CUIMC Update - June 20, 2024
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
The Link Between Health and Financial Well-Being
Your finances can impact nearly all areas of your life. Hear from Columbia experts on the link between health and financial wellness and attend a webinar June 25 on managing your financial health.
Doctor of Nursing Practice Program Celebrates 20 Years
Columbia Nursing's creation of its Doctor of Nursing Practice program was revolutionary in 2004, and this model of doctorate-level clinical education for nurses remains in the vanguard.
Mailman Researcher Studies Health Impacts of Climate Change in Ghana
As part of a new study funded by the Wellcome Trust, Darby Jack is measuring the effects of heat exposure during pregnancy on birth outcomes, child development, and overall mortality.
When a Nosebleed Isn't Just a Nosebleed
Columbia's HHT Center for Excellence is working to increase awareness of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, a rare condition that causes frequent nosebleeds and more serious complications.
How to Transition Kids to a Summer Schedule
Many kids struggle without a familiar routine during summer break. Columbia pediatrician Amanda Esteves offers tips for understanding behavioral challenges, partnering with caregivers, and smoothing the summer transition.
Events
- STEM QUEST: Discover Your Future Career
June 22, 11 a.m., Vagelos Education Center, 104 Haven Ave., 1st Floor - State of the Mpox Epidemic: Global, National, and Local Perspectives
June 25, 9 a.m., online - ColumbiaDoctors Outreach at the Farmers' Market: Digestive Health
June 25, 10 a.m.
Haven Plaza, Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169 Street - Leahey Lecture Series: "Opportunities for Translational Research in Rare Disease and Common Disease," Robert M. Califf, FDA Commissioner
June 26, noon, online - CUIMC Women in Science Lecture Series: "Charting Paths through Uncharted Territories"
June 27, 4 p.m.
Black Building, 650 W. 168 St., Alumni Auditorium - ColumbiaDoctors Outreach at the Farmers' Market: Children's Health Awareness Day
July 9, 10 a.m., Haven Plaza, Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169 Street - Puberty Today: Helping Families Navigate Puberty in a Changing World
July 15, 6 p.m., online - ColumbiaDoctors Outreach at the Farmers' Market: Men's Health
July 16, 10 a.m., Haven Plaza, Haven Avenue between Fort Washington Avenue and 169 Street
Grants
Mailman School of Public Health
- Allison Aiello, Columbia Aging Center
$1,691,642 over five years for a subaward from the National Institute on Aging for "Add Health Parent Study: A Biosocial Resource for the Study of Multigenerational Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Alzheimer's Disease and Alzheimer's Disease-Related Dementias (AD/ADRD)." - Shannon Farley, ICAP
$1,340,408 over one year from UNICEF for "Health Innovation Initiatives for HIV and EPI." - Jasmine McDonald, Epidemiology
$662,267 over five years for a subaward from the National Cancer Institute for "Center for SOcial CApital (SOCA): Promoting Multigenerational Health."" - Yoshira Ornelas Van Horne, Environmental Health Sciences
$499,894 over three years for a subaward from the Environmental Protection Agency for "What's in the air? Engaging Native American youth in the Northern plains to reduce air pollution."
School of Nursing
- Alicia Matthews
$2,635,942 over five years for a subaward from the National Cancer Institute for "Center for SOcial CApital (SOCA): Promoting Multigenerational Health."
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Anca Askanase, Medicine
$496,641 over five years for a subaward from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for "Stopping Hydroxychloroquine In Elderly Lupus Disease (SHIELD)." - Andrea Califano, Systems Biology
$666,667 over two years from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative for "Chan Zuckerberg Biohub New York Leadership Gift." - Angela Christiano, Dermatology
$3,045,703 over five years from the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases for "Targeting the NKG2A Pathway in Alopecia Areata." - Kanwal Farooqi, Pediatrics
$327,826 over two years from the American Heart Association for "Implementing Models for Mechanical Circulatory Support Presurgical Assessment in Congenital Heart Disease Treatment." - Kevin Gardner, Pathology & Cell Biology
$660,000 over two years from the American Cancer Society for "Integrity: Integrating Transdisciplinary Research and Training to Eliminate Cancer Health Disparities." - Jennifer Hammond, Pediatrics
$778,615 over five years from the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders for "The Impact of the Auditory Environment on Auditory Processing of Maternal Voice and Auditory Cortex Maturation in Preterm and Term Infants." - Jonathan Javitch, Psychiatry
$2,000,000 over five years from St. Jude Children's Research Hospital for "Revealing the molecular determinants and fidelity of GPCR signaling in health and disease." - Richard Paul Mayeux, Sergievsky Center
$2,372,710 over five years for a subaward from the National Institute on Aging for "Asian Cohort for Alzheimer's Disease (ACAD)-Core A." - Steven Shea, Medicine
$869,669 over two years for a subaward from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for "Interplay of Myocardial Fibrosis and Cardiac TTR Amyloid in Age Related Cardiac Remodeling in MESA-Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis." - Scott Small and Yasir Qureshi, Taub Institute
$428,006 over one year from the Foundation for Prader Willi Research for "Targeted Rescue Strategies in Prader-Willi Neuron Regulated Secretion." - Ira Tabas, Medicine
$250,695 over one year from Carisma Therapeutics Inc. for "Testing chimeric antigen receptor macrophage (CAR-M) therapy in experimental NASH." - Elizabeth Clarice Verna, Surgery
$296,100 over five years for a subaward from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for "Investigating the role of frailty on outcomes in acutely ill patients with cirrhosis undergoing liver transplantation in the acute care setting." - Olajide Williams, Neurology
$6,012,772 over five years from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for "The SDOH-Homecare Intervention Focus Team (SHIFT) trial to mitigate SDOH in stroke outcomes and build community capacity."
Honors
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Maura Boldrini, Psychiatry
Received the 2024 Atena Prize from the Atena Foundation for her contributions to the field of brain research. The foundation promotes neuroscience research and seeks to raise awareness of brain-related diseases. - Chi-Min Ho, Microbiology & Immunology
Selected to join the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences as a class of 2024 scholar for her innovative work on the molecular architecture of malarial parasites.
In the News Highlights
- Miscarriage Is Common. These Researchers Are on a Mission to Better Understand Why
Jun 13, 2024
PBS Newshour (video)
Dr. Zev Williams, chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Columbia University Irving Medical Center, led a team of researchers that developed a same-day test to identify abnormal fetal chromosomes. “Understanding why pregnancy loss occurs is really almost like a little bit of detective work,” Williams said. - Building Health Equity Through Hip Hop Culture: A Neurologist Explains
Jun 9, 2024
Forbes
This is precisely what iconic hip-hop artist Doug E. Fresh and Dr. Olajide Williams, professor of neurology and vice dean of community health at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, have achieved through their unique partnership. "Music has enormous healing power, and it is not being leveraged enough in health care," said Dr. Williams. "Just like we learn our ABCs through song, we can also use music to learn how to better care for ourselves and our communities." - You’re Vacationing All Wrong. Here’s How to Have a Truly Restful Break
Jun 12, 2024
Time
Because the positive effects of traveling fade about a month after you return home—and because the planning process can make you happier than the trip itself—traveling more often could be key to improving mental health, says Laurence Chan, instructor of medical psychology at Columbia University. That means taking a few smaller trips may be better than taking one big trip, he says.