Research
Research has played an integral role at the IRPS since its inception over 50 years ago. Clinical and basic science contributions by IRPS faculty and fellows have propelled innovative therapies as well as our understanding of the basic etiopathogenesis of disease. A new era of research has begun at NYU Medical Center with the opening of the Joan and Joel Smilow Research Center. This 13-story, 230,000 square foot building houses more than 40 multidisciplinary research teams dedicated to taking proven scientific bench top advancements to the bedside. We are excited to join this multidisciplinary collaborative environment and look forward to accelerating diagnosis, prevention, and the development of new therapies. The Smilow Research
Center joins the Skirball Institute of Biomolecular Medicine which opened its doors in October 1993. The Skirball Institute, encompassing 60,000 square feet of laboratory space divided over four floors, boldly focuses on basic research, but fosters interdisciplinary activities within the NYU School of Medicine. With a strong awareness that most medical breakthroughs originate in the basic science laboratory, considerable resources were allocated in order to develop this modern research unit right in the heart of the NYU Medical Center. Finally, the Sackler Institute of Graduate Biomedical Sciences at the NYU School of Medicine is a division of NYU's Graduate School of the Arts and Sciences. The Sackler Institute encompasses the basic medical science department at the
School of Medicine and offers interdisciplinary training programs in cellular and molecular biology, computational biology, developmental genetics, medical and molecular parasitology, microbiology, molecular oncology and immunology, and structural biology.
Our commitment to research at the IRPS is an affirmation of our belief in surgical and scientific telesis as well as our obligation to develop a new generation of leaders in academic plastic surgery. Our current clinical and basic science research program includes:
Institute of Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Basic Science Laboratories
Craniofacial Surgery and Orthodontic Clinical Research
Cleft Lip/Palate and Nasoalvolar Modeling Clinical Research
Microvascular Surgery Clinical Research
Vascular Anomaly Clinical Research
Aesthetic Surgery and Anti-aging Clinical Research
