Michael A. Frohman, M.D, Ph.D.
Program Director
michael@pharm.stonybrook.edu

The Stony Brook University School of Medicine, in conjunction with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory, sponsor a medical scientist training program (MSTP) leading to both the MD and PhD degrees. The purpose of the MSTP, partially funded by a competitive grant from the National Institutes of Health, is to train academic medical scientists for both research and teaching in medical schools andresearch institutions. Graduates of this program are equipped to study major medical problems at the basic level, and at the same time, to recognize the clinical significance of their discoveries.

The program offers diversity and flexibility that permit the design of individualized educational opportunities to meet the needs of students with a variety of interests, backgrounds, and career goals. Medical training is provided by the SBU School of Medicine. Research training is provided by the combined faculties of SBU, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Brookhaven National Laboratory. Faculty research interests encompass:

AIDS including molecular biology, virology, pharmacology and epidemiology,

Biomedical engineering including stem cell therapy, nanotechnology, biomaterials/ biomechanics, biosensors, bio- nanotechnology, medical instrumentation and imaging, tissue engineering and biomedical modeling

Cancer biology