Research Spotlight
Global Grand Challenges network announces 59 innovators tackling climate change’s impact on health, agriculture, and gender equality
October 29, 2024
Today, the Global Grand Challenges (GC) network, a family of global partners fostering innovation to solve key global health and development problems, is announcing a group of 59 grant recipients who are developing ground-breaking solutions to address the impacts of climate change on health, agriculture, and gender equality in Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Read More
Sen. Schumer gives nod to Upstate’s vector-borne disease research in pushing for greater remedies to disease-carrying mosquitoes
October 4, 2024
U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, using the site of Upstate’s Vector Biocontainment Laboratory at the Institute of Human Performance on Tuesday, said pushed to surge funding for the CDC’s Vector-Borne Diseases programs, which includes EEEV and West Nile, with $65 million in new funding to stem the threat to communities from mosquito populations that spread disease. Read More
Dosing initiated in Phase 2a trial
October 2, 2024
We are pleased to share that all subjects in the prophylactic arm of the Phase 2a/b PROTECT clinical trial have received their initial dose of ISLA-101. They will be administered an attenuated strain of dengue fever on 4 October 2024, and we are just weeks away from understanding the potential impact of our drug ISLA-101 on dengue fever. Read More
Island secures $3.5m in funding
Island has received firm commitments for a two-tranche Placement of A$3.5m at A$0.07 per new share, with one new option attached with every new share issued. Read More
Island Pharmaceuticals Major Milestones: Subjects Dosed in Dengue Trial & $3.5M Placement
Professor Stephen Thomas discusses the challenges and opportunities with dengue research
Upstate seeks participants for study on new Lyme test
August 26, 2024
Upstate Medical University is looking for participants for a research study on a new blood test that may detect Lyme disease sooner. Read More
Upstate Medical University hosts conference to develop plans to end dengue fever
August 9, 2024
Dengue cases highest on record, but the disease poses little risk to CNYers
August 7, 2024
Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Summit
July 31, 2024
The Central New York Lyme & Tick-Borne Disease Alliance is hosting its third annual Lyme Summit on September 19 & 20 at the CNY Biotech Accelerator in Syracuse, NY. This year we expect an audience of 100-150 healthcare providers from across the region. Read More
Bird Flu Concerns
July 24, 2024
Bird flu is a concern mostly for people who work around poultry, says Stephen Thomas, MD, director of the Upstate Global Health Institute. A few cases of bird flu have appeared in humans. He urges vigilance about health and goes over the common symptoms, which include eye redness. Read More
CDC warns of increased dengue fever risk in U.S.
June 25, 2024
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned clinicians, health authorities and the public Tuesday about an increased risk for dengue virus infections in the United States because of the record-breaking global incidence of the mosquito-borne viral disease. Read More
Infectious disease expert reflects on 50-year career
June 20, 2024
Donald Blair, MD, a professor of medicine specializing in infectious disease, is celebrating 50 years at Upstate. At the start of his career, he saw patients in Ethiopia with some of the world's last cases of smallpox. Later, he learned in real time about the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. Currently, he has concerns about how deadly bird flu could be if it spreads to more humans. Blair also reflects on how his medical specialty has changed over five decades. Read More
SUNY Research Spotlight – Saravanan Thangamani, PhD – Upstate Medical University
April 25, 2024
Upstate Medical University's Saravanan Thangamani, PhD, is finding new ways to prevent disease transmission from mosquitos and ticks. Read More
The Second Annual Dengue Endgame Summit – Aug. 7-9, 2024
March 8, 2024
This exclusive event will focus on recent advancements and challenges in dengue research, including virology, immunology, epidemiology, and countermeasure development. Read More
Local teens testing pediatric Lyme disease vaccine
February 22, 2024
Upstate Medical University researcher Mark Miller and his family live in a wooded area where they like to hike with their dog-making them a prime target for ticks. Read More
Global Health Institute opens new location off campus
February 20, 2024
Upstate’s Global Health Institute has moved most of its operations off campus to a 13,000-square-foot space in an East Syracuse office park. Read More
The CDC could soon change COVID-19 isolation guidance: The potential impact in CNY
February 14, 2024
The CDC could soon change the guidelines for COVID-19 isolation, raising some eyebrows for local medical experts. Read More
Interview with Upstate Global Health Director Dr. Stephen Thomas on respiratory illness
February 7, 2024
COVID-19 cases near last year’s peak in CNY following holiday season
January 4, 2024
COVID-19 cases are rising across the country; the same can be said here in Central New York. Doctors warned of a spread of COVID-19 cases following holiday gatherings, and the numbers are starting to reflect that. Read More
Dr. Stephen Thomas on leadership: ‘It’s helping people discover their courage’ to do great things
August 15, 2023
Dr. Stephen Thomas, then the division chief of infectious disease at SUNY Upstate Medical University, became a household name in Central New York when Covid-19 was declared a global outbreak in March 2020. Read More
Upstate to host conference on combating mosquito-borne illness
July 4, 2023
Upstate Medical University's Institute for Global Health and Translational Sciences will host a summit in August dealing with dengue, a serious mosquito-borne illness. Read More
Dr. Kristopher Paolino on National Public Radio discussing Lyme disease and the Clinical Trial for ages 12-17
May 18, 2023
Check out another important conversation with Dr. Paolino from SUNY Upstate Medical. Read More
Dr. Kristopher Paolino discusses Lyme Vaccine Trial ages 12-17 on Local News!
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Check out Dr. Stephen Thomas on News Channel 9!!
May 12, 2023
Watch and Listen as Dr. Stephen Thomas discusses COVID-19 and the Lyme Vaccine Trial that SUNY Upstate Global Health is doing for ages 12-17. Read More
Teens sought out for Lyme Vaccine Study
April 26, 2023
Kids and teens can help test a vaccine against Lyme disease that is being studied in a clinical trial in Syracuse. Kristopher Paolino, MD, leads that study and explains how it will be conducted. He’s an assistant professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology at Upstate, and he specializes in Lyme and other tick-borne diseases. Read More
Upstate seeking participants for a pediatric Lyme disease vaccine clinical trial
April 19, 2023
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Upstate Medical seeking 100 teens to participate in Lyme disease vaccine clinical trial
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Warmer weather means ticks are back: How to prevent getting bit this spring
April 18, 2023
Check out Dr. Stephen Thomas discussing Lyme Disease on News Channel 9 Read More
SUNY Upstate Physician and Scientist Dr. Stephen Thomas to Give Le Moyne Graduate Commencement Address
Stephen J. Thomas, M.D., an infectious diseases physician and researcher who serves as a professor of medicine and microbiology and immunology at SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, will be the speaker at Le Moyne’s graduate commencement ceremony on Friday, May 19 at 7 p.m. in the Event Center. Read More
Check out the Latest Podcast from SUNY Upstate’s Health Link on the Air
January 24, 2023
Microbiologist and researcher Saravanan Thangamani, PhD, explains the dangers of ticks that carry multiple disease-causing agents. Read More
Upstate will launch a Multidisciplinary Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Treatment Center
January 10, 2023
Upstate Medical University will launch a Multidisciplinary Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Treatment Center, thanks to a federal grant secured by Upstate’s federal delegation, U.S. Sens. Schumer, Gillibrand and Rep Katko. Read More
Story-time with Santa
December 12, 2022
Dr. Stephen Thomas reads "Pete the Cat's 12 Groovy Days of Christmas" by James Dean and Kimberly Dean. From all of us at the Institute for Global Health and Translational Science we hope you have a safe, joyous and great holiday season. Read More
Two Upstate physicians honored with Excellence in Healthcare Awards
October 20, 2022
Upstate Medical University physicians Gennady Bratslavsky, MD, and Kristopher Paolino, MD, have been selected as winners of the 2022 Excellence in Healthcare Awards. Read More
What medical trials accomplish, and how to volunteer for one
October 17, 2022
Clinical trials -- involving human subjects -- can lead to advances in medicine. Explaining how these multi-stage tests work is Stephen Thomas, MD, who has run a variety of clinical trials, including some that are ongoing, such as one for a dengue fever vaccine. He is a professor of microbiology and immunology and infectious disease, and he also leads Upstate’s Institute for Global Health and Translational Science. Read More