Stony Brook University

Notable research and discoveries at Stony Brook

• Discovered the fossil that linked birds to dinosaurs
• Created a new ultrasound method that speeds up the healing of bone fractures
• Discovered the link between emphysema and smoking
• Developed the drug that's recommended for all cardiac angioplasties (ReoPro)
• Created the first MRI image of a living organism
• Discovered the Golden Bamboo Lemur
• Identified and catalogued 328 distant galaxies
• Using a single electron, created the smallest electric switch in the world
• Found the cause of Lyme Disease