Our Mission

Innovation and creativity are encoded in the genes of New York Tech. The mission of the NYIT Center for Cancer Research is to integrate basic science, clinical medicine, and biomedical engineering to advance the early detection and effective treatment of cancers. In addition, the NYIT Center for Cancer Research also commits to promote undergraduate, graduate, and medical education in cancer biology and holistic cancer care to prepare the future cancer researchers and oncologists.

Our Research

Faculty at the NYIT-CCR are actively pursuing cancer research in a variety of areas, including cancer development and prevention, cancer diagnosis and therapy, cancer epidemiology as well as clinical oncology.

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Cancer Development

  • Investigate the effects of alternative and multi-stranded DNA structures on DNA repair and cell death in cancer cells

  • Elucidate the effects of DNA repair and DNA damage response on tumorigenesis

  • Investigate the anti-cancer potential of drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) derivatives that are synthesized to release the small gaseous signaling molecules nitric oxide and hydrogen sulfide

  • Illustrate the dynamic transcriptomic and epigenetic landscapes in pediatric brain tumors

Cancer Prevention

  • Investigate the effects of cannabidiol (CBD) in preventing skin cancers

Cancer Therapeutics

  • Discover novel synthetic lethality for cancer therapy

  • Identify novel targets for treating glioblastoma and pancreatic cancers

  • Develop the next generation of DNA microarrays for drug discovery

Cancer Diagnosis

  • Develop novel micro/nanodevices for early cancer diagnosis

Cancer Epidemiology

  • Investigate the association of H. pylori and colorectal adenoma

  • Investigate the association between a history of allergies, asthma, and eczema, and glioma risk

Clinical Oncology

  • Gross and micro diagnoses of cancers in cadavers

Our Team

Members of NYIT-CCR include faculty from College of Osteopathic Medicine, College of Arts and Sciences, and College of Engineering.

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Dong Zhang

About

Dong Zhang teaches medical biochemistry and specializes in cancer biology, cell biology, and molecular biology. His research focuses on DNA ... Read more ›

Expertise

Biomedical Sciences

Bhuma Krishnamachari

About

An epidemiologist and genetic counselor with a focus on oncology, Bhuma Krishnamachari, Ph.D., earned her doctorate in epidemiology from the ... Read more ›

Expertise

Epidemiology Cancer Genetics

Maria M. Plummer

About

Maria Plummer is a board certified pathologist who teaches extensively at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is also involved in ... Read more ›

Expertise

Pathology