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Downstate Student Selected by Howard Hughes Program

Jul 18, 2008

Brooklyn, NY - SUNY Downstate student Lillian Guenther was among 42 medical students selected to participate in the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-National Institutes of Health Research Scholars Program.

The HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program was established to encourage students to become physician-scientists. As part of the program, Ms. Guenther will have an opportunity to conduct biomedical research full time for a year.

“I am really honored and excited by the opportunity to participate in this program. I hope to use this unique opportunity at the National Institutes of Health to conduct a project in cancer biology that will make me a strong physician-scientist in the future, which is what I aspire to be in my career,” Ms. Guenther said.

 

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About SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Downstate Health Sciences University in Brooklyn is one of four academic health centers (AMCs) in The State University of New York (SUNY) 64-campus system and the only SUNY AMC in New York City dedicated to health education, research, and patient care for the borough’s 2.7 million residents. Its flagship hospital, University Hospital at Downstate (UHD), is a teaching hospital and benefits from the expertise of Downstate’s exceptional medical school and world-class academic center research facilities. With a staff of over 800 physicians representing 53 specialties and subspecialties, Downstate offers comprehensive healthcare services to the community.

UHD provides high-risk neonatal and infant services, pediatric nephrology, and dialysis for kidney diseases and is the only kidney transplantation program in Brooklyn. Beyond its clinical expertise, Downstate houses a range of esteemed educational institutions, including its College of Medicine, College of Nursing, School of Health Professions, School of Graduate Studies, and School of Public Health. Downstate fosters innovation through its multifaceted biotechnology initiative, the Biotechnology Incubator and BioBAT, which support early-stage and more mature biotech companies.