr. Newman presented "Developmental Contraindications of Human Germline Modification."
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Medical students mentored youth in the Exploring Career Pathways program run by the White Plains Youth Bureau at White Plains High School. The program was developed to give students insight into different professions and career options. Julia Gleichman, left, SOM Class of 2017, Lydia Bunker, center, SOM Class of 2017 and president of the Student Senate, and members of the School of Medicine Class of 2020 Mashfiq Hasan, right, Justine Anderson, Crystal Dupont and Uzoamaka Aguboku shared their own personal stories and backgrounds and gave the participants guidance about pre-med courses, applying to medical school, financing a medical education and life as a medical student.
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 Marta Christov, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of medicine, received $166,000 from New York Community Trust for "Mechanisms of FGF23 Elevation in Kidney Disease" and $150,444 from the National Institutes of Health for "Dissecting the Mechanisms of Control of FGF23."
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Nicholas R. Ferreri, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology, received $410,000.00 from the National Institutes of Health for "Thick Ascending Limb-derived TNF, Salt Sensitivity, and Blood Pressure Regulation."
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 Ashok Kumar, Ph.D.
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professor of pathology
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 Marvin Medow, Ph.D., professor of pediatrics and physiology, received $184,500 from the National Institutes of Health for "Reducing Orthostatic Intolerance with Oral Rehydration in Patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome."
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Kutluk Oktay, M.D., professor of obstetrics and gynecology, medicine, and cell biology and anatomy, received $459,694 from the National Institutes of Health for "Characterization and Prevention of Chemotherapy-Induced Damage to Ovarian Reserve."
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 William N. Ross, Ph.D., professor of physiology, received $337,190 from the National Institutes of Health for "Combied Sodium and Calcium Imaging of Dendritic Function."
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Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy, received $100,000 from Linden Fund Canada for "Brain Plasticity as a New Target for Treating Neuropsychiatric Disease" and $144,000 from Allergan for "NMDA Glycine Site Modulators of Synaptic Plasticity."
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Wenhui Wang, M.D., professor of pharmacology, received $585,579 from the National Institutes of Health for "Role of Kir4.l in Regulating NCC and ROMK in DCT."
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Michael S. Wolin, Ph.D., professor of physiology, received $402,500 from the National Institutes of Health for "ecSOD Derived Peroxide in Pulmonary Adaptation to Hypoxia."
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| IN THE NEWS |
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New York Medical College Leadership News
UB University Business - 2/6/2017
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
BioInc@NYMC News
Westchester Magazine - 2/6/2017
Faculty News
HealthDay - 2/8/2017
Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
The Journal News - 2/7/2017
Leanne Forman, M.D., associate professor of clinical medicine
MSN - 2/6/2017
Whitney McBride, M.D., associate professor of clinical surgery
HVNN.com - 2/6/2017
Whitney McBride, M.D., associate professor of clinical surgery
Samir Pandya, M.D., assistant professor of surgery
WebMD - 2/6/2017
Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Lawdragon - 2/2/2017
Ari J. Markenson, J.D., M.P.H., lecturer in the Department of Health Policy and Management
Alumni News
Becker's Hospital Review - 2/3/2017
Jane Cooke Wright, M.D. '45. She served as associate dean at NYMC from 1967 to 1975.
New York Medical College is not responsible for the content or accuracy of what may be reported in print or online media.
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Monday, February 13
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| Department of Surgery Conference |
12:00 p.m.
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| Student National Medical Association: Minorities in Medicine Panel |
6:00 p.m.
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Tuesday, February 14
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| Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds |
11:00 a.m.
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An Evening of Traditional Jewish Study: Bikur Cholim and Bedside Manner
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5:30 p.m.
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Wednesday, February 15
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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
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8:00 a.m.
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Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds
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8:00 a.m.
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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8:30 a.m.
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Department of Pharmacology Seminar
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11:00 a.m.
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Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
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12:00 p.m.
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Department of Pathology Research Seminar
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1:00 p.m.
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Friday, February 17
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| BioInc@NYMC: Forum on New York's Biomedical Technology |
10:00 a.m.
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