Saranac Lake, NY, Jan 20, 2011 — Over the past few months, Saranac Lake's Trudeau Institute has been studying its options for future growth.

Consultants hired by the Institute have been evaluating several possibilities including expansion of the biomedical research institute's current facilities, the building a new clinical research site out of state or Trudeau leaving Saranac Lake for a new location - an option that has sparked concern among local residents and politicans.

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer jumped into the fray Wednesday when he announced that he had called Trudeau director David Woodland personally last week to ask him and the Institute's board of trustees to keep Trudeau in Saranac Lake.
Chris Knight has the latest.  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Oct 25, 2010 — For the first time in its 126-year history, Trudeau Institute is considering expanding to an off-site location. Officials at the Saranac Lake-based biomedical research institute said last week that they're looking into the possibility of building a clinical research facility for as many as 12 to 19 scientists in another, out-of-state location. Chris Knight reports.  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Oct 12, 2009 — Researchers from around the world gathered in Saranac Lake over the weekend to talk about disease. The conference at Trudeau Institute focused on efforts to develop new vaccines, and a better understanding of the human immune system. As Brian Mann reports, the meeting was held against the backdrop of the growing swine flu pandemic.  Go to full article

Oct 08, 2009 — Yesterday we reported on the growth of the Trudeau Institute in Saranac Lake, which is adding three new research teams. Over the next few months, Trudeau Institute will certify its new research wing, named for former state Senator Ronald Stafford. Once it's brought on-line, the facility will be closed to the public forever. Even most of the Institute's staff won't be allowed inside. That's because the researchers working in the lab will handle some of world's deadliest diseases, including airborne strains of tuberculosis and influenza. Brian Mann was allowed a rare glimpse inside the lab and has our story.  Go to full article

Saranac Lake, NY, Oct 08, 2009 — After touring the new research lab in Saranac Lake, NCPR went across town to the original research building once used by Edward Livingston Trudeau in the 1880s. Brian met with Mary Hotaling, with the Saranac Lake Historical Society. She says the tradition of cutting-edge research in the village goes back more than 120 years.  Go to full article

Oct 07, 2009 — It's been a tough year for the North Country economy. Government agencies have implemented hiring freezes. Many local firms have trimmed staff. Unemployment in many parts of the region tops ten percent, running well above the state and national averages. But in Saranac Lake, one bright spot is the expansion of Trudeau Institute. The research lab founded in the 1880s to battle tuberculosis has reinvented itself as one of the top science institute's in the country studying the human immune system. Now Trudeau is adding new jobs and preparing to open a massive new laboratory. Brian Mann has part one of our series on Trudeau's history and its impact in the North Country.  Go to full article

May 04, 2009 — The director of Saranac Lake's Trudeau Institute says initial evidence shows swine flu may not be very lethal and could be easily controlled by vaccination. Dr. David Woodland took part in a panel discussion on swine flu Friday at Paul Smith's College. As Chris Knight reports, the event focused on the science of influenza, the likelihood of swine flu pandemic and pandemic preparedness.  Go to full article

Aug 14, 2008 — The Trudeau Institute has lost two of its top researchers and about a dozen other scientists. Dr. Frances Lund and Dr. Troy Randall, senior faculty members at the Saranac Lake biomedical research lab, are moving to the University of Riochester Medical Center. As Chris Knight reports, officials at the institute say the search for replacements in already underway.  Go to full article

May 13, 2008 — Yesterday in Saranac Lake, the US Postal Service unveiled a new stamp honoring Dr. Edward Livingston Trudeau. Trudeau was a pioneering physician and tuberculosis researcher. But he was also invented the community of Saranac Lake, which remains the biggest community in the Adirondacks. Trudeau's sanatorium closed a half-century ago, but as Brian Mann reports, his work continues to echo through American culture.  Go to full article

May 06, 2008 — Next week, the U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new stamp honoring Saranac Lake's Edward Livingston Trudeau. Trudeau did pioneering research in tuberculosis care. His sanatorium attracted patients from all over the world. One of the more famous patients was a Norwegian explorer and anthropologist named Carl Lumholtz. Lumholtz came to Saranac Lake at the end of his life, in the 1920s, after leading expeditions to Australia, Mexico, and the South Pacific. Brian Mann spoke about Lumholtz with Norwegian journalist Morten Andrea Stroksnes. Stroksnes was in the Adirondacks recently researching a new biography of Lumholtz.  Go to full article