Dear Upstate Research Community, I am excited to announce that the Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Imaging Core (BMBIC) is now operational in Room 4290, WSK Hall. The facility is available to investigators across all departments at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Josh Enck: EnckJ@upstate.edu

Laura Haney was selected to attend the Marine Biological Laboratories Physiology Course for 6 weeks! The prestige and expectations are very high in this program because multiple Nobel prize winners have participated in the Physiology course.

Winner!!!! Biomedical Engineering category: best oral presentation’ award at the national MD/PhD Conference in Colorado.

Dr. John Brognard and three of his lab at FASB meeting.

Upstate Global Health Institute seeks study participants for a variety of clinical trials. To see a list of studies and criteria, visit: upstateglobalhealth.org/clinical-tri....

New students! Graduate and Post-Doc!! Exciting time of the year!!! 🤩🎉👏🏻

Upstate Medical University has joined a statewide partnership to help educate healthcare professionals on the safe, evidence-based use of cannabis as New York launches the nation's first Center of Excellence for Cannabis Care and Health Equity.

Congrats to Joseph Mauro, Chen lab! 🎉🎉🎉

Ankita Khade presented a research poster titled "FMRP Deficiency Promotes Cytoplasmic Accumulation of Nucleic Acids and Potential Immune Signaling" at the Advanced Genome Technologies and Data Science meeting, at The Jackson Laboratory. She also served as a session moderator during the meeting.

Upstate Biochemistry's summer picnic success!!!

HJ Sekhon was selected for a talk at the annual national MD/PhD program in Colorado!! Great Biochem representation!!

Alaji Bah is among those that Upstate honors accessibility champions with inaugural Sunflower Awards! A student-driven initiative to recognize faculty and staff for promoting accessibility, equity, and inclusion for learners, patients, and colleagues in the Upstate community.

SUNY Upstate and Biochemistry support you taking care of YOU!!!!! 💚💚💚

Big welcome to our new scientists!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Hello to our new team!!!

Congratulations goes to Stephen Landry!! He received a $4,000 NRT (NSF Research Traineeship) Seed Grant Award for summer research from EmIRGE-Bio this month.

Multiple congrats for passing qualifying exam!! Major milestone!! Left to right: Sara Caybana, Amanda Davenport, Katie Meluni and Michael Omini.

SUNY Upstate Biochemistry 2026!! 🎉🎉🎉

Destiny Van being stellar!!!!! 🎉👏🏻🎉 Destiny Van, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow at the SUNY Upstate Medical University was competitively selected from institutions nationwide for an NIH-funded mentorship and professional development initiative led by SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University.

Congratulations to all! A little extra for our Dr. Stewart Loh!!!! 🎉👏🏻💚

Celebrating Dr. Heritz for SUNY Chancellor's award and defense of thesis!!!! SUNY Urology and Biochemistry!!! 🎓🎉

Commencement 2026 Biochem!!!!! 🎓🎉👏🏻

SUNY Chancellor's Summer Research Excellence Fund award!! Congrats Knutson Lab!!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Big thank you to our recognized team for the years and dedication!!

Attention!!!! College of Graduate Studies Commencement Weekend is 5/2/2026-5/3/2026!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Shout out to Laura Haney and the Henty-Ridilla lab!!! Spreading medical knowledge in Paris!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Congrats to Dr. Adala!! Successful thesis defense!!!! 🎉💉👩🏻‍⚕️

SUNY Upstate Biochem!! Come and join us in our mission of research, understanding and treatment of disease.

The importance of true representation- Dr. Alaji Bah

Upstate medical students inspire the next generation of scientific innovators!!!