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In October 2012, Superstorm Sandy hit the U.S. East Coast, causing devastation across the New York metropolitan area (Figure 1). Extensive water damage and power outages occurred throughout NYU Langone Health’s Manhattan main campus, affecting multiple research and clinical facilities and necessitating emergency patient evacuations.
Supercomputing has been gaining attention for its applications across biomedical research. A type of high-performance computing...
Dr. Corbin Schuster’s interest in biomedical research began during his undergraduate training, when he completed a 10-week internship at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in Bethesda, Maryland. According to Dr. Schuster, after that experience, “My interest in biomedical research—particularly in the study of microorganisms and infectious diseases—just grew.”
In 2010, the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository (RUCDR) was awarded nearly $10 million (C06RR030323) to renovate space for a core facility offering biological sample storage and repository services.
Mosquitoes are pervasive around the globe, with more than 3,000 species across all continents except Antarctica. Many people regard these insects as...
Dr. Frank Slack, Director of the Harvard Medical School Initiative for RNA Medicine (HIRM), envisions a promising future for RNA-based therapeutics...
ORIP participates in two federal grant programs that provide funding to small businesses: the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and the Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program. The primary goal of ORIP’s small business programs is to attract innovative SBIR/STTR projects that could benefit research resources and communities associated with ORIP’s mission.
For much of his life, Mr. Mirindi Kabangu has held a passion for learning. As an undergraduate student, this passion led him to the laboratory of Dr. S. Randal Voss, Professor and Director of the Ambystoma Genetic Stock Center (AGSC) at the University of Kentucky.
As an immunologist studying HIV, latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI), and possible treatments, Dr. Riti Sharan (Figure 1) has been intrigued by the human body since high school, particularly the complex and varied mechanisms by which it defends itself against pathogens.
