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Research
At Stony Brook University Hospital, we recognize the power of research and technology in the advancement of neuroscience. Through our research initiatives, we look to discover more effective ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat neurological diseases and disorders. Stony Brook is deeply committed to our research mission, with more than 70 laboratories actively pursuing breakthroughs in neurobiology, stroke, multiple sclerosis, autism, alzheimer's, spine and brain trauma, and behavioral neurosciences, to name a few. Our researchers are engaged in basic, translational, and clinical research, which bring scientific discovery from the bench to the bedside. We are using high technology in biomedical engineering, medical imaging, and computational neurosciences to further our understanding of the neurosciences and to develop tomorrow's treatments for a wide range of neurological conditions and diseases. We have a state-of the-art fluid dynamics laboratory and angiography facilities to test a wide variety of medical devices for the treatment of acute stroke, aneurysms, cerebral stenosis, and cerebral malformations. Our neuroimaging capabilities are first rate, including TESLA magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); magnetic transfer imaging; magnetic resonance spectroscopy; diffusion tensor imaging; functional MRI; and Positron emission tomography (PET). Our researchers collaborate with investigators at the prestigious, Long Island research institutions of Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. Few institutions can match the breadth and depth of research that is conducted by Stony Brook University Hospital's clinical and basic neuroscientists. The list below highlights a few of the departments engaged in funded neurosciences research programs:
Many Stony Book faculty have made discoveries that keep us on the forefront of clinical advances. Clinical researchers from the Stony Brook Comprehensive Spine Center have pioneered the adoption of bone morphogenic proteins in spinal surgery, which has dramatically reduced the need for painful bone graft harvesting. Faculty investigators from our Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center are actively searching for more effective ways to treat stroke, such as the development of a new catheter that may improve blood flow to the brain following stroke. Neuroscience is a complex, always evolving field, and we believe that advancing knowledge and improving patient care is a primary mission of the Stony Brook Neurosciences Institute. We are a major research university as well as a world leader in neurosciences research, with the full sprectrum of research from the lab bench to the bedside. Our discoveries have contributed to the great body of neurosciences literature and have led to improvements in the quality care to countless patients. Whenever possible, we encourage your participation in clinical trials, which expose you to the newest treatment tools and medications for your condition. Click on the following website links to access more information on the current clinical trials offered at Stony Brook University Hospital:
Office of Clinical Trials - List of Active Trials 
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