
Cuts to NIH funding would gut American science and medicine
America became the world’s greatest engine of innovation and inventor of medicines because of federal investments in science, technology and medicine.

Professor Ojima's 80th Birthday Symposium
Professor Iwao Ojima will be celebrating his 80th Birthday this year. In honor of this occasion, the Ojima Laboratory alumni are organizing a two-day Stony Brook symposium on “Research and Innovation at the Interface of Chemistry, Biology and Medicine” at the Charles Wang Center scheduled for Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7, 2025.

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Doctoral Hooding Ceremony
Photos from the Doctoral Hooding ceremony, May 22, 2025!

LC 2025 Spring Retreat Awards!

Warmest congratulations to Gabor!
Warmest congratulations to Gabor for receiving the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities!

Conversations at CUP-Ken Dill
David LeBard, PhD, Head of Science at OpenEye sits down with Ken Dill Prof. of Physics & Chemistry, Stony Brook University to discuss the significance of grand challenges in technology and science.

Congratulations, Eugene!
Warmest congratulations to Eugene Serebryany for his new NSF award!

Gábor Balázsi & Lily Mujica-Parodi’s visit to the Capitol!
Lilly & Gábor ‘s most recent trip to the capitol!

Gábor Balázsi a newly elected AIMBE Fellow!
Gábor was elected on March 31, 2025 a fellow of the AIMBE (American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering). Attached is a photo with the BME chair who was at the meeting.

Dima Kozakov success during the CASP16!
Dima Kozakov – top performer in CASP/CAPRI and CASP/Pharmaceutical Ligand Contests

SBU Earns Gold Medal at the iGEM Competition
“Stony Brook’s participation in iGEM continues to have a profound impact on our students,” said Peter Gergen, SUNY distinguished service professor, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences. “This year’s team was extremely cohesive and benefited greatly from the advice and assistance provided by former iGEM team members Chris Helenek, AJ Sillato, Abhishek Cherath, Michelle Yang, Bushra Islam and Zach Don as well as input from Dr. Joshua Rest (Ecology and Evolution) and Melanie Cragan (Biochemistry and Cell Biology).”

SBU Investiture Ceremony
On Friday, October 25, a celebration featuring four of our Laufer Center faculty in recognition of their outstanding research and scholarship:
IVET BAHAR, PHD
LINA CARLINI, PHD
KEN A. DILL, PHD
CARLOS SIMMERLING, PHD

Researcher of the Month: Yuu-u (Loy) Hashimoto
Yuu-U (“Loy”) Hashimoto is a junior majoring in biology, with a minor in applied mathematics and statistics. Since March of this year, she has been working under the mentorship of Dr. Eugene Serebryany

Ivet Bahar Elected 2024 Biophysical Society Fellow
Congratulations to Ivet Bahar for being elected 2024 BPS Fellow! This award honors the Society’s distinguished members who have demonstrated excellence in science and contributed to the expansion of the field.

2024 Faculty Award: Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring

Carlos, invited to Leadership Development Academy

AI3 Director search

Matthew Licht Named NIH T32 Fellow in CBTP!
