<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-03/02-diversity-gaps-research.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Research</categories><pubDate>02/03/2026 05:30:00 AM</pubDate><title>New Study Addresses Diversity Gaps in Genetic Research for Understanding Schizophrenia</title><sub-title/><description>I am proud to share a significant milestone for Downstate on the recent publication of a Nature article that advances understanding of schizophrenia through inclusive, collaborative research. The study, “Biological insights into schizophrenia from ancestrally diverse populations,” was co-led by Tim B. Bigdeli, Ph.D.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/faculty/research/institute-for-genomics-health/_images/bigdeli.png" alt="photo of Tim B. Bigdeli, PhD"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/02-03/02-diversity-gaps-research.xml</loc><categories><category>Research</category></categories></item>