<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/03-downstate-research-takes-global-stage-in-pediatric-mental-health.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><categories>Research</categories><pubDate>03/17/2026 05:00:00 AM</pubDate><title>Downstate Research Takes the Global Stage in Pediatric Mental Health</title><sub-title/><description>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 E. Wallach, M.D., Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Chief of Pediatric Gastroenterology, and Fellowship Director in Pediatric Gastroenterology, presented new research examining the benefits of GLP-1 therapies in pediatric mental health.</description><author>Office of the President</author><image><img xmlns:ouc="http://omniupdate.com/XSL/Variables" src="/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/_images/tom-wallach-0462.jpg" alt="Photo of Dr. Wallach"/></image><loc>/var/staging/oucampus/suny-downstate/downstate/about/office-of-the-president/presidents-bulletin/2026/03-17/03-downstate-research-takes-global-stage-in-pediatric-mental-health.xml</loc><categories><category>Research</category></categories></item>