| CUMC Celebrates - October 31, 2008 |
Congratulations to all faculty and students who have developed new programs, received new grants, attracted additional funding, and collected honors that reflect the high standards we maintain through prosperous and challenging economic times alike. We celebrated with all of Columbia earlier this month when Martin Chalfie received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Based at Morningside as chair of the biological sciences department, Dr. Chalfie also works closely with many CUMC faculty on the interdepartmental and intercampus neurobiology and behavior Ph.D. program. We, Dr. Chalfie's uptown colleagues, congratulate him on this spectacular achievement and are proud to work with him to educate future generations of scientists.
Lee Goldman, M.D.
Executive Vice President, Health and Biomedical Sciences
NEW INITIATIVES
MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
The Mailman School of Public Health has announced the creation of a new academic program in climate and health. Designed to expand the research and teaching on climate and health across the Mailman School and to foster greater interdisciplinary cooperation and collaboration with the Columbia Climate Center and the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, the program will be established in the school's Department of Environmental Health Sciences and directed by Patrick Kinney, ScD, associate professor of environmental health sciences. Dr. Kinney is an expert on research issues at the intersection of global environmental change, air pollution, human health, and policy.
AWARDS & HONORS
MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Peter Muennig, MD, MPH, assistant professor of health policy and management, received the 2008 Early Career in Public Health Award from Pfizer and the Association of Schools of Public Health. This annual award recognizes graduate-level public health faculty for excellence in teaching and practice.
Mary Northridge, PhD, MPH, professor of clinical sociomedical sciences, was re-appointed editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Public Health for her fourth three-year term, beginning in July 2008. Dr. Northridge previously served as interim editor, deputy editor, and assistant editor for the journal.
Richard Parker, PhD, professor of sociomedical sciences and director of the Center for Gender, Sexuality, and Health, has been re-elected by members of the International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region to serve a second term on the organization's board of directors. As a member of the board, Dr. Parker is responsible for overseeing the group's policies and its regional office. The term will run through 2011.
P&S
Karina Davidson, PhD, the Irving Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in medicine and psychiatry), last month was elected president of the American Psychology Association's Division of Health Psychology for the 2008-2009 academic year. Dr. Davidson also has been chosen to participate in the Association of American Medical Colleges' professional development seminar for mid-career female medical faculty. The three-day program is designed for associate or recently promoted full professors with potential for advancement to major administrative positions in academic medicine.
Christopher Henderson, PhD, professor of pathology & cell biology and neuroscience (in neurology) and co-director, Center for Motor Neuron Disease, was awarded the prestigious Diamond Award by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, honoring him for his dedication and scientific leadership in the fight to eradicate ALS. Dr. Henderson received his award at the MDA's "Wings Over Wall Street" gala, an annual event in which financial firms come together to raise funds for the organization's ALS research initiative.
Gerard Karsenty, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Marks Professor and Chair of Genetics & Development and professor of medicine, is one of two scientists selected by the Arthritis Foundation to receive the 2008 Lee C. Howley Prize for Arthritis Research. The Howley Prize recognizes researchers whose contributions during the previous five years have represented a significant advance in the understanding, treatment, or prevention of arthritis and rheumatic diseases. Dr. Karsenty was chosen for his groundbreaking work on the molecular basis of mammalian skeletal system development and differentiation.
Herbert Pardes, MD, professor of psychiatry and president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, was honored by the mental health research organization NARSAD at its 21st annual New York gala. Dr. Pardes was recognized for his career dedication to advancing psychiatric research and care.
Timothy A. Pedley, MD, the Henry & Lucy Moses Professor of Neurology and chair of the Department of Neurology, has been elected to a two-year term as president of the American Neurological Association, the senior academic society in neurology and the oldest professional and scientific neurological organization in North America.
Lewis P. Rowland, MD, professor of neurology and former chair of the Department of Neurology, was the sole honoree at the 11th annual Project ALS New York gala. Dr. Rowland, the founder and long-time co-director of the Eleanor and Lou Gehrig MDA/ALS Center, was singled out for his exceptional lifetime service to the ALS community.
James Spears, MD, assistant clinical professor of medicine-family medicine, was one of 45 academic physicians nominated for this year's Humanism In Medicine Award from the Association of American Medical Colleges. In the nomination submitted by P&S, Dr. Spears was cited for his mentoring skills, compassion and sensitivity, strict observance of professional ethics, and community service activities, most notably his work with students in developing the Columbia-Harlem Homeless Medical Partnership.
Elaine Wan, MD, postdoctoral residency fellow in medicine-cardiology, has been selected to receive a "Women in Cardiology Trainee Award for Excellence" by the American Heart Association's Council on Clinical Cardiology. The award, co-sponsored by the council with Merck & Co., provides funds for travel to the AHA annual scientific sessions next month in New Orleans.
Three P&S students have been elected to the National Boricua Latino Health Organization's executive council for the 2008-2009 academic year: Christina Cruz'11 (treasurer), Hector Perez'10 (webmaster), and Felicia Rosario'10 (co-chair elect). The National Boricua Latino Health Organization represents Latino medical students in the northeast region of the United States.
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
Evanthia Lalla, DDS, MS, associate professor of clinical dental medicine-periodontics, has been named to the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Periodontology, the official peer-reviewed publication of the European Federation of Periodontology.
Michael Leifert, DDS, assistant clinical professor of dental medicine-orthodontics, has been honored with the New York State Dental Association's New Dentist Leadership Award. Dr. Leifert was selected for his commitment to dental health in the northern Manhattan community and service to dental education.
Pediatric dentist Jonathan Shenkin, DDS, MPH, CDM'96, was awarded a special citation by the American Lung Association of Maine for his advocacy work protecting children from exposure to secondhand smoke. Dr. Shenkin was the driving force behind an ordinance banning smoking in vehicles with minors in Bangor, Maine, which ultimately culminated in the passage of a similar statewide law.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Michael Moskowitz'08 won the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists 2008 Student Writing Award in a nationwide competition. His article will be published in an upcoming issue of the association's journal.
At the annual School of Nursing scholarship reception, more than 40 donors were recognized for their commitment to the support of nursing students, and more than 60 scholars were honored for their outstanding academic achievements.
APPOINTMENTS, RECRUITMENTS & PROMOTIONS
MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Melissa Begg, ScD, professor of clinical biostatistics, has been named associate dean for interdisciplinary programs at Mailman. Dr. Begg will represent Mailman on the CUMC campus by leading and facilitating the development of interdisciplinary educational and research programs and partnerships with other schools. She is a graduate of the biostatistics doctoral program at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Amy Fairchild, PhD, MPH, associate professor of sociomedical sciences, was appointed to a two-year term as chair of the Department of Sociomedical Sciences. A noted public health historian and policy analyst, Dr. Fairchild is the author of "Science at the Borders: Immigrant Medical Inspection and the Shaping of the Modern Industrial Labor Force" and "Searching Eyes: Privacy, the State, and Disease Surveillance in America."
Robyn Gershon, DrPH, professor of clinical sociomedical sciences (in nursing), will be the new associate dean for research resources at Mailman, beginning Nov. 1. In her new role, Dr. Gershon will oversee and streamline the grant application preparation and submission process at Mailman. Dr. Gershon is internationally recognized as a leader in the field of occupational health and safety. She studies the risk factors and consequences of exposure in high-risk workplace settings and has expertise in disaster preparedness and management.
R. Todd Ogden, PhD,was named associate professor of biostatistics (in psychiatry, P&S), with tenure of title, effective July 1. Dr. Ogden is an expert in the use of functional data analysis and wavelets, mathematical functions that divide data into different frequency components for in-depth study, in brain imaging, and in the application of high-dimensional data as prognostic factors in clinical care.
Andrew G. Rundle, DrPH, MPH,has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor ofepidemiology, with tenure.Dr. Rundle's research focuses on the relationship of the built environment to obesity as well as the racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities of the obesity epidemic. He has worked to identify cancers caused by obesity and sedentary lifestyles and the mechanisms through which these risk factors impact carcinogenesis.
P&S
Mitchell Benson, MD, the George F. Cahill Professor of Urology and chair of the Department of Urology, has been named the Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Urology, with tenure. One of the nation's preeminent prostate cancer experts, Dr. Benson was instrumental in the application of the PSA test as a tool to measure risk for prostate cancer recurrence, and his research has led to more effective diagnostic methods and less invasive surgical techniques.
Carlos Cordon-Cardo, MD, PhD, has been named the Chernow Family Professor of Clinical Urological Sciences (in urology). A urological cancer specialist, Dr. Cordon-Cardo's research focuses on the molecular pathology of cancer and other diseases, helping transform and improve the quality, specificity, and outcomes of cancer treatments in his patients. He is the first incumbent of this professorship.
Karina Davidson, PhD, has been appointed to a three-year term as Irving Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in medicine and psychiatry). An expert on psychosocial interventions for patients with heart disease, Dr. Davidson has conducted extensive research on the effect of depression reduction and anger management techniques on cardiovascular parameters and outcomes.
Susan Essock, PhD, has been named professor of medical psychology (in psychiatry). Dr. Essock's research on mental health policy and schizophrenia includes a landmark study establishing clozapine, the first new antipsychotic in decades, as particularly effective in reducing disruptive behaviors. This research has helped revolutionize treatment and quality-of-life outcomes for schizophrenic patients.
Edward Gelmann, MD, has been appointed the Clyde'56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine (in clinical oncology). A 2007 recruit to P&S from Georgetown University, Dr. Gelmann is an internationally renowned expert in the areas of medical oncology (with significant focus on prostate cancer), molecular genetics, and cancer growth and development. He has worked on isolating and cloning primate and human retroviruses and human oncogenes and participated in some of the earliest research studies looking at the AIDS virus and Kaposi's sarcoma.
Sankar Ghosh, PhD, will join P&S as the newly appointed professor and chair of the Department of Microbiology, effective Dec. 1. Dr. Ghosh has been professor at Yale University School of Medicine in the Department of Immunobiology and the Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry. Dr. Ghosh has conducted groundbreaking research on the molecular mechanisms of inflammatory disease and immune system response, with significant implications for the treatment of numerous conditions, including arthritis, colitis, dermatitis, asthma, cancer, and muscular dystrophy.
Joseph Gogos, MD, PhD, has been promoted to associate professor of physiology & cellular biophysics and of neuroscience, with tenure. A leading translational researcher in the field of psychiatric disorders, Dr. Gogos has special expertise in the neural and genetic underpinnings of schizophrenia. He has done breakthrough work on the developmental organization of the olfactory system in mammals, with a broad impact on the study of sensory map formation in general.
George Hripcsak, MD, MS, chair of the Department of Biomedical Informatics, has been named the Vivian Beaumont Allen Professor of Biomedical Informatics, with tenure. Named chair of biomedical informatics last year, Dr. Hripcsak earned his medical degree at P&S and completed a master's degree program in biostatistics at Mailman.
Tae-Wan Kim, PhD, has been promoted to associate professor of pathology & cell biology (in the Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain) with tenure. Dr. Kim is well known for his innovative studies on the biological basis of Alzheimer's disease. He joined P&S in August 2000 from Harvard.
H. Thomas Lee, MD, PhD, has been appointed associate professor of anesthesiology, with tenure. Dr. Lee joined Columbia in 2000, after completing residency training in the Department of Anesthesiology at P&S. His research interests and expertise include the mechanisms of renal protection before, during, and after surgery and the use of volatile anesthetics to potentially achieve this effect.
Yuxin Yin, MD, PhD, was named associate professor of clinical radiation oncology, with tenure of title. Dr. Yin is best known for his work on the molecular basis of tumor suppression, identifying and clarifying pivotal roles in this process for RAD9, a DNA repair protein, and the potent tumor suppressor genes known as p53 and PTEN.
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
Fraya Karsh, DDS, has been appointed assistant clinical professor of dental medicine-periodontics. A graduate of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and CDM's postdoctoral certification program in periodontics, Dr. Karsh joined CDM from UMDNJ. She was the first female president of the First District Dental Society of New York (now the New York County Dental Society) and of the Northeastern Society of Periodontists. She now is president of the Osseointegration Foundation, one of the top leadership positions in implant dentistry.
Zehra Pradhan, DDS, MDS, joined the CDM faculty as assistant clinical professor of dental medicine-orthodontics. A graduate of Stony Brook University School of Dental Medicine and the University of Connecticut's postgraduate orthodontics program, Dr. Pradhan has won accolades and awards from the American Dental Education Association, the American Association of Women Dentists, and the American Association of Orthodontists.
GRANTS
MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Quarraisha Abdool Karim, PhD, associate professor of clinical epidemiology, has been awarded a two-year $223,000 supplement to an existing grant from the NIH's Fogarty International Center to support the development of research capacity in South Africa for clinical and epidemiological studies of HIV-associated cancers. The project, now well into its second decade, is a joint collaboration between Mailman and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The funding increase brings the project's two-year total to just under $1.5 million.
Amy L. Fairchild, PhD, MPH, chair and associate professor of sociomedical sciences, is recipient of a two-year $156,000 grant from the National Library of Medicine to write a book, "The Reach of Ethics," depicting the politics and history of efforts to extend bioethical oversight and regulation into new domains. The book will ask what the battles over knowledge-gathering efforts in epidemiology, public health surveillance, quality improvement, oral history, and ethnography tell us about how we have struggled to define research and the ways in which different fields have defined accountability.
David Greenberg, PhD, professor of clinical biostatistics and director of the Division of Statistical Genetics, has received a one-year $30,000 supplement from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for a multicenter study of the genetics of idiopathic generalized epilepsy. The supplement will support continued work with a mouse model for a form of common human epilepsy called juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. This is the first model to be developed from identification of a common human gene for the disease. The project, now going into its second decade, has been awarded more than $600,000 this year alone.
Denise Kandel, PhD, professor of sociomedical sciences (in psychiatry), received $912,000 over three years from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and $799,000 from the American Legacy Foundation to study nicotine dependence in young adults. Dr. Kandel will investigate the onset, stability, and remission in symptoms of nicotine dependence, the underlying risk and protective factors for different patterns for dependence, and the consequences of dependence over a four-year interval from late adolescence to early adulthood.
Bruce Link, PhD, professor of epidemiology and of sociomedical sciences, has been awarded $2.9 million over five years by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for a novel study of racial and socioeconomic disparities in health outcomes. Dr. Link and colleagues from the Department of Epidemiology and the Department of Medicine in P&S will conduct a longitudinal study examining and analyzing the health of a birth cohort consisting of black and Caucasian individuals now in middle age. Findings are expected to yield critical information on how, why, and to what extent health disparities between races and socioeconomic classes emerge over the life span and help inform the development of policies and interventions designed to reduce inequalities.
W. Ian Lipkin, MD, the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology, professor of neurology (P&S), and pathology (P&S), and director of the Center for Infection and Immunity, received a $2.5 million multi-year grant from Google.org as part of its "Predict and Prevent" program. Funds will support research to accelerate the discovery of new pathogens and to enable rapid regional response to outbreaks through the establishment of molecular diagnostics in hot-spot countries (including Sierra Leone and Bangladesh).
P&S
Olveen Carrasquillo, MD, MPH, associate professor of clinical medicine and of health policy & management (Mailman), and Marina Catallozzi, MD, assistant professor of clinical pediatrics and of population and family health (Mailman), have been awarded a two-year $717,000 supplement from the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities. The funds will support the continued work of the Columbia Center for the Health of Urban Minorities and the development of a new program to help prepare middle-school students in the community for higher education and professional careers. Dr. Carrasquillo also received an $80,000 award over two years by the National Institute on Aging to explore factors that undermine research partnerships between academic medical centers and local communities, with an overall goal of designing effective strategies to increase community-based participatory research.
Jeanine D'Armiento, MD, PhD, associate professor of medicine-molecular medicine, received a $500,000 national established investigator award from the American Heart Association through the AHA Founders Affiliate for her project "Novel Mechanisms of MMP Induction in Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells."
Karina Davidson, PhD, the Irving Associate Professor of Behavioral Medicine (in medicine and psychiatry), has received a five-year $12.4 million grant from the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute to study why depression is associated with poorer outcomes and mortality in patients with heart disease. Research will focus on pinpointing the biobehavioral and genetic mechanisms at work in this phenomenon and identify more effective psychosocial, behavioral, and pharmacological interventions for cardiac patients at high risk for depression.
Qing Fan, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and of pathology, received a $308,000 national scientist development grant from the American Heart Association through the AHA Founders Affiliate for a research study titled "Structural and Functional Analysis of Human GABA(B) Receptors."
David Fidock, PhD, associate professor of microbiology and of medicine, has received a $40,000 supplement from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for an existing drug discovery project screening for chemical compounds that will inhibit the molecular machinery of Plasmodium falciparum, the causal agent behind 2 million malaria-related deaths each year.
Philip Grieve, PhD, assistant professor of clinical biomedical engineering in pediatrics, has received $160,000 over two years from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Grieve will make quantitative measurements of infant brain electricity in extremely low-birth-weight premature babies, testing the hypothesis that specific EEG alterations are predictive of adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes (such as cerebral palsy, developmental delay, sensory motor deficits, and learning disabilities), even in the absence of apparent brain injury. Findings are expected to open new avenues for outcome prediction and treatment in this at-risk infant population.
Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, the Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine (P&S) and Epidemiology (Mailman), has been awarded a four-year $1 million grant by the National Cancer Institute to examine patterns of appropriate use and overuse for several costly new cancer therapies and the benefits and toxicities associated with them. Dr. Hershman also received a one-year $200,000 research award from the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for several studies evaluating issues related to reducing short- and long-term complications from cancer treatments.
Eric J. Heyer, MD, PhD, professor of clinical anesthesiology and clinical neurology, has received a five-year competing continuation of funding from the National Institute on Aging for a project examining causes of cognitive dysfunction in patients treated for carotid artery narrowing by either stenting procedures or surgery. During this phase of Dr. Heyer's research, funds in the amount of $1.6 million will be used to compare carotid artery surgery versus stenting and to determine whether diabetic patients having carotid artery surgery, a group at increased risk, have less cognitive dysfunction if they have flow enhancement to the brain during the course of surgery.
Oliver Hobert, PhD,associate professor of biochemistry & molecular biophysics, has been granted $152,000 over two years by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke to further clarify which genes are implicated in neuronal development, using a special RNA interference-based screen and the roundworm C. elegans as a model system.
Stavroula Kousteni, PhD, assistant professor of medicine-endocrinology, has received a five-year $1.8 million grant from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases to study the role of the longevity proteins and a family of transcription factors called FOXOs in regulating and protecting bone mass, quality, and functioning. Specifically, Dr. Kousteni will test the hypothesis that, as a response to increased physiological levels of oxidative stress, longevity proteins and FOXOs are activated in bone cells to preserve skeletal integrity. Greater understanding of this signaling pathway may lead to new treatments for aging-related bone diseases such as osteoporosis.
Edward Laufer, PhD, assistant professor of clinical pathology, received $198,000 from the American Heart Association through the AHA Founders Affiliate for his study titled "Regulation of Adrenocortical Aldosterone Producing Cell Homeostasis and Regeneration."
David Malito, PhD student, received a $42,000 pre-doctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association through the AHA Founders Affiliate to fund his project titled "Molecular Mechanisms of Arrhythmia Linked to the Cardiac Sodium Channel."
Matthew Maurer, MD,assistant professor of clinical medicine-oncology, has received a one-year young investigator award from the American Society for Clinical Oncology's ASCO Cancer Foundation. Funds in the amount of $50,000 will help Dr. Maurer elucidate the genetic contributions of the protein PDK1 to the development of breast cancer.
Pascale Monzo, PhD, postdoctoral research scientist in pathology, received $90,000 in postdoctoral fellowship funds from the American Heart Association through the AHA Founders Affiliate for his study, "Characterization of the Molecular and Cellular Function of the Dynein-interacting Protein NudC."
John Morrow, MD, instructor in clinical medicine-cardiology, has received a two-year $110,000grant from the GlaxoSmithKline Research & Educational Foundation for Cardiovascular Disease's International Competitive Grants Award Program for Young Investigators. Funds will be used to develop novel therapeutic approaches to treat hypertension.
Yaping Pan, PhD, postdoctoral research scientist in physiology & cellular biophysics, was awarded a $90,000 postdoctoral fellowship from the American Heart Association through the AHA Founders Affiliate to fund a project titled "Kvbeta Subunit as a Target for Novel Modulators of Voltage-dependent Shaker Family K Channels."
Robert Schwabe, MD, assistant professor of medicine-digestive and liver diseases, has been awarded a five-year $1.5 milliongrant by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases to clarify how Toll-like receptors promote inflammation and scarring of the liver during chronic liver injury. Toll-like receptors sense the presence of pathogens and are able to detect minute amounts of molecules derived from pathogens. Dr. Schwabe will focus on how Toll-like receptors influence the activation of hepatic stellate cells, a specific cell population that is largely responsible for the increased deposition of collagen and scarring in the injured liver.
Daichi Shimbo, MD,the Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine-General Medicine and the Ester Aboodi Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology, has receiveda three-year $1.2 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to further explore the link between depression and cardiovascular disease. Dr. Shimbo will study the role of cellular aging in depression and whether that translates into increased risk for cardiovascular events.
Lori Sussel, PhD, associate professor of genetics & development, has been awarded an additional $127,000 by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for the next two years of a study testing the central hypothesis that Nkx2.2 and NeuroD, two essential pancreatic transcription factors, differentially regulate the development and specialization of individual islet cell populations.
Timothy C. Wang, MD, the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine, has been awarded a four-year $1.4 million continuation of funding by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for studies of the function and regulation of the anti-inflammatory peptide known as Trefoil Factor Family 2 (TFF2) in chronic inflammation of the stomach, an immune system response that, over time, has been shown to play a key role in organ failure and gastric cancer. Research by Dr. Wang and colleagues will focus on clarifying the relationship among TFF2, T-cell regulation, and activities of the tumor suppressor gene p53 in modulation of the gastric immune response.
COLLEGE OF DENTAL MEDICINE
The New York State Department of Health has awarded the College of Dental Medicine$2.8 million to improve patient intake and emergency care at its 7th floor clinic. The funds are being disbursed through the Health Care Efficiency and Affordability Law (HEAL) program, a statewide effort designed to improve primary care services in underserved communities.
Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH, professor of clinical dental medicine and chair, Section of Social and Behavioral Sciences, has received a five-year $1.9 million competitive renewal of funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, for a community-based dental partnership program between Columbia University and the Harlem United Community AIDS Center.
SCHOOL OF NURSING
Mary Byrne, PhD, the Stone Foundation and Elise D. Fish Professor in Clinical Health Care for the Underserved, has been granted a four-year $1.6 million competitive continuation award from the National Institute of Nursing Research. Funds will be dedicated to an ongoing longitudinal study of maternal and child outcomes for women and children who previously co-resided in a prison nursery program, focusing on the program participants' re-entry into the community.
CUMC
The FDA has awarded a $308,000 contract to an interdisciplinary team of researchers from CUMC to examine the effects of anesthetic exposure on neurocognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in two patient populations. Team members represent P&S, the School of Nursing, the Mailman School of Public Health, and the International Center for Health Outcomes and Innovation Research (InCHOIR). Led by Lena Sun, MD, professor of anesthesiology in P&S, the study will lay the groundwork for a longer-term study involving a network of seven children's hospitals nationwide. Key co-investigators are Mary Byrne, PhD, the Stone Foundation and Elise D. Fish Professor in Clinical Health Care for the Underserved (Nursing); Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, PhD, the Virginia and Leonard Marx Professor of Child Development and Education (P&S and Teachers College); Guohua Li, MD, DrPH, professor of anesthesiology (P&S) and epidemiology (Mailman); Charles DiMaggio, PhD, MPH, assistant professor of clinical epidemiology (Mailman); Virginia Rauh, ScD, MSW, professor of clinical population and family health (Mailman); and Annetine Gelijns, PhD,co-director of InCHOIR and professor of health policy and management (Mailman) and surgical science (P&S). Charles Stolar, MD, the Rudolph N. Schullinger Professor of Pediatric Surgery, and Charles Schleien, MD, professor of pediatrics and anesthesiology (P&S), were instrumental in the development of the study design and will continue as collaborators on the project.
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