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News break: Young Feinstein Institutes' researcher named STAT 2024 Wunderkind · 20-Minute Health Talk

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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,
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  2024.
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  A wunderkind is someone who succeeds in a competitive or highly difficult field or profession at an early age.
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  In recognition of his great scientific achievements,
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  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.
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  Doctor Bravo-Iñiguez is being honored for his groundbreaking research in the field of bioelectronic medicine,
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  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,
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  a bleeding disorder that poses a serious risk of mortality.
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  Under the guidance of associate professor in the Institute of Bioelectronic Medicine at the Feinstein Institutes Doctor Jared Huston,
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  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,
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  offering patients a more effective approach to curtailing hemorrhage.
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  Doctor Bravo-Iñiguez,said of the recognition: “It is a bit surreal to be named a STAT Wunderkind among so many other talented doctors and scientists.
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  I am thankful for all the support I´ve received at the Feinstein Institutes,
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  especially from Doctor Huston and every mentor who has guided me along this journey.
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  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.
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  The news organization looks to spotlight impressive doctors and researchers on the cusp of launching their careers.
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  Excessive bleeding poses a serious risk of mortality.
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  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.
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  There is an urgent unmet demand for novel treatments,
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  including non-pharmacological and rapid-acting therapies.
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  Through harnessing the protective effects of the vagus nerve,
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  Doctors Bravo-Iñiguez and Huston aim to develop a "neural tourniquet,
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  " a non-invasive method for controlling bleeding with game-changing benefits to patients undergoing surgical procedures or trauma care.
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  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.
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  By producing bioelectronic medicine knowledge,disease and injury could one day be treated by our own nerves without costly and potentially harmful pharmaceuticals.