CUIMC Update is a weekly e-newsletter with news about medical centers and the performance of our faculty, staff and interns. Send your news, awards and honors to cuimc_update@cumc.columbia.edu. Subsidies are provided by the Trust Office Sponsored Projects.
NEWS
Summer, Science and Drosophila: New Program Shaping Future Scientists
Students at University Heights High School in the Bronx have gained hands-on research experience in a new summer program launched by Columbia’s Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. Read more.
Medical Curriculum Leader Joins VP&S
Rosa Lee, MD, has been named senior associate dean for curricular affairs at VP&S, where she will work to strengthen the development of a curriculum that delivers a student-centered approach to learning and builds on inclusiveness and anti-racism efforts. She comes to Columbia from the City University of New York School of Medicine. Read more.
Potential ALS treatment originates from nerve cells in a dish
Twenty years ago, Columbia scientists created a way to make neurons in a shell, a discovery that has led to clinical trials of an experimental drug that can slow the progression of ALS. Read more.
Marijuana use is much more common in states that have legalized recreational cannabis use
A survey by Mailman researchers found that the percentage of cannabis use and daily cannabis use has increased in the United States, and that current cannabis use and daily use are significantly higher among individuals living in states that have legalized recreational cannabis use. Read more.
Columbia nurses help tackle clinicians’ documentation burden
Members of the Columbia Nursing community play a key role in an effort by the American Medical Informatics Association to greatly reduce the documentation burden on American clinicians. Read more.
EVENTS
StudioLab Drawing Board
Wednesday, 6 pm, online
Register here.
Advanced Distribution Training: News and Events
July 28, 9.30 am, online
Register here.
Film Works Alfresco in Haven Plaza: Coming to America
July 29, 7:30 PM, Port Plaza
Book free tickets here.
Open business hours for CUIMC web services
Aug 3, 3pm, online
Register here.
ISSO Newly Arrived J-1 Faculty and Researcher Orientation
Aug 16, 11 a.m., Zoom
Register here.
New frontiers in cancer research and care: the next 50 years
September 15, 1:30 PM, Vagelos Education Center
Read more.
For more events, visit the CUIMC event list.
GRANTS
VAGELOS COLLEGE OF DOCTORS AND SURGEONS
Xueling WuMD, PhD, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center: $820,308 over a year from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for “Characterization of HIV-1 IgA bNAbs and ADCP Function.”
Andrew TeichMD, PhD, and Guy McKhannMD, Pathology & Cell Biology: $4,049,990 over five years from the National Institute on Aging for “A Study of Alzheimer’s Disease, Microglial Immune Response, and CSF Proteomics in Patients with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus.”
Raul RabadanPhD, and Michael ShenPhD, Systems Biology: $3,361,475 over five years from the National Cancer Institute for “A Transdisciplinary Approach to Dissecting Stem Cell Conditions in Prostate Cancer.”
Adolfo FerrandoMD, PhD, Institute for Cancer Genetics: $272,484 over two years from the National Cancer Institute for “Clonal Dynamics and Chemoresistance Mechanisms of Minimal Residual Disease in Acute Leukemia.”
R. Graham BarrMD, DrPH, Medicine: $7,534,635 over five years from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for “Precision Phenotyping of Emphysema in the Elderly: The MESA Lung Study.”
MAILMAN PUBLIC HEALTH SCHOOL
Wafaa El SadrMD, MPH, ICAP: $37,788,770 over five years from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief for “Advancing Sustainable Implementation of Comprehensive HIV/TB Services for Epidemic Control in the Republic of Mozambique under the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR).”
Dustin DuncanScD, Epidemiology: $3,926,963 over five years from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for “characterizing sleep, ART adherence, and viral suppression in sexually minority black men.”
Allison KupscoPhD, Environmental Health Sciences: $638,695 over three years from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences for “Prenatal Flame Retardant Exposure: Mitochondrial Signatures and Childhood Obesity.”
Kiros BerhanePhD, Biostatistics: $1,749,849 over five years from Fogarty International Center for “Advancing Public Health Research in Eastern Africa through Data Science Training (APHREA-DST).”
NURSING SCHOOL
Rebecca SchnalPhD, Division of Scholarship and Research: $1,932,705 over five years from the Agency of Healthcare Research and Quality for “Diffusing the WiseApp for Improving Health Outcomes in Various Settings.”
HONESTLY
VAGELOS COLLEGE OF DOCTORS AND SURGEONS
2022-2025 Irving Scholars: An endowment created by Herbert and Florence Irving supports the Florence and Herbert Irving Clinical Research Careers Program (“Irving Scholars”) for junior faculty members involved in clinical research and translational research. The latest Irving Scholars are: Marwah AbdallaMD, MPH, Medicine; Stephanie Lovinsky-DesirMD, MS, Pediatrics; Katharina Schultebraucks, PhD, emergency medicine and psychiatry; and Kazuki Sugahara, MD, PhD, surgery. Read more about their projects.
NURSING SCHOOL
Ruth Masterson CreberPhD, Lusine PoghosyanPhD, and Jingjing ShangPhD, were inducted into Columbia Nursing’s 2022 Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame.
SOCIAL MEDIA SNAPSHOT
IN THE NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
The New York Times
For Monkeypox patients, excruciating symptoms and a battle for care
July 18, 2022 – Providers and local health officials urge the federal government to open up access to the drug. “This is not a mild disease, for a percentage of people it is much worse than I expected,” he said dr. Jason Zuckerinfectious disease specialist at the NewYork-Presbyterian clinic. Editor’s Note: dr. Zucker is an assistant professor of medicine at Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Read more.
Oprah Daily
They left a career in art for nursing
July 21, 2022 – Cue Columbia University’s nursing program, which has seen an increase in admissions since the start of the pandemic. “In the first six months of the pandemic, we were stunned when we received a 30 percent increase in applications. The phones were ringing,” he says Judy Wolfesenior associate dean student affairs at the Columbia University School of Nursing. Read more.
The Wall Street Journal (Requires a subscription)
What a good night’s sleep can do for your heart
July 17, 2022 – The American Heart Association last month added sleep to its list of factors critical to heart health, a list that includes seven other factors, such as diet, physical activity and blood pressure. … “The more we learn, the more we know how important sleep is for heart health,” says Marie-Pierre St-Ongeassociate professor of nutritional medicine and director of the Sleep Center of Excellence at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Read more.