These public and private research institutions conduct and support specialized research in a variety of scientific disciplines related to the healthcare field. Specialty areas include:

• Biotechnology
• Biodefense
• Cancer
• Developmental Disabilities
• Enzymology
• Genomics
• HIV/AIDS
• Imaging and Neuroscience
• Information Technology
• Molecular Genetics
• Physical and Computer Science
• Semiconductors
• Structural Biology

• Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
• American Museum of Natural History
• Brookhaven National Laboratory
• Cancer Research Institute
• Forensic Biology Laboratory
• Global Alliance for TB Drug Development
• IBM Watson Research Center
• Institute for Basic Research in Development Disabilities
• International AIDS Vaccination Initative (IAVI)
• Lighthouse International, Arlene R. Gordon Research Institute
• Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
• Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc. (MHRA)
• New York Blood Center (NYBC)download pdf (185KB)
• New York Botanical Garden, International Plant Science Center
• New York State Psychiatric Institute
• New York Structural Biology Center
• Northeast Biodefense Center
• Population Council
• Renal Research Institute
• Riverside Research Institute
• Strang Cancer Prevention Center, 3 locations
• SUNY Stony Brook,
  Center for Biotechnology