Eugene Serebryany Honored with 2025 Cataract Award
SBU Investiture Ceremony - 2024
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
Adding to this milestone, Professor Gábor Balázsi, PHD as the Henry Laufer Endowed Chair in Physical and Quantitative Biology, was invested in October 24, 2025.
Celebrating the Investiture of Gábor Balázsi
Outstanding Poster Award at 2025 MCB/BCB Retreat Satyaki Saha
Best Poster Award at the 2025 ICB&DD Symposium Xiaowei Bogetti
Congratulations to Xiaowei Bogetti (Bahar Lab) for receiving the Best Poster Award at the 19th Annual ICB&DD Symposium.
Ken Breslauer elected 2026 Biophysical Society Fellow
Kenneth Breslauer selected among Biophysical Society 2026 Society Fellows.
Ken A. Dill to Receive Biophysical Society’s 2026 Founders Award
The Biophysical Society is pleased to announce that Ken A. Dill, of Stony Brook University will receive the Society’s 2026 Founders Award. Dill will be honored at the Society’s 70th Annual Meeting, being held in San Francisco, California from February 21-25, 2026.
Stony Brook Named One of America’s Best-in-State Employers
URECA Researcher of the Month: Alexandria Lewkowski
Alexandria Lewkoski, a double major in biochemistry and applied math and statistics with a minor in bioengineering, has been working under the mentorship of Dr. Lina Carlini in the Department of Biochemistry & Cell Biology/Laufer Center for Physical and Quantitative Biology since October 2024. For more of the interview, please go to:
https://www.stonybrook.edu/commcms/ureca/feature/_bio/2025/August2025
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).”
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.