Biological & Chemical Sciences
Faculty Profile: William Letsou
Assistant Professor of Biological and Chemical Sciences William Letsou, Ph.D., is using the power of computers to explain and predict people’s risk of disease based on their genetic material.
Student Profile: Dono Shodieva
Biology major Dono Shodieva is taking part in cervical cancer research and fulfilling her childhood dream to pursue a career in science.
Advocates for Women’s Health
Meet eight New York Tech faculty and students who are making strides to improve women’s healthcare.
Empowering Women in STEM
New York Tech celebrates the achievements of six students and faculty who have made strides in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).
A Quest for Bacterial Assassins
The College of Arts and Sciences’ Bryan Gibb, Ph.D., and undergraduate Hamza Nawargala are working on research to combat antibiotic-resistant infections.
NIH Grant Funds Depression Research
Assistant Professor Weikang Cai, Ph.D., secured a grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to study how certain brain cells respond to chronic stress. The research project could help identify breakthrough treatments for clinical depression, which affects more than 260 million people worldwide.
New York Tech Faculty Receive $470K in Research Grants
The National Institutes of Health awarded Associate Professor Shenglong Zhang, Ph.D., $350,000 to unlock mysteries in RNA sequencing, and Assistant Professor Sophia Domokos, Ph.D., received $120,000 from the National Science Foundation to advance research in particle physics.