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Stony Brook University will lead a new, innovative network of regional biomedical research institutions in order to accelerate translational research that will impact and advance clinical care for a wide range of physical and mental health conditions. Anissa Abi-Dargham, a SUNY distinguished professor, vice chair for research and the Lourie Endowed Chair in Psychiatry, will lead this effort as the principal investigator and director of the Long Island Network for Clinical and Translational Science (LINCATS). The overall mission of LINCATS is to accelerate the public health impact of research, especially for underserved communities across Long Island, by providing access to innovative and transformative research programs and educational services. To improve the health of Long Island's three million-plus population, the bioscience collaborative will engage in work ranging from basic research and clinical trials to addressing vulnerable populations and disparities and incorporating
Adryan Wallace, assistant professor in Africana Studies was recently selected by the United Nations OSAA to present at a conference on African fragility and conflict
Armed with vast knowledge and her own personal experience, Stolnik-Lourie '16 funded the Center that will help tens of thousands of Long Island women Ivana Stolnik-Lourie '16 is one of an estimated 60,000 women across Suffolk County suffering from a complicated, sometimes debilitating, often misdiagnosed condition known as Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS). Stolnik-Lourie has suffered from PCOS since she was a young teen living in Croatia. A complicated metabolic-endocrine disorder, PCOS affects one in 10 women of childbearing age. The symptoms can have a devastating effect on a woman's physical and mental health, from irregular periods, weight gain, acne and male pattern baldness to increased risk of uterine cancer and infertility. For Stolnik-Lourie, PCOS has caused a wide range of symptoms. In her youth, she suffered from cystic acne, panic attacks and depression. Today, she has learned to keep many symptoms at bay by following a strict diet and committing to regular