Stories about research and scientific development at Mount Sinai
Annual Gala Champions Prostate Cancer Research
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai raised more than $1 million at its Fourth Annual Prostate Cancer Research Gala on Wednesday, November 6, to support patient care, research, prevention, and education....
Fifth Annual Mount Sinai Innovation Awards
Individuals and teams from the Mount Sinai Health System were honored for significant advances in biomedical research, technology, and medicine at the fifth annual Mount Sinai Innovation Awards ceremony, which was held Monday, October 14, in conjunction with the...
Ten Renowned Mount Sinai Faculty Members Honored at Convocation
The 2019 Convocation Ceremony honored 10 renowned faculty members at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai who have advanced the fields of neurosurgery, molecular pharmacology, oncology, bioinformatics, vaccinology, population health, cardiovascular...
Pioneering Discoveries in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Precise cell types that correlate with a patient’s resistance to the standard therapy for Crohn’s disease—anti-inflammatory drugs called TNF inhibitors—have been identified for the first time by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai...
Landmark Study on Aspirin for High-Risk Heart Patients Is Led by Mount Sinai
High-risk patients who have undergone a coronary stent procedure may not require long-term aspirin, according to a groundbreaking global study led by Roxana Mehran, MD, Director of the Center for Interventional Cardiovascular Research and Clinical Trials,...
Postdoctoral Award Supports Female Research Scientists
Two early-career scientists—Pinar Ayata, PhD, and Shuang (Sammi) Wang, PhD—are the recipients of the 2019 Robin Chemers Neustein Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, it was announced recently. Each will receive an award of $25,000 to further their...
Study Directly Ties Caloric Intake to Inflammation
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, using sophisticated, single-cell technology,have isolated the molecular underpinning that explains why short-term fasting and a low-calorie diet are beneficial to people with...
Study Finds Distress Among Children in Immigrant Detention
Mount Sinai researchers found that children being held in an immigration detention center experienced high levels of mental health distress, with 44 percent demonstrating at least one significant emotional or behavioral symptom. The report was the first...
Awards Ceremony Honors Exceptional Mount Sinai Faculty
The annual Faculty Awards ceremony recently recognized 14 outstanding physicians, researchers, and educators of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Honorees included senior faculty who have made significant contributions to Mount Sinai...