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March 1, 2021 4 min read A team of researchers co-led by SUNY Distinguished Professor Michael Frohman, MD, PhD, of Stony Brook University, has identified an important cause of congenital heart disease. They discovered that certain loss of functions in the PLD1 (Phospholipase D1) gene causes congenital right-sided cardiac valve defects and neonatal cardiomyopathy. Their findings are detailed in a paper published early online in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Researchers Michael Frohman (rear center); fifth-year pharmacology student Christian Salazar (seated); fifth-year biochemistry...

March 1, 2021 Mike West, director of Dining Services at Stony Brook Hospital Michael (Mike) West, director of Dining Services at Stony Brook University Hospital, has been selected by Food Management, a national trade magazine, as one of 13 leaders in onsite food service operations across the country. West was originally nominated to Food Management’s sister site, Nation’s Restaurant News, which names the top leaders in the food service industry in its 2021 Power List. From that list, he was identified as a standout leader in the industry, recognized for his outstanding leadership and hi...

February 23, 2021 5 min read In the face of an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic, the Stony Brook Council has honored and bestowed University Medals for Exemplary Leadership and Service to three members of its Stony Brook University leadership. The Stony Brook Council serves as an oversight and advisory body to the campus and to Stony Brook’s president and senior officers. These individuals were recognized for their extraordinary service in their areas of oversight, expertise and responsibility in protecting and caring for the Stony Brook community in the hospital system and on the Stony Br...

Is offering forces. there is a command center set up on campus. job is clear of all faculty staff and students and that law enforcement is investigating with our latest text update from the campus. >> do we know any confirmation about the shooter still being in job hall and is the shooter alive? >> reporter: well, as far as we know, we are looking at -- we have all the bases covered for the exits of job hall and no one has been brought out as of this time, to our knowledge. >> okay. >> reporter: i mean, the victim has not been brought out of job hall and neither has anyone in any form of handc...

phillips. two stories facing our political future. barack obama will unveil his plan to create jobs and his same own job may be on the line. mitt romney and rick perry faced off in a national debate. jim acosta has the story lines for that. also this hour, my interviews with two very different members of congress republican joe walsh who is boycotting the president's speech and democrat maxine waters who is invoicesing her own skepticism. we will hear from her in about 15 minutes. aeeight republicans on trad and two candidates trading the most punches. jim acosta has the highligh...