CDI Lab Awarded NIH Grants to Decipher Aging in Down syndrome
Dr. Ben Tycko, a Member of the CDI, in collaboration with Dr. Eugene Yu at the Roswell Park Cancer Institute,…
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CDI’s David Perlin, Ph.D., named among top 10 NJ Healthcare Influencers
Perlin is the inaugural chief scientific officer for HMH’s Center for Discovery and Innovation, which was developed as an applied…
David S. Perlin, Ph.D, Chief Scientific Officer and Senior Vice President, Hackensack Meridian Health, Center[...]
The discussion continues to air this week, and features a conversation about new and emerging technologies taking place in the…
Hackensack Meridian Health Center for Discovery and Innovation featured in INDUSTRY Magazine
The diverse team of experts at the CDI, who are focused on creating a culture of scientific innovation, are actively…
‘A New Bug Using Old Tricks’: The Threat of Candida Auris
Identifying, treating, and preventing Candida auris, the invasive multi-drug resistant yeast associated with severe nosocomial infections, is a challenge facing…
Students from Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University Join Scientific Investigators for[...]
Students from the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University filled the auditorium at the Hackensack Meridian Health…
Combining Antibiotics, Researchers Deliver One-Two Punch against Ubiquitous Bacterium
By combining two well-established antibiotics for the first time, a scientific has delivered a “double whammy” against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, a…
Milena Kordalewska, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate at CDI presents at the Annual American Society of[...]
C. auris: Challenges in Detection, Treatment—Researchers uncover more about how this pathogen spreads through a healthcare, how it colonizes patients,…
Scientists from CDI and China uncover mechanism behind dangerous antibiotic resistance
Since the discovery of penicillin in the early ‘40’s, antibiotics have had a remarkable impact on treating bacterial infections and…
The “Uber-Bugs”: Tackling NTM Lung Disease at CDI
There is a pernicious disease, called NTM (Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria), that can be contracted by inhaling naturally occurring organisms from soil…
Hackensack Meridian Health Announces Opening of Center for Discovery and Innovation
CDI will become a national and global leader for improving patient outcomes through science-based personalized medicine, supporting the cure for…
Innovative atmosphere: Why Perlin feels CDI can help N.J. reclaim role as leader in medical[...]
It’s nice to talk about innovation — discoveries that can change the way diseases are battled. It’s better to be…
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Winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in medicine figured out how our cells adapt to[...]
From Apple News: This year’s Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded to three scientists whose work focused on understanding how…
Stuart Levy, microbiologist who sounded alarm on antibiotic resistance, dies at 80
Stuart B. Levy, a physician and microbiologist who sounded the alarm on the dangers of antibiotic resistance, demonstrating that drugs…
Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics- Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future?
From The New England Journal of Medicine: Sustainable Discovery and Development of Antibiotics- Is a Nonprofit Approach the Future? Read…
Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer
Study on cannabis chemical as a treatment for pancreatic cancer may have ‘major impact,’ Harvard researcher says… Read More
2 Ebola patients in Congo “cured” with drugs, say doctors
Top doctors fighting Ebola quickly used the case on Tuesday to press the message that people can recover from the…
Why Sexually Transmitted Infections Can’t Shake Their Stigma
The viral S.T.I.s that persist seem to hit people the hardest. The idea of an infection that you can’t get…
Combining Antibiotics, Researchers Deliver One-Two Punch against Ubiquitous Bacterium
For the first time, doctors in the U.S. have used the powerful gene-editing technique CRISPR to try to treat a…
We Can’t Despair About Our Antibiotic Crisis
Antibiotic resistance is undermining the foundations of our modern medical system. No longer can we count on these drugs for…
Bladder cancer ‘attacked and killed by common cold virus’
University of Surrey researchers said the virus could “help revolutionize treatment” for the cancer and reduce the risk of it…
New Weapons Against Cancer: Millions of Bacteria Programmed to Kill
Genetically modified microbes release “nanobodies” that alert the immune system to cancer in mice, scientists report. The innovative method one day…
New Study Helping Researchers Learn How Deadly Superbug Fungus Is Transmitted
Federal health officials are keeping a close eye on a new superbug reported in some New York and New Jersey…
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Awards $68 Million to Support the Growth of the Human Cell Atlas
New grants support networks of scientists from diverse disciplines who study a variety of healthy human organs. These collaborative groups…