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A History of Innovation |
| SUNY Downstate has made medical history in many ways. It is this spirit of discovery that Downstate seeks to nurture with the Biotechnology Park. |
Dr. Robert Furchgott (left) receiving the Nobel Prize |
- Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Dr. Robert Furchgott (Department of Physiology and Pharmacology) was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the vascular system. Today, scientists worldwide are building on Dr. Furchgott's discoveries to understand and find new treatments for heart and vascular diseases, eating disorders, immune disorders, memory loss, impotence, and mental illness.
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- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Raymond Damadian, MD, (Department of Medicine) developed the MRI and produced the first human images using magnetic resonance imaging. Dr. Damadian's MRI technology has become one of the most powerful tools for imaging the human body and garnered him the National Medal of Technology.
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- Suitcase Dialysis
- The "suitcase kidney," a portable dialyzer, was invented by Dr. Eli A. Friedman (Department of Medicine), Downstate's world-leading nephrologist.
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- Heart-Lung Machine
- Clarence Dennis, MD, (Department of Surgery) invented the heart-lung machine and performed the first successful open-heart surgery in New York State (and the second in the world). Dr. Dennis' heart-lung machine is now part of the Smithsonian collection.
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- Diffuse Optical Tomography (DOT)
- Just as CT, MRI and PET have become household names, today DOT technology is gaining growing acceptance as a leading tool in the noninvasive measure of blood delivery to tissue. This technology, first described by Dr. Randall Barbour (Department of Pathology) in 1988, has attracted a growing following with imaging systems developed by Dr. Barbour now used in clinical research studies worldwide.
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