The Thrill of Discovery
Faculty and students in the Department of Anatomy are pushing boundaries with cutting-edge research to advance knowledge in areas including animal locomotion and evolutionary biology.
NYITCOM Inspires at OMED 2022
At OMED 2022, the NYITCOM community shared academic research, discussed advancements in clinical science, and received accolades for its dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Tracing Mammal Evolution
NYITCOM evolutionary biologists lent their expertise to a pioneering study that could help predict how quickly species respond to environmental changes and their capacity to evolve.
Student Profile: Noelle Batista
Noelle Batista says she puts 120 percent into everything she does. As an NYITCOM student, she excels in the classroom as an Academic Medicine Scholar, participating in real-world research as well as outside, guiding pre-med students as the mentorship coordinator for the Pre-Student Osteopathic Medical Association.
A Spooktacular Pumpkin Carving Contest
On October 18, the Long Island campus was a ghoulish sight. Students, faculty, and staff in NYITCOM and the School of Health Professions participated in their seventh annual pumpkin carving contest.
New York Tech’s Center for Esports Medicine Announces Research Collaboration with GE Healthcare
The Center for Esports Medicine announced a research collaboration with GE Healthcare that seeks to analyze the lean body mass of competitive esport athletes and help establish the sport’s first body composition benchmarks.
Student Profile: Melody Young
From a young age, Melody Young wanted to practice medicine. But the research projects she’s worked on as a student in the osteopathic medicine, D.O./medical and biological sciences, Ph.D. program have opened her eyes to new possibilities.
Recognizing Breast Cancer Awareness Month
NYITCOM cancer researcher, Dong Zhang, Ph.D., explains BRCA gene mutations and why he is hopeful for more effective, less toxic treatments.
Ancient Fossil Reveals Signs of Bone-Crushing Megalodon Attack
Research co-authored by Brian Beatty, Ph.D., associate professor of anatomy at the College of Osteopathic Medicine, provides new insight into the predatory behavior of the giant prehistoric shark megalodon.
Student Profile: Hannah Boehler
As NYITCOM-Arkansas student Hannah Boehler began to consider a career in medicine, she was drawn to rural healthcare. “I want to practice family medicine in a small town in Arkansas that has limited medical resources. It’s a calling,” she says.
Alumni Profile: Siddhant Kulkarni
Siddhant Kulkarni (B.S. ’15, M.S. ’19, D.O. ’19) wants to take diagnostic radiology several paces ahead. As a fourth-year resident in diagnostic radiology at Northwell Health, he is looking at something more precise: interventional radiology, which focuses on minimally invasive procedures.
News Byte: Two New York Tech Deans Named to Healthcare Power List
Dean of the College of Osteopathic Medicine Nicole Wadsworth, D.O., and Dean of the School of Health Professions Gordon Schmidt, Ph.D., were name to Long Island Business News’ 2022 Power Health Care list.