Preparing future scientists and academic physicians to decipher the building blocks
of life—and use them to open new frontiers.
Time-tested. Nobel-approved.
We've been at the forefront of biomedical research since 1956, when we launched our
graduate program. A Downstate faculty member, Dr. Robert Furchgott, won a Nobel Prize
for his work with nitric oxide. His research revolutionized the way we treat strokes,
heart attacks, impotence and more. Other Downstate researchers developed the first
heart-lung machine, and helped invent the MRI.