Research

(updated September 2008)

  • David Tegay, D.O., Associate Professor of Medicine, was Co-Author of 3 abstracts entitled, "The Smith-Magenis-Like Phenotype", "Delineation of the Critical Region for Brachydactyly-Mental Retardation" and "Clinical and Mutational Spectrum of the NF1-Like Syndrome", presented at the 2009 American College of Medical Genetics Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, March 25-29.

  • Riya Jose, OMSIII, Internal Medicine and Neuroscience Academic Fellow, Co-Authored the chapter, "Glycogen Storage Disease Type III", in eMedicine, WebMD's Online Clinical Reference, together with her faculty research mentor, David Tegay, D.O., Associate Professor of Medicine.  The chapter can be accessed at:  http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/942618-overview

  • Dr. David Tegay’s research is focused on identifying and cataloguing normal human genomic variation, novel genetic mechanisms and identifying disease causing mutations for a number of common and rare heritable disorders including Parkinson's disease, familial hypermobility, autism, mental retardation and birth defects.

    Dr Tegay Grant decisions pending
    Project Title:             Genomic Copy Number Variation in Parkinson’s Disease
    Role:                         Primary Investigator
    Funding Agency:       New York Institute of Technology, In-House Grant
    Duration of Award:   11/01/08-10/31/09

    Project Title:             Biomarker Development in Parkinson’s Disease
    Role:                        Consultant
    Funding Agency:       National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), STTR
    Duration of Award:   04/01/09-03/31/10

    Prior Grant Support

    Project Title:

    Genomic Variation in Developmental Disability

    Role:    

    Primary Investigator

    Funding Agency:

    Clinical Research Scholar Award of Stony Brook University SOM

    Duration of Award: 

    07/01/05-06/30/07

    Project Title:

    Genomic Copy Number Variation in Autism

    Role:

    Co-Investigator

    Funding Agency:

    National Alliance for Autism Research (LTR 6/18/03)

    Duration of Award:

    07/01/03-06/30/04