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March 17, 2026 President's Bulletin

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Dr Riley

A Message from President Riley

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

This issue of the President’s Bulletin reflects the breadth of work taking place at Downstate. From discoveries in the laboratory and clinical research to national recognition for our students, faculty, and staff, our community continues to advance...

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Downstate ABA Program Ranked First Nationally in Research Productivity Study

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

A new independent study published in Behavior Analysis in Practice ranked Downstate’s Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) program first in the nation in per-faculty research productivity among behavior analytic graduate training programs in the United...

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Downstate Research Takes the Global Stage in Pediatric Mental Health

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Downstate recently joined other leading pediatric researchers from around the world in a global forum focused on the future of children’s health. At the Paediatric Research for the Future of Children Global Forum in Geneva, Switzerland, Thomas...

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Downstate Faculty and Staff Recognized at 2026 ACGME Conference

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Faculty members, program coordinators, and graduate medical education staff from Downstate participated in the 2026 Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) Annual Educational Conference, joining colleagues from across the country...

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Lupus Research—Linking Clinical Care and Scientific Study

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

University Hospital at Downstate provides care for many patients living with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This chronic autoimmune disease affects women at higher rates and occurs more frequently among Black and Hispanic populations.

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Panos Kougias & Sherene Sharath

Downstate Study on Postoperative Transfusions Presented to NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Each year, millions of patients undergoing major surgery receive blood transfusions, yet one fundamental question remains: when does a transfusion help—and when might it do more harm than good? That question is at the center of a clinical study...

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Tags: Surgery

AI Tool

Downstate Researchers Develop AI Tool to Support Mental Health, Clinicians

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Access to timely mental health care remains a major public health challenge in New York City. Nearly one in seven adults, about 945,000 people, reported an unmet need for mental health treatment in the past year, according to the New York City Department...

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Downstate Student Tobi Somorin Receives U.S. Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

Downstate medical and public health student, Tobi J. Somorin, received the United States Public Health Service Excellence in Public Health Award. The national recognition, administered through the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, is...

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Shout Outs

Shout Outs

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

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In Case You Missed it

In Case You Missed It

by Office of the President - March 17 , 2026

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