Our Research
Our different schools and campuses focus on different areas of research, each bringing their strength and their talents to our collective hive. Our labs and centers are active and our faculty (and students) publish regularly, as you can see from the listings at Touro Scholar. Our own Touro University Press publishes scholarly works in the liberal arts and sciences, with a focus on Jewish history and literature, and you can see the varied expertise of our faculty, who speak regularly with the media on topics in their field.
Many of our students participate in research projects, collaborate with faculty, and have an opportunity to showcase their research at: Touro College New York Research Day, NYMC’s School of Medicine Medical Student Research Forum, Graduate School of Basic Medical Sciences Graduate Student Research Forum, and School of Health Sciences and Practice Research Day, Touro University Nevada Research Day and Touro University California Research Day.
Primary Research Topics
Cardiovascular Disease
New York Medical College
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D. - Inflammation
Julio Panza, M.D. - Cardiological Research
Nicholas Ferreri, Ph.D. - Cardiovascular Inflammation
Nader G. Abraham, Ph.D., Dr. H.C., FAHA - Stem Cells Treat Heart Failure
Sachin Gupte, M.D., Ph.D. - Cardiovascular Research
Julian Stewart, M.D., Ph.D. - Cardiovascular Research
Marvin S. Medow, Ph.D. - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Cancer
Touro University California
Alexandra Hernandez, Ph.D. - Cervical Cancer
New York Medical College
Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D. - Pediatric Cancer
Karen Seiter, M.D. - Leukemia
Anitha Srinivasan, M.D. - Breast Cancer
Austin Meng Guo, Ph.D. - Pathological Angiogenesis
Delong Liu, M.D., Ph.D. - Hematology
Raj K. Tiwari, Ph.D. - Immunological Aspects of Cancer
Jen Wei Chiao, Ph.D. - Immunology and Cancer
Muhammad Choudhury, M.D. - Prostate Cancer
Leonard J. Newman, M.D. - Pediatric Cancer
Jessica Hochberg, M.D. - Children's Cancer
Diabetes
Touro University California
Alejandro Gugliucci, M.D., Ph.D. - Glycation Oxidation Disease
Jay Shubrook, D.O. - Diabetes Mellitus
Avi Loewy, Ph.D. - Diabetes Diagnosis
Metabolism
Touro University California
Jean-Marc Schwarz, Ph.D. - Impact of Fructose
Alexander Gugliucci, M.D., Ph.D. - Metabolic Syndrome
Obesity
Touro University California
Jean-Marc Schwarz, Ph.D. - Pediatric Obesity
New York Medical College
Michal Laniado Schwartzman, Ph.D. - Obesity Induced Diseases
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D. - Obesity and Infection
Infectious Disease
New York Medical College
Gary Wormser, M.D. - Lyme Disease
William Frishman, M.D. - Infectious Diseases
Salomon Amar, D.D.S., Ph.D. - Obesity and Periodontal Disease
Seah Lim, M.D., Ph.D. - Sickle Cell Disease
Touro University Nevada
Karen Duus, Ph.D. - Tularemia
Secondary Research Topics
Autism
Touro University Nevada
Patrick Leytham, Ph.D., RBT - Reading Comprehension and Autism
New York Medical College
Susan L. Ronan, P.T., D.P.T., PCS - Behavior of Children with Autism
Epilepsy
New York Medical College
Sangmi Chung, Ph.D. - Stem Cells Treat Epilepsy
Patric K. Stanton, Ph.D. - Epilepsy
Disaster Medicine
New York Medical College
David S. Markenson, M.D., M.B.A. - Bioterrorism
Drug Development for HIV
Touro University California
Miriam Cochin, Ph.D. - Inhibition of HIV
Touro University Nevada
Lee Adams, R.N. - Nursing
New York Medical College
Catherine Small, M.D. - Maraviroc
Jewish Studies
Graduate School of Jewish Studies
Michael A. Shmidman, Ph.D. - Medieval Jewish History
Natlia Aleksiun, Ph.D. - Modern Jewish History
Graduate School of Social Work
Steven Pirutinsky, Ph.D. - Mental Health and Religion
Business Principles in Social Work
Graduate School of Social Work
School-based Occupation Therapy
School of Health Sciences
Meira Orentlicher, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA - Training for Young Adults with Disabilities
Psychology
Lander College for Men
Leib Litman, Ph.D. - Conscious and Subconscious Thought
Renal Disease
New York Medical College
Michael S. Goligorsky, M.D., Ph.D. - Nephrology
Brian B. Ratliff, Ph.D. - Nephrology
Wenhui Wang, M.D. - Regulation of Sodium and Potassium
