About the Biomedical Tiger Teams Initiative
In addition to significantly boosting funding for the National Institute of Health (NIH), the current U.S. Administration is planning the creation of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H). The goal of ARPA-H is to drive biomedical breakthroughs—ranging from molecular to societal. ARPA-H will target diseases such as cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, infectious diseases and others, while also addressing health inequities. These goals will be achieved through the development of new, broadly applicable technologies and platforms, as well as the promotion of multi-disciplinary collaborations and partnerships that bring together researchers from multiple disciplines (e.g., life sciences, health sciences, medicine, engineering, physics, economics, and sociology).
Stony Brook University is ideally positioned to capitalize on these Federal investments, thanks to its strengths in life and health sciences, physical and chemical sciences, engineering, social sciences, and humanities.
Following the footprint of the Tiger Teams pilot program, we are launching the Biomedical Tiger Teams program. Each Biomedical Tiger Team will map strengths and resources, and identify areas of alignment between our institution and funding opportunities.
The Biomedical Tiger Teams will concentrate on the following areas, selected based on anticipated Federal funding priorities and Stony Brook’s strengths.
TIGER TEAM NAMES & MEMBERSHIP
| TIGER TEAM | MEMBERS (* denotes lead) |
|---|---|
| TIGER TEAMBrain, Behavior, Neurodegenerative and Neuropsychiatric Disorders | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Holly Colognato, Pharmacology* Lisa Muratori, School of Health Professions Lonnie Wollmuth, Neurobiology & Behavior Josh Plotkin, Neurobiology & Behavior Sima Mofakham, Neurosurgery Josh Dubnau, Anesthesiology Carine Maurer, Neurology Matthew Lerner, Psychology Scott Moeller, Psychiatry and Behavioral Health OPD Rep: Lindsey Peabody |
| TIGER TEAMCancer | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)
Jingfang Ju, Pathology* |
| TIGER TEAMDevelopment, Aging, and Life Span | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Mary Kritzer, Neurobiology & Behavior* Ben Martin, Biochemistry Chi-Kuo Hu, Biochemistry Donghui Zhu, Biomedical Engineering Ken Takemaru, Pharmacology Sean Clouston, Family, Population & Preventive Medicine Markus Riessland, Neurobiology & Behavior Lauren Richmond, Psychology OPD Rep: Mandy Frantz |
| TIGER TEAMDrug Development, from Chemistry to Diagnostics and Therapies | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Markus Seeliger, Pharmacology* Maurizio del Poeta, Microbiology & Immunology Michael Airola, Biochemistry John Haley, Pathology Eszter Boros, Chemistry Mark Slifstein, Psychiatry Diane Fabel, Center for Biotechnology OPD Rep: Karrie Gash |
| TIGER TEAMEnvironmental Health, Climate Change and Human Health | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Jaymie Meliker, Family, Population & Preventive Medicine* Kate Aubrecht, Chemistry Nick Fisher, School of Marine & Atmospheric Sciences Anna Hayward, School of Social Welfare Arjun Venkatesan, Clean Water Technology Carrie McDonough, Civil Engineering Pamela Ginex, School of Nursing OPD Rep: Noreen Ohlrich |
| TIGER TEAMImmunology and Infectious Diseases | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Jessica Seeliger, Pharmacology* Brian Sheridan, Microbiology & Immunology Luis Marcos, Infectious Diseases Liz Boon, Chemistry Erich Mackow, Microbiology & Immunology Carol Carter, Microbiology & Immunology Rachel Kidman, Family, Population & Preventive Medicine OPD Rep: Kelly Hills-Muckey |
| TIGER TEAMMetabolism, Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disorders | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Hal Skopicki, Cardiology* David Rubenstein, Biomedical Engineering Andreas Kalogeropoulos, Cardiology David Montrose, Cancer Center Elinor Schoenfeld, Family, Population & Preventive Medicine Josephine Connolly-Schoonen, Family, Population & Preventive Medicine OPD Rep: Cristina Felton |
| TIGER TEAMTechnology, Computation, Biology, Medicine, and Regenerative Medicine | MEMBERS (* denotes lead)Paul Vaska, Radiology* Eric Brouzes, Biomedical Engineering Qiaojie Xiong, Neurobiology & Behavior Chao Chen, Biomedical Informatics Richard Clark, Biomedical Engineering & Dermatology OPD Rep: Nancy Puchner |