ResearchOur basic science research shares a common goal: to better understand the human body and disease. Most of the basic science research at SUNY Upstate is conducted through the College of Graduate Studies. Our multi-disciplinary approach targets the illnesses that affect the most people: cancer; infectious disease; diabetes, metabolic disorders and cardiovascular disease; and diseases of the nervous system. Research in these areas represents three-fourths of SUNY Upstate’s total research funding. MD/PhD students receive their PhD degree through one of five basic science departments:
Though most students and faculty are affiliated with one department, our multi-disciplinary philosophy means students' research often crosses departmental lines. Find out more about research at Upstate. |
Steve Hicks
Steve Hicks was awarded a three-year National Institutes of Health pre-doctoral fellowship ($99,796) from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism for his project, "Effects of ethanol on cell cycle regulation and DNA repair in neural progenitors." Using a mouse model, Hicks studies the effects of ethanol on neurogenesis as it applies to fetal alcohol syndrome and chronic alcoholism. After he earns his dual degree from Upstate, Hicks plans to combine neuroscience research with primary care medicine "to advance the way we understand and treat disorders associated with the human brain," he said. |