Shout-Outs
By Office of the President | Nov 29, 2022
Physical Therapy Program Celebrates New White Coat Recipients
Congratulations to the 28 Physical Therapy students from the School of Health Professions, who recently received their White Coats in a ceremony held earlier this month. The participants are second-year PT students preparing for their first full-time clinical rotation after completing their classroom experience. This event was the first White Coat Ceremony since 2019, which was done in person; it was followed by a reception in the Atrium for family and friends of the recipients.
Thank you to Allen Lewis, Ph.D., CRC, School of Health Professions dean, Joanne Katz, PT, DPT, Ph.D., Chair and Associate Professor, and Ranjit A. Alvarez, MHA, Program Administrator, for the Physical Therapy Program on a great ceremony!
Nephrology Fellows Join New York City Kidney Walk
Thank you to Downstate’s Nephrology Fellowship Program members who joined with their counterparts at Kings County Hospital Center to support the November New York City Kidney Walk sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation. If you would like to support, you can access Downstate’s fundraising page at Betty Jung - 2022 New York City Kidney Walk.
Nurse Practitioner on the Plaza at The Today Show
Beth Steinfeld, DNP WHNP-BC, Chair of Advanced-Level Program and Director of Women’s Health Track and College of
Nursing students at the Today Show Plaza, sharing their Downstate pride during national
Nurse Practitioner week. The group posed for pictures with Today Show hosts Craig Melvin and Hoda Kotb, recognizing Nurse Practitioner Week and raising awareness of the tremendous roles
these professionals play in ensuring optimal health and well-being for patients.
Dr. Eva Cramer Joins Panel at the Launch of Life Science Cares
Eva Cramer, Ph.D., distinguished service professor of Cell Biology and vice president for Biotechnology and Scientific Affairs, was a panelist at the launch of Life Science Cares—New York City Chapter, a nonprofit organization committed to mobilizing life science companies for collective community action to reduce the impact of poverty in key metropolitan cities. Dr. Cramer joined leaders from Rockefeller University, CUNY, and Science in the City, Inc., to discuss education’s critical role in helping to end poverty. The event took place last month at the New York Stock Exchange.
Medical Informatics Alumna Accepts CDC Public Health Informatics Fellowship
SOPH Medical Informatics Program alumna Yasemin Kaynas, Class of 2019, was recently accepted into the CDC’s Public Health Informatics Fellowship
Program. This prestigious and competitive fellowship provides on-the-job training
to information science and technology professionals who want to use their expertise
to address current and future informatics needs.
As a Public Health Informatics Fellow, Yasemin has been assigned to the Infant Outcomes Monitoring, Research, and Prevention Branch (IOMRPB) of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. She will conduct surveillance, research, and implement programs to decrease pregnancy-related substance exposure, support global efforts to monitor and prevent birth defects or congenital disabilities, and respond to emerging threats that impact infant health to improve care and outcomes for mothers and babies.
Downstate Incubator Company Supporting New Lung Transplant Technique
John D. O’Neill, Ph.D., Research Assistant Professor in Cell Biology and Chief Scientific Officer at Xylyx Bio—a company in Downstate’s incubator—collaborated with recent PGY4 Surgery Resident graduate Ahmed E. Hozain, M.D., and researchers at Vanderbilt and Columbia on “Technique for Xenogeneic Cross-Circulation to Support Human Donor Lungs Ex Vivo.” The study was published in November in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation.
Xenogeneic cross-circulation is a groundbreaking experimental technology being developed to expand the pool of donor lungs suitable for transplantation. Xylyx Bio, a regenerative medicine company, is working to bring the benefits of cross-circulation technology to patients who need organ transplants.
SOHP Dean Presents on DEI at the University of Kentucky
SOHP Dean Allen Lewis, Ph.D., CRC, recently conducted two invited featured presentations for the Human Development Institute (HDI) of the University of Kentucky on “Addressing Cultural Bias in Building Inclusive Communities” and “Doing More within Same or Fewer Resources: A Key Imperative in 2022 and Beyond and
the Case for Improved Understanding of Data-driven Decision Making.”
HDI at Kentucky is part of the nationwide network of University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities. Institutions participating in the network serve as liaisons between academia and communities.
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