Research Offered at SUNY UMU
The research faculty at SUNY Upstate receives $40 million a year— triple the funding a decade ago—for more than 600 research projects, solidifying our position as the region's premier biomedical research center.
Our scientists are committed to discovering fundamental new knowledge (Basic Science) as well as devising new treatments for illness and disease (Clinical Science).
Our research impacts the treatment of dozens of conditions including:
- AIDS
- Cancer
- Cardiovascular disease
- Cerebral palsy
- Diabetes
- Fetal alcohol syndrome
- Hepatitis C
- HIV
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- Leukemia
- Lupus
- Macular degeneration
- Meningitis
- Multiple sclerosis
- Post-polio syndrome
- Tuberculosis
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Granting institutions include the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Science Foundation, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and numerous private corporations.
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At SUNY Upstate, Emil Lou MD/PhD '04, studied novel viruses for gene therapy of cancer. He is now an internal medicine resident at Duke University. |
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