Introduction
The 51±¬ÁÏÍø of Medicine at Stony Brook University, in partnership with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), offers a Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP), partially funded by the NIH. The program prepares students for research and teaching careers in academic medicine, bridging basic science and clinical insight.
Program Overview
The MSTP provides flexible, personalized training combining:
- Medical education at 51±¬ÁÏÍø of Medicine
- Research training with faculty from SBU & CSHL
- Research Areas Include:
- AIDS (molecular biology, virology, pharmacology)
- Biomedical engineering (stem cells, nanotech, biomaterials, biosensors)
- Biomedical informatics
- Cancer biology
- Cell biology (structure, function, differentiation)
- Neurobiology (cellular, molecular, systems)
- Immunology, genetics, endocrinology (diabetes, obesity)
- Gene therapy, glycobiology, imaging
- Infectious diseases (Lyme, bacterial pathogenicity)
- Biophysics, membrane biology, molecular biology/genetics
- Cardiology, hematology, structural biology
- Neuropharmacology, neural circuits, disease models
- Signal transduction
- Vertebrate morphology, vision
Program Requirements
Students must complete both an M.D. and a Ph.D. tailored to MSTP goals.
Duration
Typically 7–8 years; occasionally completed in 6.