When a child is born with urologic organs outside his or her body or with a serious urologic condition, parents call Shumyle Alam, MD, Director of Pediatric Urologic Reconstruction and Medical Director of Urodynamics, NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital. Dr. Alam and his team take on some of the country's most complicated, maximally invasive urologic surgeries and kidney transplants.

Mitochondria play a vital role in cellular metabolism. Because of their widespread effects on cellular functions, mitochondrial dysfunction is implicated in a wide range of diseases. As such, mitochondria, the tiny energy factories found in most cells, are prime targets for drug development. But developing mitochondria-targeted drugs has been a daunting task.