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"M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship"
By Dave DeFusco
Three years ago, the Fried sisters—Miriam and Naomi—moved to the United States from Israel to pursue an education that would affirm their Jewish heritage and allow them to take advantage of opportunities afforded by a liberal arts and sciences education. Miriam aspired to a career in clinical medicine, leading her to Continue Reading →
By Dave DeFusco
When Lorraine Hudson Marchand, an industry professor in the M.S. in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, was 12 years old, her father took her and her brother to a Hot Shoppes in Wheaton, MD, three mornings in a row during summer break. After they were seated, their father handed them stopwatches, three-color […]
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By Dave DeFusco
A Yeshiva University researcher and several Katz School graduate students will investigate how inhibiting the function of a cluster of small proteins in testicular cells affects spermatogenesis, or the production and regulation of sperm. The research is being supported in part by a grant from YU’s Provost Faculty […]
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By Dave DeFusco
When Shanza Baseer Tariq graduated in May with a master’s in Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship from the Katz School of Science and Health, she already had a publication track record and a job waiting for her as a research assistant at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
At Sloan Kettering, Shanza conducts […]
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Katz School Biotechnology Professor Lorraine Marchand, who contributed this blog post as part of a series on Women in STEM, is author of The Innovation Mindset: Eight Essential Steps to Transform Any Industry, which will be published by Columbia University Press in August.
Edison, Tesla, Jobs, Musk. Four iconic names in innovation. Four inventors […]
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The Katz School of Science and Health and Albert Einstein College of Medicine are teaming up to host a webinar series on business and entrepreneurship in biotechnology.
“This webinar will highlight trends in the biotechnology industry,” said Dr. Rana Khan, director of the Katz School’s Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship master’s program, “and to show what’s involved in commercializing a biotech product […]
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Avi Strauss, a recent Katz School biotech graduate, has performed a detailed market analysis on a new drug therapy for colorectal cancer.
The analysis recommended that Sapience Therapeutics, a New York-based biotech company, develop a molecule called a novel beta-catenin antagonist for treatment of the cancer. Beta-catenin is part of the Wnt signaling […]
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The incidence of life-threatening diarrhea plummeted among residents in several rural villages in Ghana over a five-month period after they began using water purified with repurposed hemodialyzers, according to a study published by a Katz School professor in Scientific Reports in July.
“This is a major public health outcome particularly since diarrhea is well known […]
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The Katz School of Science and Health has established a joint B.A./M.S. degree with Yeshiva College and the Stern College for Women that allows students to work toward a biotechnology master’s degree while completing their undergraduate studies.
Students in their senior year can earn nine graduate credits toward both their undergraduate and graduate degrees, and […]
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Drug development is a risky endeavor, especially for a startup company. It requires large capital expenditures, waiting out long timelines and overcoming regulatory hurdles to bring a drug to market. Prioritizing and valuing which drugs to develop can make or break a company.
That’s why the Pennsylvania-based biopharmaceutical startup, SFA Therapeutics, brought in Josh Lankin […]
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