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Program Events News & Announcements 2012 Dr. Benjamin L. Martin joins faculty Please welcome the newest member of the Genetics faculty, Dr. Benjamin L. Martin. Dr. Martin just recently joined the Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology Dr. Jingfang Ju joins faculty Finally, please join me in welcoming Dr. Jingfang Ju to the Genetics program faculty. Dr. Ju is Co-Director of the Translational Research Laboratory in the Department of Pathology, and has special expertise in cancer genomics. Since 2004, Dr. Ju has focused on the elucidation of translational control by microRNAs in cancer. He developed a high throughput gene expression technology to systematically investigate translational control. He and colleagues were the first to discover that certain noncoding microRNAs were regulated by a p53 tumor suppressor, opening up new roads in cancer research. Dr. Ju believes that some of these findings have potential as cancer biomarkers or novel anticancer therapeutic targets. 2011 Dr. Kenneth Shroyer joins faculty Please welcome our newest faculty member, Kenneth Shroyer, MD PhD, to the Graduate Program in Genetics. Not only ranked among the "Best Doctors in America," Dr. Shroyer is also the Chair of the Department of Pathology and Co-director of the Translational Research Laboratory at Stony Brook. Dr. Shroyer invented the method of DNP labeling of nucleic acid probes, was a pioneer in the development of methods for in situ hybridization of mRNAS and was the first to report the analysis of x-chromosome inactivation in archival tissues as a marker of clonality. He participated in the early validation of tyramide-based signal amplification technology for in situ hybridization and high sensitivity immunohistochemistry. He has also been engaged in the development of novel approaches for antibody labeling using nanoparticles for both in vivo imaging and for immunohistochemical applications as well as the development and application of methods for multiplexed immunofluorescence and multiplexed enzyme-based immunohistochemical protocols. New Course Offerings In collaboration with the SBU School of Journalism, the Genetics Program is proud to include a brand new series of "Communicating Science" courses among its elective offerings (BGE 500-506). The Center for Communicating Science is the first of its kind in the US. We believe "Advanced Writing for the Public," Using Digital Media," "Connecting with the Community" and the other offerings provide training which will serve our students well, regardless of the career path they pursue. Communication skills are essential --when applying for a grant or convincing investors to provide venture capital, reviewing an article or dealing with the media, and even blogging with colleagues. We believe these new courses will be especially helpful for students early in their graduate studies, but they may be taken at any time as part of the standard credit load. These courses are offered for purposes of enrichment, so do not qualify for the elective credit requirement (a minimum of 3 credits, related to the student's research). Another brand new elective, "Introduction to Systems Biology" will be offered this Spring by Dr. Tom MacCarthy. This course will provide a detailed introduction to essential concepts and computational skills for research in Systems Biology. The class will be centered upon two key programming languages: Matlab for modeling applications and the R language for statistical analysis and sequence manipulation. Examples will come from a broad range of biological applications ranging from theoretical population genetics, metabolic and gene network dynamics to analysis of high-throughput data. No prior knowledge of computational techniques is required. Notable Congratulations to Dr. Wei-Xing Zong and Genetics student Joe Catanzaro on their latest findings: SBU Researchers Uncover New Potential Biomarker And Therapeutic Target For Aggressive Breast Cancer |