Medicare subsidies, which have long been a target for cuts by congressional Republicans, may be in jeopardy as negotiations continue over raising the debt ceiling. But if those cuts are included, Stony Brook University Medical Center could lose a further $30 million, on top of over $27 million in state cuts this year.
Stony Brook University is facing an estimated $67 million in state budget cuts if Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recently unveiled Executive Budget is approved. That’s 30% of the university’s entire state funding.
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Researchers at Stony Brook University Medical Center have uncovered a new gene that could answer a few questions about autism.
A team of pathologists that included six Stony Brook faculty members reported the existence of the gene, called contactin 4, in a study published in March. “Contactin 4 plays an essential role in the formation, maintenance and plasticity of neuronal networks,” says the study, which was published in The Journal of Medical Genetics.
