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Dr. Goodman

Steven R. Goodman, PhD, Vice President for Research

Research at Upstate is guided by four disease- based pillars that stimulate cross-departmental collaboration and inter- disciplinary research. Our researchers are based in departments, but their work can also be thought of in the context of the pillars or in the foundational sciences.
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Infectious Diseases

All research at Upstate—basic, translational, and clinical—is broadly grouped in four areas of concentration: Disorders of the Nervous System; Diabetes, Metabolic Disorders, and Cardiovascular Diseases; Cancer; Infectious Diseases.

Our infectious disease program focuses on three areas:

  • Host-pathogen interactions
  • Global health and emerging pathogens
  • Animal model development and stem cell research

Our mission is to share our expertise and resources worldwide to conduct research and develop products to promote global health. This is happening an at NIH-funded clinic in Kenya, where children with Burkitt's lymphoma are treated.

On campus, Upstate's Humanized SCID Mouse Center and Stem Cell Processing Laboratory (Departmental Core Facility) is a unique facility created to foster interdisciplinary scholarship and research using the "humanized" immunodeficient mouse. The Center was recently awarded funding for significant expansion, which includes the study of leukemia induced by human viruses.


Research Highlight

William Kerr, PhD
William Kerr, a former Newman Scholar of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, brought more than $3.8 million in NIH funding this year to SUNY Upstate. Kerr investigates the role a novel gene (LRBA) plays in cancer cells, and studies a particular enzyme (SHIP) involved in the rejection of bone marrow and organ transplants. Read More >