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2009 Research Report - NYU Langone Medical Center

2009 Issue: Transformative Science

Passion. Energy. Determination. Excellence. These are just a few of the qualities that define the extraordinary scientists of NYU Langone Medical Center. Supported by an environment that fosters collaboration and intellectual exchange, our researchers make remarkable discoveries and translate them into patient care. The result: research that dramatically transforms the way disease is diagnosed, treated, and ultimately, eradicated.

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Introduction: It's An Exciting Time

It is, unquestionably, an exciting time at NYU Langone Medical Center. By all metrics, we are on the move. Last year our faculty published over 4,000 research papers. Our grant funding rose 9 percent. The number of inventions increased 7 percent; new license agreements, 5 percent; and technology transfer revenue, 20 percent. These numbers reflect the outstanding quality of our research and our collective impact on science and health. We invite you to read about the transformative science under way at NYU Langone Medical Center.

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Collaborate: Great Minds Thinking Together

Collaboration inspires new ideas and discoveries. Take a look at the stories on the next few pages. Six research teams—different sizes, different goals, different disciplines—but all multidisciplinary, all patient centered, all looking to shorten the distance from the research bench to the patient bedside and back again.

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Discovery: Researchers Advancing Knowledge

This section highlights some of the outstanding science at NYU Langone Medical Center this past year, ranging from seminal work in genetics to battles against melanoma, heart disease, arthritis, and hospital-acquired infections.

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Researchers : Publications : Funding

NYU Langone Medical Center continues to attract the best and brightest faculty from around the world, researchers who share our passion, energy, and commitment to excellence. Our faculty members publish their research widely in the peer-reviewed scientific and medical literature, the yardstick by which scientific work is judged.