News break: Young Feinstein Institutes' researcher named STAT 2024 Wunderkind

For his work with vagus nerve stimulation as a potential hemophilia treatment, Carlos Bravo-Iñiguez, MD, PhD, has been named a 2024 STAT Wunderkind. This recognition celebrates the brightest young minds in life sciences research who are pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation.

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Episode Transcript

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Feinstein Institutes' Carlos Bravo-Iñiguez named STAT 2024 Wunderkind.

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This article,written by Matthew Libassi,originally appeared in the Northwell Newsroom on October 15,
2024.
A wunderkind is someone who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age.
In recognition of his great scientific achievements,
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research’s Doctor Carlos E Bravo-Iñiguez has been named a 2024 STAT Wunderkind.

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According to STAT,this esteemed recognition celebrates the brightest young minds in life sciences research who are pushing the boundaries of scientific innovation.
Doctor Bravo-Iñiguez is being honored for his groundbreaking research in the field of bioelectronic medicine,
which harnesses the power of the body's nervous system with technology to treat disease.

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His innovative research approach focuses on using vagus nerve stimulation to address hemorrhage and hemophilia,
a bleeding disorder that poses a serious risk of mortality.
Under the guidance of associate professor in the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes Doctor Jared Huston,
his 2023 publication in Nature Communications demonstrated a significant reduction in bleeding severity using this novel strategy in preclinical models.

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This discovery has the potential to revolutionize treatment,
offering patients a more effective approach to curtailing hemorrhage.

Doctor Bravo-Iñiguez,said of the recognition (01:31):
“It is a bit surreal to be named a STAT Wunderkind among so many other talented doctors and scientists.
I am thankful for all the support I´ve received at the Feinstein Institutes,
especially from Doctor Huston and every mentor who has guided me along this journey.
This recognition fuels my passion to keep pushing the boundaries of bioelectronic medicine to develop new and more effective treatments for patients in need.

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” Each year,STAT evaluates hundreds of nominations from North America in search of the next generation of scientific stars.
The news organization looks to spotlight impressive doctors and researchers on the cusp of launching their careers.
Excessive bleeding poses a serious risk of mortality.
It affects a wide range of individuals,including birthing mothers,

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victims of motor vehicle collisions,soldiers on the battlefield and those with hemophilia and other inherited or acquired bleeding conditions.
There is an urgent unmet demand for novel treatments,
including non-pharmacological and rapid-acting therapies.
Through harnessing the protective effects of the vagus nerve,

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Doctors Bravo-Iñiguez and Huston aim to develop a "neural tourniquet,
" a non-invasive method for controlling bleeding with game-changing benefits to patients undergoing surgical procedures or trauma care.
The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research is the global scientific leader in bioelectronic medicine and vagus nerve stimulation,

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where medical researchers use modern technology to develop new device-based therapies to treat disease and injury.
By producing bioelectronic medicine knowledge,disease and injury could one day be treated by our own nerves without costly and potentially harmful pharmaceuticals.