Office of the SVP for Research

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

@sunydownstate's June President's Bulletin features several faculty advancing health research and outcomes in Psychiatry, Urology, Gastroenterology, and more. Read the full bulletin to see how they're prioritizing patient care in the Brooklyn community! https://t.co/VEGfsU5nuZ

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

Downstate was proud to welcome Congresswoman @RepYvetteClarke to campus as she hosted NY-09's Congressional App Challenge 2025. The event also featured exciting computational neuroscience research by Downstate’s Dr. Salvador Dura-Bernal and his team.

[Rep. Yvette D. Clarke @RepYvetteClarke]

In recognition of Computer Science Education Week, I am honored to announce that George from East Flatbush is the first-place winner of NY-09's Congressional App Challenge 2025!

George developed and designed Evolution HQ, an educational platform to assist high school biology students in understanding evolutionary biology: https://t.co/9l2c2bukUg

I am incredibly proud of George, and as a long-time advocate for STEM education for the young men and women of our nation, I remain ceaselessly amazed by the imaginative potential of our young people when they are given the tools they need to succeed.

CONGRATULATIONS GEORGE!!!

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

There are still 7 hours left of #GivingTuesday! We invite you to consider supporting this work with a gift. And if donating isn’t possible today, sharing our message with others is another great way to help amplify Downstate’s mission.
https://t.co/1EyPwriBK5

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

This #GivingTuesday, support Downstate’s mission to advance health equity in Brooklyn.
As the borough’s only academic medical center, your donation can help us tackle life-expectancy gaps and chronic disease through innovative, community-focused research.
https://t.co/1EyPwri3Ux

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

This #GivingTuesday, support Downstate’s mission to advance health equity in Brooklyn.
As the borough’s only academic medical center, your donation can help us tackle life-expectancy gaps and chronic disease through innovative, community-focused research.
https://t.co/1EyPwri3Ux

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

The Fall 2025 edition of The Research Pulse is out now! We have a lot of exciting updates and highlights from across our research community featured in this newsletter — click below to read now!

https://t.co/5NEg25lULN

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

Join us in welcoming Takahiko Murayama, PhD, as Assistant Professor of Cell Biology. His work focuses on “cold” tumors, RNA helicases, and mechanisms that can boost response to immune checkpoint blockade. We’re thrilled for the research ahead!

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

Our office hosted the 3rd Annual Fall Research Symposium on Oct 16! The day featured Seed Grant updates, the Trainee Research Slam, and inspiring talks from faculty, trainees & students. Congrats to winners Sabah Islam, Joseph Fajobi & Riley Morrone! 👏 #DownstateResearch

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

Welcome Dr. Seth Prins!
We’re thrilled to have him join as Associate Professor in Community Health Sciences in SPH.
Dr. Prins’ research explores the health impacts of mass incarceration & workplace dynamics on mental illness, substance use, and inequality.
#PublicHealth

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

We’re excited to welcome Dr. Joanne Constantin as Assistant Professor of Health Policy & Management in SPH! 🎉

Her research focuses on evaluating health policies impacting maternal & child health and substance misuse, with an emphasis on equity and access to care. #PublicHealth

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

We’re thrilled to welcome P. Dylan Rich, PhD as Assistant Professor of Physiology & Pharmacology! 🎉

Dr. Rich studies how the brain forms & uses memories across the lifespan, with implications for aging & Alzheimer’s disease.

#Neuroscience #NewFaculty

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

We’re thrilled to welcome Yu-San Huoh, PhD, as Assistant Professor of Cell Biology & member of our Molecular & Cellular Biology program! 🧬

Her lab will study how nuclear protein assemblies control immune tolerance—work with big implications for autoimmune disease.

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

We’re thrilled to welcome Carole Morel, PhD, as Assistant Professor of Physiology & Pharmacology and faculty in the Neural & Behavioral program in SGS!

Her research aims to advance translational strategies that bridge the bench-to-bedside gap in the treatment of brain disorders.

[Downstate Global Neuroscience Initiative @SUNYDGNI]

We’re so excited to announce that registration is now open for the Downstate Global Neuroscience Initiative 3rd Annual Symposium!
Join us on May 14th, 2025 virtually or in-person at SUNY Global Center (116 East 55th Street NY, NY 10022).

REGISTER HERE: https://t.co/2iwwryUgRP

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

Congratulations to the Downstate TRANSPORT II team for announcing their partnership with Advancing Health Equity (AHE). AHE partners with healthcare organizations to dismantle racism in healthcare and eliminate racial health disparities.

https://t.co/UgiIt5GoX7

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

We are incredibly excited to share that the (STAR) Program has received a $500K grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundation (MCHF) to establish “Back to Brooklyn,” a community-based medical home for justice-impacted individuals returning to Brooklyn.

https://t.co/FOhEwD8khy

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

In case you missed it, our office's 11th edition of Research Pulse is out now!
https://t.co/It7pijZ6J5

Notably, we have a faculty profile on Dr. Allen Lewis, Dean of the #SOHP, highlighting all of the work he is doing to build research capacity at Downstate. Click above to read

[SUNY Downstate @sunydownstate]

Congratulations to Itsaso Garcia-Arcos, Ph.D., on being awarded a $125,000 grant from JPMorgan, Trustee of the Alexandrine and Alexander L. Sinsheimer Fund, for her project proposal, Metabolic reprogramming of type 2 cells in pulmonary fibrosis.

@DHSUresearch

[W. Marcus Lambert, PhD @marcus_phd]

My colleagues & I are excited to host a symposium on #mentorship in biomedical, behavioral, & clinical research in #NYC. All welcome, esp. #mentors & #mentees at postgraduate level & beyond.

🔗 Register here: https://t.co/A5aULGWxRc

[Office of the SVP for Research @DHSUresearch]

The July 2024 SVPR #newsletter, Research Pulse, is out now!
https://t.co/zfAO18Zvga

This edition includes the announcement of the 2024 Seed grant awardees, a faculty profile on Dr. Alexandro Ramirez, a story of a student's journey into public health research and so much more.

[SUNY Downstate @sunydownstate]

We are proud to announce the publication of new research from the @_STARProgram in AIDS and Behavior. The study analyzed the role of personality traits in HIV study participation among Black and Latinx sexual minority men.

Click here:
https://t.co/kJ7tIYwyDC