CUIMC Update - December 7, 2022
CUIMC Update is a weekly e-newsletter featuring medical center news and the accomplishments of our faculty, staff, and trainees. Please send your news, honors, and awards to cuimc_update@cumc.columbia.edu. Grants are provided by the Sponsored Projects Administration office.
NEWS
2022 Baton Awards Recognize Exceptional Teamwork
Meet this year's Baton Award recipients, honored for their teamwork and outstanding contributions to the overall success of the medical center. Read more.
New Group Created to Increase Representation and Belonging for Latino Community
The VP&S Latino Association is a new group dedicated to fostering the development, presence, and belonging of the Latino community at the medical school. The new association aims to improve the experience of Latinos at VP&S by assisting in the recruitment, retention, and promotion of Latino faculty and trainees and providing mentorship. Read more.
How to Fight Seasonal Depression, According to a Columbia Expert
If you're struggling with seasonal affective disorder—a type of depression that comes and goes with the seasons—effective treatments are available. Michael Terman, PhD, professor of clinical psychology at VP&S, shares some of the best ways to combat seasonal depression. Read more.
CUIMC Holiday Toy Drive
The annual campus holiday toy drive provides an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to give back to our community. New and unwrapped toys will be collected until Dec. 15, for children ages 3 to 10, and will be given to local community-based organizations. Learn more.
Final Reminder: Take the CUIMC Well-Being Survey
If you haven't completed the survey already, today is the last day! The anonymous survey asks faculty and staff about burnout, working conditions, and professional development opportunities. All participants are eligible to win a $25 Amazon gift card. Complete the survey here.
EVENTS
All of Us Enrollment Drive
Dec. 7-9, Hammer Health Sciences Center, 701 W. 168th Street, 4th Floor
Learn more.
9th Annual Cardiovascular Summit
Dec. 8, Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family Heart Center, 173 Fort Washington Avenue
Register here.
The Quest for Simple Rules that Govern Brain Development
Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m., Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Avenue, 2nd Floor
Register here.
A Conversation Exploring Psychedelic Use in Palliative Care
Dec. 8, 12 p.m., online
Register here.
Pediatric Liver Disease and Transplantation Symposium
Dec. 9-10, online
Register here.
CUIMC Holiday Celebration, Toy Drive, and Gingerbread House Display
Dec. 13, 2 p.m., 50 Haven Avenue, Riverview Lounge and Ballroom
Register here.
The Biology of Aging Seminar Series Presents Dr. Peter D. Adams
Dec. 14, 12 p.m., online
Register here.
TISSUE TALKS: Sam Sia, Columbia University
Dec. 14, 3 p.m., online
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Flip the Script: Disrupt Interruption & Build Belonging at CUIMC
Dec. 15, 12 p.m., online
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How Are You Sleeping? The State Of Our Sleep And Strategies For Improving Sleep Quality
Dec. 15, 12 p.m., online
Register here.
GRANTS
Jason Adelman, MD, Medicine, and Dena Goffman, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology: $3,360,828 over five years from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for "Simulation for Attending Obstetricians to Improve Technical Skills for Managing Postpartum Hemorrhage."
Dominique Bailey, MD, Pediatrics: $420,000 over four years from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation for "Elucidating novel therapeutic pathways in asthma-associated pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis."
Keith Diaz, PhD, Medicine: $5,450,271 over three years from the National Institute on Aging for "The role of 24-hour activity cycles in preserving cognitive function and preventing Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias."
David Fidock, PhD, Microbiology & Immunology: $583,200 over five years for a subaward from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for "Function of Antimalarial Drug Resistance Proteins."
Huachao Huang, PhD, Medicine: $445,500 over two years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for "Tuft Cells Modulate Macrophage Response Following Lung Viral Infection."
Christoph Kellendonk, PhD, Psychiatry: $379,354 over four years for a subaward from the National Institute of Mental Health for "Investigating the Role of Hippocampus - Orbitofrontal Circuits for Cognitive Flexibility."
Elvedin Lukovic, MD, Anesthesiology: $250,000 over two years from the Foundation for Anesthesia Education & Research for "Targeting airway hyperresponsiveness and antioxidative responses in airway smooth muscle by ginger-inspired compounds: a potential novel therapeutic class for asthma."
Jennifer Manly, PhD, Sergievsky Center: $516,095 over four years for a subaward from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for "DISCOVERY: Determinants of Incident Stroke Cognitive Outcomes and Vascular Effects on Recovery."
Max O'Donnell, MD, Medicine: $2,879,742 over five years from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for "Adaptive evaluation of mHealth and conventional adherence support interventions to optimize outcomes with new treatment regimens for drug-resistant tuberculosis and HIV in South Africa."
Sarah Wesley, MD, Neurology: $487,958 over one year for a subaward from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for "Molecular Regulation of B cells and T cells in Human SLE // Protocol."
HONORS
VAGELOS COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
Larry Abbott, PhD, won the Gruber Foundation's 2022 Neuroscience Prize.
Brooke Aggarwal, EdD; Elaine Fleck, MD; Nisha B. Jhalani, MD; and Elaine Wan, MD, Medicine, were elected to the New York Academy of Medicine.
The June Jackson Christmas Medical Student Program in the Department of Psychistry received the 2022 Dolores Shockley Award from the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. The program is led by Patrice Malone, MD, PhD, Psychiatry.
MAILMAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Priscila Dib Gonçalves, PhD, Epidemiology, recently received the Scientific Training in Addiction Research Techniques Program Excellence Award.
SOCIAL MEDIA SNAPSHOT
IN THE NEWS
The New York Times
How Hospitals Respond When Mentally Ill People Come in From the Streets
Dec 2, 2022 - “If it’s someone sleeping in a subway car and yelling at people — even if not necessarily violent — that might be ‘danger to self’ because they’re putting themselves in a position where they may inevitably get hurt,” Dr. Gaddy Noy, a psychiatrist who works in the emergency room at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, said.
The Wall Street Journal
Track Your Ovulation on a Wearable: Apple Watch vs. Oura Ring
Nov 20, 2022 - Your fertile window typically includes ovulation and the five days leading up to it, according to Priyanka Ghosh, an assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. After ovulation, your body temperature rises and can stay elevated for several days, said Dr. Ghosh.
NPR audio
Fresh Air: A Cell Biologist Shares the Wonder of Researching Life's Most Fundamental Form
Nov 21, 2022 - "It's hard for me to convey the excitement that's sweeping through the whole field of cell biology ... the kind of headiness, giddiness, the madness, the psychic power that grips you once you get into the field," Siddhartha Mukherjee says.
Editor's Note: Interviewed about his research and his new book, The Song of the Cell, Siddhartha Mukherjee is an associate professor of medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.