Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Pilot Research Pilot Awardees

Immunological testing of a yeast Candida vaccine 

• Virginia Cornish, PhD, Chemistry (Principal Investigator) 

• Moriya Tsuji, MD, PhD, Medicine - Infectious Disease, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center (Co-Principal Investigator) 

• Jiaming Qi, MA, MPhil, Chemistry 

Multimodal Characterization of Interictal Discharge Activity and Their Influence on Tumor-Cell Phenotype in Glioma 

• Brian Gill, MD, Neurosurgery (Principal Investigator) 

• Kenneth Shepard, PhD, Electrical Engineering and Applied Sciences (Co-Principal Investigator) 

• Peter Canoll, MD, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology 

• Catherine Schevon, MD, PhD, Neurology – Epilepsy  

Light exposure and prenatal sleep: a mixed methods study of intergenerational sequelae (CaMPR-ISP) 

• Claudia Lugo Candelas, PhD, Psychiatry – Child and Adolescent Psychiatry  (Principal Investigator) 

• Mariana Figueiro, PhD, Light and Health Research Center, Population Health Science and Policy, Mount Sinai 

• Maristella Lucchini, PhD, Nanit 

Mechanisms of Weight Gain After Deep Brain Stimulation Surgery for Parkinson's Disease (CaMPR-ISP) 

• Sarah O’Shea, MD, Neurology – Aging and Dementia (Principal Investigator) 

• Dymphna Gallagher, EdD, Medicine – Endocrinology, Institute of Human Nutrition 

• Yunglin Gazes, PhD, Neurology  

• Laurel Mayer, MD, Psychiatry 

• Rajasekhar Ramakrishnan, PsyD, Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research 

Connectivity-Based Subtyping to Define Mechanisms and Treatment Targets in Postpartum Depression 

• Gaurav Patel, MD, PhD, Psychiatry – Experimental Therapeutics (Principal Investigator) 

• Catherine Monk, PhD, Obstetrics and Gynecology – Psychiatry (Co-Principal Investigator) 

• Andrew Drysdale, MD, PhD, Psychiatry – Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology 

• J. John Mann, MD, Psychiatry - Molecular Imaging and Neuropathology 

• Conor Liston, MD, PhD, Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medicine  

Maternal glycemia and early childhood outcomes (MAGNET) study (CaMPR-ISP) 

• Vidhu Thaker, MD, Pediatrics – Molecular Genetics (Principal Investigator) 

• Noelia Zork, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maternal Fetal Medicine 

• Dymphna Gallagher, EdD, Medicine – Endocrinology, Institute of Human Nutrition 

• Allison Kupsco, PhD, Environment Health Science 

Pilot RCT of intraoperative x-ray-guided dorsal ramus block for lumbar spine surgery

• Christopher Mandigo, MD, MS, Neurosurgery (Principal Investigator)
• Peter Angevine, MD, MPH, Neurosurgery
• Jimmy Duong, MPH, Biostatistics
• Evan Joiner, MD, Neurosurgery
• Wei-Yann Tsai, PhD, Biostatistics
• Gebhard Wagener, MD, Anesthesiology

Engraftment of human pluripotent stem cells-derived lung cells in a xenograft model (CaMPR-ISP)

• Nicolino Valerio Dorrello, MD, PhD, Pediatrics - Critical Care (Principal Investigator)
• Hans-Willem Snoeck, MD, PhD, Medicine – Pulmonary (Co-Principal Investgator)
• Hsiao-Yun Liu, PhD, Medicine – Pulmonary
• Camilla Predella, MS, Pediatrics - Critical Care

Characterization of neuropsychiatric phenotypes and epileptiform brain activity in CHD8 haploinsufficiency (CaMPR-ISP)

• Rebecca Muhle, MD, PhD, Psychiatry - Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Principal Investigator)
• Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD, Neurology - Child Neurology
• Sylvie Goldman, PhD, Neurology - Cognitive Neuroscience & Child Neurology and G.H. Sergievsky Center
• Tristan Sands, MD, PhD, Neurology - Child Neurology

Determinants of zonation of liver inflammation and fibrosis in pediatric NASH (CaMPR-ISP)

• Jennifer Woo Baidal, MD, MPH, Pediatrics – Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition  (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Utpal Pajvani, MD, PhD, Medicine - Endocrinology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Jonathan Steinman, MD, PhD, Pediatrics - Endocrinology

Using Shared Decision Making to Increase Equitable Testing of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Adolescents and Young Adults in the Emergency Department (CaMPR-ISP)

• Jason Zucker, MD, MS, Medicine - Infectious Diseases (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Lauren Chernick, MD, MSc, Emergency Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Delivette Castor, PhD, MSc, MPH, Medicine - Infectious Diseases
• Marc Probst, MD, MS, Emergency Medicine

Safety, Feasibility and Efficacy of Stellate Ganglion Blockade on Early Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Cardiac Arrest Survivors: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study (CaMPR-ISP)

• Sachin Agarwal, MD, MPH, Neurology - Neuro ICU (Principal Investigator)
• Ken Cheung, PhD, Biostatistics
• Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS, Neurology
• Maureen George, PhD, RN, AE-C, School of Nursing - Scholarship and Research
• Ian Kronish, MH, MPH, Medicine
• Leena Matthew, MD, Anesthesiology

Targeted Correction of X-linked HNRNPH2-related neurodevelopmental disorder (Bain Syndrome) (CaMPR-ISP)

• Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD, Neurology - Pediatric Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Christopher Ricupero, PhD, College of Dental Medicine - Center for Craniofacial Regeneration (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Barbara Corneo, MD, PhD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine - Stem Cell

Molecular pathogenesis of severe insulin resistance syndromes (CaMPR-ISP)

• Eunhee Choi, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology (Principal Investigator)
• Rebecca Haeusler, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Junhee Park, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology

Trust-building through truth-telling—Addressing mistrust between historically oppressed communities of color and neighboring institutions of care in Harlem to enhance community-driven COVID-19 recovery related efforts and reduce mental health and health disparities.

• Robert Fullilove, EdD, Sociomedical Science (Principal Investigator)
• Amy Kapadia, PhD, School of Social Work (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Melissa Begg, ScD, School of Social Work

Understanding Clinician Workflow and Burnout Through Electronic Health Record Audit Logs

• Eugene Kim, MD, Medicine - Emergency Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Kenrick Cato, PhD, School of Nursing - Scholarship and Research
• Bernard Chang, MD, PhD, Medicine - Emergency Medicine

High-Throughput Sequencing Platform for the Diagnosis of Bacteremia in Children with Cancer (CaMPR-ISP)

• Son McLaren, MD, MS, Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Peter Dayan, MD MSc, Emergency Medicine - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
• Nischay Mishra, PhD, Epidemiology - Epidemiology
• Nobuko Hijiya, MD, Pediatrics - Oncology-BMT-Hematology
• Philip Zachariah, MD, MS, Pediatrics - Infectious Diseases

Telehealth After Stroke Care (TASC): Integrated multidisciplinary access to post-stroke care (CaMPR-ISP)

• Imama Naqvi, MD, Neurology - Stroke (Principal Investigator)
• Sarah Tom, MPH, PhD, Epidemiology - Neurology
• Adriana Arcia, PhD, RN, School of Nursing - Academics
• Ying Kuen (Ken) Cheung, PhD, Biostatistics - Biostatistics
• Olajide Williams, MD, MS, Neurology - Stroke
• Mitchell Elkind, MD, MS, MPhil, Neurology - Stroke

Implementing a Deep Learning Approach to Improve the Assessment of Deceased Donor Kidney Histology

• Adler Perotte, MD, MA,  Biomedical Informatics - Biomedical Informatics (Principal Investigator)
• Sumit Mohan, MD, MPH, Medicine – Nephrology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Shana Coley, MD, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology - Pathology
• Karthik Natarajan, PhD, Biomedical Informatics - Biomedical Informatics
• Syed Husain, MD, MPH, Medicine - Nephrology

Using a community-based participatory research approach to develop a culturally-tailored self-report measure to evaluate barriers and facilitators to care-seeking behavior for Parkinson''s disease among ethnic minorities (CaMPR-ISP)

• Hiral Shah, MD, Neurology - Movement Disorders (PI)
• Lori Quinn, BS, MA, EdM, EdD, Teacher’s College - Health and Behavior Studies (Co-Principal Investigator)          

OCT and Ultrasound in Preeclampsia

• Ronald H. Silverman, MS, PhD, Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology (Principal Investigator)
• Srilaxmi Bearelly, MD, MHS, Ophthalmology – Ophthalmology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Ronald J. Wapner, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology - Gen OBGYN (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Raksha Urs, PhD, Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology

Optimizing Tumor-Derived Exosomes as a Biomarker for Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Advanced Solid Tumors

• Fatemeh Momen-Heravi, DDS, PhD, MPH, MS, College of Dental Medicine - Periodontics (Principal Investigator)
• Codruta Chiuzan, PhD, Biostatistics
• Mathew Matthen, MD, Medicine - Hematology
• Raul Rabadan, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• Alex Rai, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Gary Schwartz, MD, Medicine - Hematology

Investigating the Dissemination and Implementation of Opioid Education and Naloxone Training on College Campuses

• Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, Sociomedical Science (Principal Investigator)
• Melanie Bernitz, MD, MPH, Center for Family and Community Medicine, Columbia Health
• Michael McNeil, EdD, Columbia Health, Sociomedical Science
• Edward Nunes, MD, Psychiatry - Substance Abuse
• Carrigan Parish, DMD, PhD, Sociomedical Science
• Lisa Rosen-Metsch, PhD, Sociomedical Science 

The Gut Microbiota and Immune Function in Stroke in the Young

• Amelia Boehme, PhD, MSPH, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Barun Mathema, PhD, Epidemiology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Anne-Catrin Uhlemann, MD, PhD, Medicine
• Mitch Elkind, MD, MS, Neurology

Tumor-Derived Exosomes as a Biomarker for Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Head and Neck Cancer

• Fatemeh Momen-Heravi, DDS, PhD, MPH, MS, College of Dental Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Mathew Matthen, MD, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Gary Schwartz, MD, Medicine
• Alex Rai, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Codruta Chiuzan, PhD, Biostatistics 

An Interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Adolescents and Adults with Celiac Disease

• Norelle Reilly, MD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Janet Schebendach, PhD, Neurology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Anne Lee, EdD, Medicine
• Randi Wolf, PhD, MPH, Teacher's College
• Benjamin Lebwohl, MD, MS, Medicine
• Daniel Freeberg, MD, MS, Medicine

Planning for the Dissemination and Implementation of Opioid Education and Naloxone Training on College Campuses

• Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, Sociomedical Science (Principal Investigator)
• Lisa Rosen-Metsch, PhD, Sociomedical Science (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Edward Nunes, MD, Psychiatry
• Melanie Bernitz, MD, MPH, Center for Family and Community Medicine
• Michael McNeil, EdD, Columbia Health, Sociomedical Science
• Carrigan Parish, DMD, PhD, Sociomedical Science

Using Narrative Medicine to Reduce Weight Bias Across the Health Professions: Toward Improved Health Care for Persons with Obesity

• Sharon Akabas, PhD, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology (Principal Investigator) 
• Rebekah Ruppe, DNP, Nursing (Co-Principal Investigator) 
• Laurel Abbruzzese,  BA, MSPT, EdM, EdD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine 
• Tirissa Reid, MD, Medicine 
• Folarin Odusola, DMD, Dental Medicine  
• Rita Charon MD, PhD, Medicine 

Effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation for the management of freezing of gait and locomotion in Parkinson’s disease

• Nora Vanegas, MD, Neurology (Principal Investigator) 
• Stanley Fahn, MD, Neurology 
• Sunil Agrawal, PhD, Engineering and Applied Sciences 
• Christopher Winfree, MD, Neurosurgery
• Lan Luo MD, Neurology
• Antonio Prado, MS, Engineering and Applied Sciences

Use of Narrative Medicine to Reveal Weight Bias Across the Health Professions: Toward Improved Care for the Patient with Obesity

• Sharon Akabas, PhD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Gowda Deepthiman, MD, MPH, MS, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Laurel Abbruzzese, MSPT, EdM, EdD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
• Tirissa Reid, MD, Medicine
• Sharon Washington, EdD, MPH, Temple University
• Rebecca Puhl, PhD, University of Connecticut

Optimizing Artificial Neural Networks to Characterize Phenotypes of Peripheral Edema

• Zoran Kostic, PhD, MS, Engineering (Principal Investigator)
• Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, Nursing (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Marwah Abdalla, AB, MD, MPH, Medicine
• Daichi Shimbo, MD, Medicine
• David Edmund Anstey, BA, MD, MPH, Medicine

Comprehending the Immune Microenvironment: Spatio-Phenotypic Profiling of Molecular and Cellular Correlates of Disease in Transplantation and Cancer

• Yvonne Saenger, MD, Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Shana Coley, MD, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Charles Drake, MD, PhD, Medicine 
• Megan Sykes, MD, Medicine
• Raul Rabadan, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• Anthea Monod, PhD, Biomedical Informatics

Effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Management of Freezing of Gait and Locomotion in Parkinson’s Disease

• Nora Vanegas-Arroyave, MD, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Christopher Winfree, MD, FACS, Neurosurgery
• Stanley Fahn, MD, Neurology
• Lan Luo, MD, Neurology
• Sunil Agrawal, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
• Antonio Prado, MS, Mechanical Engineering

Development of a Smart Ventricular Support Mesh to Treat Heart Failure in Adults and Children

• David Kalfa, MD, PhD, Surgery: Cardiothoracic (Principal Investigator)
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Kenneth Shepard, PhD, Electrical Engineering
• Jeffrey Kysar, PhD, Mechanical Engineering
• Leonardo Liberman, MD, Pediatrics
• David Elmaleh, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Sensation and Psychiatry: Linking Age-Related Hearing Loss to Late-Life Depression and Cognitive Decline

• Bret Rutherford, MD, Psychiatry: Geriatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Hae-Ok Ana Kim, MD, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
• Adam Brickman, PhD, Neurology
• Martina Pavlicova, PhD, Biostatistics
• Elizabeth Olson, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Justin Golub, MD, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery

A Dyadic Caregiver-Child Exercise Intervention in Underserved Families at High Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Sylvie Goldman, PhD, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Kalapana Pethe, MD, Pediatrics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Carol Ewing Garber, PhD, Applied Physiology
• Amelia Boehme, PhD, Gertrude H. Sergievsky Center
• Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD, Neurology: Pediatrics
• David Leeds, BA, Neurology: Pediatrics

Improving the Electrical Coupling and Conduction of Tissue-engineered Cardiac Constructs for Clinical Application in Children with Congenital Heart Disease

• David Kalfa, MD, PhD, Surgery: Cardiothoracic (Principal Investigator)
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Kenneth Shepard, PhD, Electrical Engineering
• Glenn Fishman, MD, NYU School of Medicine

Association of Depression and Cognitive Impairment with Hearing Loss and its Remediation in Older Adults

• Bret Rutherford, MD, Psychiatry: Geriatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Justin Golub, MD, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Adam Brickman, PhD, Neurology
• Hae-Ok Ana Kim, MD, Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery
• Martina Pavlicova, PhD, Biostatistics
• Elizabeth Olson, PhD, Biomedical Engineering

Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy for Autism with Self-Injurious Behavior

• Nora Vanegas-Arroyave, MD, Neurology: Movement Disorders (Principal Investigator)
• Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD, Neurological Surgery (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Sylvie Goldman, PhD, Neurology
• Lori Quinn, EdD, Health and Behavior Studies
• Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, PhD, Psychiatry: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Jeffery Cole, PhD, Neurology: Epilepsy

The Microbiome and Chronic Immune Activation Among HIV+ Patients

• Ryan Demmer, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology (Principal Investigator)
• Anne-Catrine Uhlemann, MD, PhD, Medicine: Infectious Diseases (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Annemieke de Jong, PhD, Dermatology
• Peter Gordon, MD, Medicine: Infectious Diseases
• Sunil Wadhwa, DDS, PhD, Dental Medicine
• Michael Yin, MD, MS, Medicine: Infectious Diseases

Next Generation Sequencing and Inferential Forecasting to Characterize and Predict Epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Infection in Uganda

• Max O’Donnell, MD, PhD, Medicine: Pulmonary, Allergy/Critical Care Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Barnabas Bakamutumaho, MD, Uganda Virus Research Institute
• Matthew Cummings, MD, Medicine
• W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Epidemiology
• Jeffrey Shaman, MA, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences

Addressing Intergenerational Trauma among At-risk, Homeless/Highly Mobile (HHM) Families: The Utility of the Pediatric Primary Care Context for Early Detection and Treatment

• Yumiko Aratani, PhD, Health Policy and Management (Principal Investigator)
• Katherine Lingras, PhD, Psychiatry (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Kalapana Pethe, MD, Pediatrics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Catherine Monk, PhD, Psychiatry
• Virginia Rauh, ScD, MSW, Population and Family Health
• Veleka Willis, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

The Microbiome and Chronic Multimorbidity among HIV+ Patients

• Ryan Demmer, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology (Principal Investigator)
• Anne-Catrine Uhlemann, MD, PhD, Medicine: Infectious Diseases (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Sunil Wadhwa, DDS, PhD, Dental Medicine
• Michael Yin, MD, MS, Medicine: Infectious Diseases

Next Generation Sequencing and Inferential Forecasting to Characterize and Predict Epidemic Severe Acute Respiratory Infection in Uganda

• Max O’Donnell, MD, PhD, Medicine: Pulmonary, Allergy/Critical Care Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Barnabas Bakamutumaho, MD, Uganda Virus Research Institute
• W. Ian Lipkin, MD, Epidemiology
• Jeffrey Shaman, MA, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences

Sub-cellular Mechanisms of Stress Perception Inside and Outside the Brain: The Role of Mitochondria

• Martin Picard, PhD, Psychiatry: Behavioral Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Frances Champagne, PhD, Psychology
• Michio Hirano, MD, Neurology
• Robert Paul Juster, PhD, McGill University
• Julie Spicer, PhD, Psychiatry
• Tor D. Wager, PhD, University of Colorado at Boulder

Noninvasive Neuromodulatory Treatment for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD, Neurosurgery (Principal Investigator)
• James Cavanagh, PhD, University of New Mexico
• Arthur Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, Biostatistics
• Jack Grinband, PhD, Radiology
• Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD, Psychiatry: Experimental Therapeutics
• Elisa Konofagou, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Paul Sajda, PhD, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
• H. Blair Simpson, MD, PhD, Psychiatry: Clinical Therapeutics

Aortic Valve Structural, Compositional, and Mechanical Changes with Left Ventricle Assist Device (LVAD) Support

• Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, Bioengineering
• Elizabeth Stephens, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Charles Marboe, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Veli Topkari, PhD, University of Calgary
• K. Jane Grande-Allen, PhD, Rice University
• Jorde Ulrich, MD, Montefiore Medical Center

Developing a Translational Framework for Studying Grief and Grief-Related Pathologies

• Zoe Donaldson, PhD, Psychiatry: Clinical Neurobiology (Principal Investigator)
• Katherine M. Shear, MD, Psychiatry: Columbia University School of Social Work (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Katherine Keyes-Wild, PhD, Epidemiology
• Mazen Kheirbek, PhD, Psychiatry: Integrative Neurosciences

Strategies for MRSA Decolonization in the Pediatric Population

• Paul Planet, MD, PhD, Pediatrics: Infectious Diseases (Principal Investigator)
• Christine Lauren, MD, Dermatology
• Barun Mathema, PhD, MPH, Epidemiology
• Melissa S. Stockwell, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
• Lisa Saiman, MD, MPH, Pediatrics

Non-Invasive Neuromodulatory Treatment for Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Sameer Sheth, MD, PhD, Neurological Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Helen Blair Simpson, MD, PhD, Psychiatry
• Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD, Psychiatry: Experimental Therapeutics
• Arthur Jeff Goldsmith, PhD, Biostatistics
• Jack Grinband, PhD, Radiology
• Elisa Konofagou, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Paul Sadja, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• James Cavanagh, PhD, University of New Mexico

Aortic Valve Structural, Compositional, and Mechanical Changes with Left Ventricle Assist Device (LVAD) Support

• Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD, Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, Bioengineering
• Elizabeth Stephens, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Charles Marboe, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Veli Topkari, PhD, University of Calgary

Development of an fMRI Paradigm for the Study of Multisensory Integration in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

• Andrew Gerber, MD, PhD, Psychiatry (Principal Investigator)
• Qi Wang, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Elizabeth M.C. Hillman, PhD, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
• Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD, Psychiatry
• Paul Sajda, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Debra Tupe, MS, MPH, PhD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
• Andrew F. Laine, DSc, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
• Jeremy Veenstra-Vanderweele, PhD, Psychiatry

Engineering Immunity through Biomaterials

• Lance Kam, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Principal Investigator)
• Remi J. Creusot, PhD, Medicine
• Donna Farber, PhD, Surgery and Microbiology and Immunology

Using Vibratory Cueing to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Individuals With Cerebral Palsy

• Joseph P. Dutkowsky, MD, Orthopedic Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Sunil Agrawal, PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Rehab. and Regenerative Medicine
• Andrew Gordon, PhD, Biobehavioral Sciences
• Hiroko Matsumoto, MA, Orthopedic Surgery
• David P. Roye, MD, Orthopedic Surgery
• Heakyung Kim, MD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine and Pediatrics
• Kathleen Friel, PhD, Psychiatry - Biological Psychiatry

Development of an fMRI Paradigm for the Study of Multisensory Integration in Neuropsychiatric Disorders

• Andrew J. Gerber, MD, PhD, Psychiatry: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Principal Investigator)
• Qi Wang, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Andrew F. Laine, DSc, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
• Daniel Javitt, MD, PhD, Psychiatry
• Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, PhD, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
• Ning Qian, PhD, Neuroscience
• Paul Sajda, PhD, Biomedical Engineering and Radiology
• Catherine Lord, PhD, Psychiatry

Engineering Immunity through Biomaterials

• Lance C. Kam, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Principal Investigator)
• Donna Farber, PhD, Surgery
• Remi J. Creusot, PhD, Medicine

Biologic Substrates of Impaired Neurocognitive Functioning: Understanding the Late Effects of Surviving a Pediatric Brain Tumor

• Stephen Sands, PsyD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Eileen Connolly, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology
• Jonathan Posner, MD, Psychiatry
• James Hinkley Garvin Jr., MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Dennis Shaw, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine
• Nancy Rollins, MD, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in MSM: An Internet-based Quantitative and Qualitative Investigation and US-wide Molecular Epidemiology

• Rachel Gordon, MD, MPH, Medicine and Epidemiology (Principal Investigator)
• Franklin D. Lowy, MD, Medicine and Pathology
• Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH, Epidemiology and Medicine
• Sabina Hirshfield, PhD, Public Health Solutions
• Walter O. Bockting, PhD, Psychiatry and Nursing
• Eric W. Schrimshaw, PhD, Sociomedical Sciences
• Jose Eduardo Nanin, EdD, Health and Behavior Studies
• Rebecca Schnall, RN, PhD, Nursing

Precision in Pediatric Sequencing (PIPseq) Initiative: Overcoming Challenges to Meaningful
Informed Consent for Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Oncology

• Jennifer Levine, MD, MSW, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Andrew Kung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Jennifer Oberg, EdD, MA, Pediatrics
• Marilyn Morris, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
• Wendy Chung, MD, Pediatrics
• Julia Glade Bender, MD, Pediatrics
• Elizabeth Cohn, RN, DNS, Nursing
• Linda Cushman, PhD, Population and Family Health
• Paul Appelbaum, MD, Psychiatry
• Richard Buchsbaum, Biostatistics
• Naomi Arbit, MA, Pediatrics
• Mauricio Matiz, Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning

Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in MSM: Risk factors and US-wide Molecular Epidemiology with an Internet-based Randomized OTC Intervention

• Rachel Gordon, MD, MPH, Medicine and Epidemiology (Principal Investigator)
• Franklin D. Lowy, MD, Medicine and Pathology
• Mary Ann Chiasson, DrPH, Epidemiology and Medicine
• Sabina Hirshfield, PhD, Public Health Solutions
• Walter O. Bockting, PhD, Psychiatry and Nursing
• Eric W. Schrimshaw, PhD, Sociomedical Sciences
• Jose Eduardo Nanin, EdD, Health and Behavior Studies
• Rebecca Schnall, RN, PhD, Nursing

Overcoming Challenges to Meaningful Informed Consent for Whole Genome Sequencing in Pediatric Oncology

• Jennifer Levine, MD, MSW, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Andrew Kung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Jennifer Oberg, EdD, MA, Pediatrics
• Marilyn Morris, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
• Wendy Chung, MD, Pediatrics
• Elizabeth Cohn, RN, DNS, Nursing
• Linda Cushman, PhD, Population and Family Health
• Frank Moretti, PhD, Mathematics, Science, and Technology
• Paul Appelbaum, MD, Psychiatry
• Julia Glade Bender, MD, Pediatrics
• Richard Buchsbaum, Biostatistics

Inhaled and Ingested Exposures in Mexican immigrant Mother-child Pairs Participating in Early Head Start

• Manuela Orjuela, MD, ScM, Pediatrics and Environmental Health Sciences (Principal Investigator)
• Helena Duch, PsyD, Population and Family Health
• Carmen Rodriguez, PhD, Population and Family Health
• Virginia Rauh ScD, MSW, Population and Family Health
• Susana Adamo, PhD, Earth Institute and School of International and Public Affairs
• Fabiola Mejia-Rodriguez, MSc, Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica Cuernavaca
• Beizhan Yan, PhD, Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory
• Ligi Paul Pottenplackel, PhD, Tufts University

Using a Novel Brain Muscle Computer Interface to Control a Robotic Arm for Patients with Neurological Disorders

• Lyssa Sorkin, MD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Peter Allen, PhD, Computer Science (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Joel Stein, MD, Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine
• Sanjay Joshi, PhD, University of California, Davis

Improving Imaging Biomarkers for Brain Tumor Resection

• Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Principal Investigator)
• Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Guy McKhann, MD, Neurological Surgery (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, Neurological Surgery
• Angela Lignelli-Dipple, MD, Radiology
• Andrew Lassman, MD, Neurology
• Antai Wang, PhD, Biostatistics
• Jack Grinband, PhD, Radiology
• Fernando Arias-Mendoza, MD, PhD, Radiology
• Peter Sims, PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics
• Kristin Rae Swanson, PhD, University of Washington, Seattle

Identifying the Physiological and Pharmacological Basis of Venous Thrombo-embolism in Women Who Use Estrogen-containing Medications - Focus on Combination Hormonal Contraceptives

• Carolyn Westhoff, MD, MSc, Epidemiology and Population and Family Health (Principal Investigator)
• Andrew Eisenberger, MD, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Serge Cremers, PhD, Medicine
• Malcolm C. Pike, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Alex J. Rai, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Joseph Bertino, PhD, Pharmacology
• Henry Billet, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• David L. Diuguid, MD, Medicine
• Mary-Jane McEneaney, MS, Nursing
• Alice J. Cohen, MD, Medicine

Multicomponent Interventions to Maintain Independence Among Homebound Older Adults

• Thuy-Tien L. Dam, MD, Medicine (Principal Investigator) 
• Jose A. Luchsinger, MD, MPH, Medicine and Epidemiology
• Linda Fried, MD, MPH, Public Health
• M. Cary Reid, MD, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Jo Anne Sirey, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Victoria Rizzo, PhD, Social Work
• Robert Lucero, PhD, MPH, RN, Nursing
• Laurel Abbruzzese, EdD, PT, Rehabilitation Medicine

Uncovering the Hemodynamic Signature of Glioma with Ultra-fast Multispectral Optical Imaging

• Elizabeth M. C. Hillman, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Principal Investigator)
• Peter D. Canoll, MD, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Guy McKhann, MD, Neurological Surgery (Co-PI)
• Jeffrey N. Bruce, MD, Neurological Surgery, 
• Angela Lignelli-Dipple, MD, Radiology
• Kristin Rae Swanson, PhD, University of Washington (Seattle)
• Charles Mikell, MD, Neurological Surgery
• Daniel Chow, MD, Radiology
• Hani R. Malone, MD, Neurological Surgery
• Aleksandr Rayshubskiy, MEng, Biomedical Engineering
• Sarah De Leo, BS, Biomedical Engineering
• Hannah Goldstein, BS, Medicine

Cervical Remodeling Biomarkers During Normal and Abnormal Pregnancies: A Possible Predictor of Preterm Birth

• Kristin M. Myers, PhD, Mechanical Engineering (Principal Investigator)
• Ronald J. Wapner, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Serge Cremers, PhD, Medicine
• Jan K. Kitajewski, PhD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Joy Vink, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Claire Reeves, PhD, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Identifying the Physiological and Pharmacological Basis of Venous Thrombo-embolism in Women Who Use Estrogen-containing Medications - Focus on Combination Hormonal Contraceptives

• Carolyn Westhoff, MD, MSc, Epidemiology and Population and Family Health (Principal Investigator)
• Andrew Eisenberger, MD, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Joseph Bertino, PhD, Pharmacology
• Serge Cremers, PhD, Medicine
• David L. Diuguid, MD, Medicine
• Alex J. Rai, PhD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Henry Billet, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Malcolm C. Pike, PhD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Breast Cancer Family-based Intervention Trial (BFIT): Implementing Strategies for Breast Cancer Prevention in High-Risk Women

• Katherine D. Crew, MD, MS, Medicine and Epidemiology (Principal Investigator)
• Heather Greenlee, ND, PhD, Epidemiology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Epidemiology
• Preya Ananthakrishnan, MD, Surgery
• Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH, Neurology
• Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Dawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, Medicine and Epidemiology
• Rita Kukafka, DrPH, Biomedical Informatics
• Heidi Y. Mochari-Greenberger, RD, PhD, Medicine
• Regina M. Santella, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences
• Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH, Sociomedical Sciences
• Parisa Tehranifar, DrPH, Epidemiology
• Antai Wang, PhD, Biostatistics
• Lynn P. Clemow, PhD, Medicine
• Isobel R. Contento, PhD, Health and Behavior Studies
• Pamela A. Koch, RD, EdD, Health and Behavior Studies
• Jenny Saldana, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
• Nancy Singleton, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Progress in Molecular Imaging: Using Nanoparticles to Image Cellular Targets

• Diana M. Martinez, MD, Psychiatry (Principal Investigator)
• Dalibor Sames, PhD, Chemistry
• Miqin Zhang, PhD, University of Washington
• Amy H. Newman, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Jonathan Javitch, MD, PhD, Psychiatry - Neuroscience
• Scott Russo, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Fei Liu, PhD, Psychiatry
• Ignacio Carrera, PhD, Surgery

Cellular Repopulation and Orthotopic Transplantation of a Bioengineered Lung

• Joshua Sonett, MD, FACS, Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Eric Lima, PhD, The Cooper Union
• Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, MBA, MA, Surgery
• Donald O. Freytes, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• James V. Guarrera, MD, FACS, Surgery
• Scot D. Henry, PhD, Surgery
• Gopal Singh, MD, Surgery
• Jeffrey Javidfar, MD, Surgery
• Joanna Miller, BS, Surgery
• Joseph Costa, PA-C, MPAS, Surgery

Schizophrenia Prevention: Using the Tools of Cognitive Neuroscience to Understand Stigma Associated with the Risk Label in the Community

• Cheryl Corcoran, MD, Psychiatry (Principal Investigator)
• Lawrence Yang, PhD, Epidemiology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Bruce Link, PhD, Epidemiology
• Edward Smith, PhD, Psychiatry
• Bethany Teachman, PhD, University of Virginia
• Anne M. Albano, PhD, Psychiatry
• Alex Crumbley, PhD, Center for Prevention and Evaluation
• Ahtoy Wonpat-Borja, MPH, Epidemiology
• Meredith Chapman, BA, Psychology
• Shelly B. David, MA, Center for Prevention and Evaluation
• Barbara A. Cornblatt, PhD, MBA, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Larry Davidson, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine

Planning Grant for Breast Cancer Family-based Intervention Trial (BFIT)

• Katherine D. Crew, MD, MS, Medicine and Epidemiology (Principal Investigator)
• Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Epidemiology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Heather Greenlee, ND, PhD, Epidemiology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Dawn L. Hershman, MD, MS, Medicine and Epidemiology
• Kevin Kalinsky, MD, Medicine
• Victor R. Grann, MD, MPH, Medicine and Epidemiology
• Sheldon M. Feldman, MD, Surgery
• Preya Ananthakrishnan, MD, Surgery
• Jason D. Wright, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Lawrence Schwartz, MD, Radiology
• Binsheng Zhao, PhD, Radiology
• Elise Desperito, MD, Radiology
• Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Parisa Tehranifar, DrPH, Epidemiology
• Rachel Shelton, PhD, Sociomedical Sciences
• Regina M. Santella, PhD, Environmental Health Sciences
• Antai Wang, PhD, Biostatistics

Progress in Molecular Imaging: Using Nanoparticles to Image Cellular Targets

• Diana M. Martinez, MD, Psychiatry (Principal Investigator)
• Fei Liu, PhD, Psychiatry
• Dalibor Sames, PhD, Chemistry
• Miqin Zhang, PhD, University of Washington
• Amy Newman, PhD, National Institute on Drug Abuse
• Jonathan Javitch, MD, PhD, Psychiatry - Neuroscience
• Patrick Hof, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Scott Russo, PhD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Cellular Repopulation and Orthotopic Transplantation of a Bioengineered Lung

• Joshua Sonett, MD, FACS, Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, MBA, MA, Surgery
• Frank D'Ovidio, MD, PhD, Surgery
• Donald O. Freytes, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• James V. Guarrera, MD, FACS, Surgery
• Scot D. Henry, PhD, Surgery
• Gopal Singh, MD, Surgery
• Jeffrey Javidfar, MD, Surgery
• Joanna Miller, BS, Surgery
• Joseph Costa, PA-C, MPAS, Surgery

Decreasing Medication Administration Errors: A Health Literacy Intervention

• Anupama Subramony, MD, MBA, FAAP, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Joan Bregstein, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics
• Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN CIC, Nursing and Epidemiology
• Dodi D. Meyer, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics
• Melissa S. Stockwell, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
• John L. Zimmerman, DDS, FACMI, Dental Medicine - Periodontics

Design and Evaluation of a Novel Dual-modality Ultrasound-fluorescence Tomography System for Vascular Molecular Imaging

• Alexander D. Klose, PhD, Radiology (Principal Investigator)
• Lynne L. Johnson, MD, Medicine – Cardiology
• Elisa E. Konofagou, PhD, Biomedical Engineering 
• Jae H. Choi, MD, MS, Neurology
• Mark A. Borden, PhD, Chemical Engineering
• John Pile-Spellman, MD, Biomedical Engineering
• Jessica J. Kandel, MD, Surgery 
• Seth Shulman, PhD, Bioscan Inc
• Yared Tekabe, PhD, Medicine
• Yukiko Oe, MD, Medicine

Pilot Study of Vitamin D Therapy to Prevent Respiratory Complications in Children With Sickle-cell Disease

• Margaret T. Lee, MD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Jeri W. Nieves, PhD, Epidemiology 
• Stephen M. Arpadi, MD, MS, Pediatrics
• Gary M. Brittenham, MD, Pediatrics
• Genia B. Billote, RN, MPH, MFA, Pediatrics - Hematology
• Katherine L. Ender, MD, MS, Pediatrics - Hematology
• Tania Small, MD, Pediatrics
• Meyer Kattan, MD, Pediatrics
• Ilene Fennoy, MD, MPH, Pediatrics
• Steven Spitalnik, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Mahesh M. Mansukhani, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Serge Cremers, PhD, Medicine
• Donald McMahon, MS, Medicine - Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
• Rachel L. Miller, MD, Medicine

Socioeconomic Status and the Developing Brain

• Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD, Pediatrics and the Sergievsky Center (Principal Investigator)
• William P. Fifer, PhD, Psychiatry and Pediatrics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Amy Elliot, PhD, University of South Dakota
• Virginia A. Rauh, ScD, MSW, Population and Family Health
• Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, PhD, EdM, Teachers College and Pediatrics
• Kimberly Dukes, PhD, DM-STAT, Inc.
• Rachel Barr, PhD, Georgetown University
• Judith F. Feldman, PhD, Psychiatry
• Michael Goldstein, PhD, Cornell University
• Dima Amso, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College
• Larry Burd, PhD, University of North Dakota
• Charles A. Nelson, PhD, Harvard Medical School

Prophylactic Surgery Versus Lifelong Surveillance in Patients with Premalignant Pancreatic Tumors: An Analysis of Quality of Life, Psychological Morbidity and Risk Perception

• John D. Allendorf, MD, Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• Ana F. Abraido-Lanza, PhD, Sociomedical Sciences
• Harold Frucht, MD, Medicine
• Nicole Goetz, MS, FNP-BC, Nursing
• Victor R. Grann, MD, MPH, Epidemiology
• Maureen S. Morrison, MS, ACNPBC, Nursing
• Alfred Neugut, MD, PhD, Medicine – Oncology
• Peter D. Stevens, MD, Medicine
• Felice Tager, PhD, Psychiatry
• Wei-Yann Tsai, PhD, Biostatistics

Development of an Ambulatory Lung Assist Device for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

• Matthew D. Bacchetta, MD, MBA, MA, Surgery (Principal Investigator)
• David J. Lederer, MD, MS, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Tracy Andrews, DNP, ACNP, Nursing
• Daniel Attinger, ScD, Engineering
• Matthew N. Bartels, MD, MPH, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Jahar Bhattacharya, MBBS, PhD, Medicine
• Mark A. Borden, PhD, Chemical Engineering
• Daniel Brodie, MD, Medicine
• Monica Goldklang, MD, Medicine
• Hyonah Kim, MD, Surgery
• David S. Seres, MD, Medicine - Preventive Medicine and Nutrition
• Joshua Sonett, MD, Surgery

Socioeconomic Status and the Developing Brain

• William P. Fifer, PhD, Psychiatry and Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, PhD, EdM, Pediatrics
• Kimberly Noble, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Virginia A. Rauh, ScD, MSW, Population and Family Health
• Amy Elliot, PhD, University of South Dakota

Enhancing Practice-based Research Capability at CUMC through the Ambulatory Care Research Network

• Elaine Fleck, MD, Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Richard G. Younge, MD, MPH, Medicine - Family Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Suzanne R. Bakken, RN, DNSc, Nursing
• J Thomas Bigger, MD, Pharmacology
• Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH, Sociomedical Sciences in Neurology
• J. Emilio Carrillo, MD, MPH, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
• Johanny M. Garcia, MD, Medicine
• Elsa-Grace V. Giardina, MD, Medicine - Cardiology
• Rafael A. Lantigua, MD, Medicine
• Joyce Moon Howard, DrPH, Sociomedical Sciences

Design and Evaluation of a Novel Dual-modality Ultrasound-fluorescence Tomography System for Vascular Molecular Imaging

• Alexander D. Klose, PhD, Radiology (Principal Investigator)
• John Pile-Spellman, MD, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Mark A. Borden, PhD, Chemical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Elisa E. Konofagou, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Kana Fujikura, MD, PhD, Radiology
• Jessica J. Kandel, MD, Surgery
• Ronald Blasberg, MD, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
• Steven B. Feinstein, MD, University of Illinois
• Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD, Harvard Medical School
• Edward W. Larsen, PhD, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Vasilis Ntziachristos, PhD, Technical University of Munich
• Seth Shulman, PhD, Bioscan Inc

Planning for a Clinical Trial of High-dose Vitamin D Supplementation to Prevent Pulmonary Complications in Children with Sickle-cell Disease

• Margaret T. Lee, MD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Stephen M. Arpadi, MD, MS, Pediatrics
• John Bilezikian, MD, Medicine
• Genia B. Billote, RN, MPH, MFA, Pediatrics – Hematology
• Gary M. Brittenham, MD, Pediatrics
• Wendy K. Chung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics
• Serge Cremers, PhD, Medicine 
• Meyer Kattan, MD, Pediatrics
• Mahesh M. Mansukhani, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Jeri W. Nieves, PhD, Epidemiology
• Elizabeth Shane, MD, Medicine
• Tania Small, MD, Pediatrics
• Steven Spitalnik, MD, Pathology and Cell Biology
• Bruce Hollis, PhD, Medical University of South Carolina

Community Participatory Multidisciplinary Intervention to Prevent and Treat Cognitive Impairment and its Comorbidities in Northern Manhattan

• Jose A. Luchsinger, MD, MPH, Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Rafael A. Lantigua, MD, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• James M. Noble, MD, Neurology (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH, Sociomedical Sciences in Neurology
• Davangere P. Devanand, MD, Psychiatry
• Linda Fried, MD, MPH, Public Health
• Walter Palmas, MD, Medicine

Appropriate Care of URI in Children of Latino Immigrants: The ACURI Project

• Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, Nursing (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Marina Catallozzi, MD, Pediatrics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Dodi Meyer, MD, Pediatrics
• Carmen Rodriguez, PhD, Population & Family Health

An Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Create a Biobank to Enable Personalized Medicine at Columbia University

• Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Chunhua Weng, PhD, Biomedical Informatics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Paul Appelbaum, MD, Psychiatry
• J. Thomas Bigger, MD, Medicine
• Andrea Califano, PhD, Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
• Karina Davidson, PhD, Medicine
• Ali Gharavi, MD, Medicine
• Kathleen Hickey, PhD, Nursing
• George Hripcsak, MD, MS, Biomedical Informatics
• David Liss, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
• Richard Mayeux, MD, Sergievsky Center
• Jose Morales, PhD, Joint Centers for Systems Biology
• Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Epidemiology
• Adam Wilcox, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• Ismee Williams, MD, Pediatrics

Planning for a Stem Cell Transplantation Rare Genetic Disease Consortium (SCTGDC)

• Mitchell Cairo, MD, Pediatrics (Principal Investigator)
• Angela Christiano, PhD, Dermatology, Genetics & Development (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Elizabeth Hillman, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Elizabeth Philipone, DMD, Dental Medicine
• Kara Ventura, DNP, CPNP, Center for Liver Disease

Improving Children's Oral Health: Developing an Informatics-Assisted Pharmaco-Behavioral Therapeutic Approach to Managing Early Childhood Caries Through Family-Centered Peer-Counseling

• Burton Edelstein, DDS, MPH, Dental Medicine (Principal Investigator)
• Isobel Contento, PhD, Health & Behavioral Studies
• Susan Witte, PhD, School of Social Work
• Courtney Chinn, DDS, MPH, Social & Behavioral Sciences
• Chunhua Weng, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• Pamela Koch, RD, EdD, Health & Behavioral Studies

Improving Appropriate Use of URI in Children of Recently Immigrated Latinos

• Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, Nursing (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Marina Catallozzi, MD, Pediatrics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Melissa Stockwell, MD, MPH, Pediatrics (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Cassie Landers, EdD, MPH, Population & Family Health
• Dodi Meyer, MD, Pediatrics
• Carmen Rodriguez, PhD, Population & Family Health
• Angela Barrett, Nursing

An Interdisciplinary Collaboration to Create a Biobank to Enable Personalized Medicine at Columbia University

• Chunhua Weng, PhD, Biomedical Informatics (Principal Investigator)
• Adam Wilcox, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• George Hripcsak, MD, MS, Biomedical Informatics
• Stephen Johnson, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• Andrea Califano, PhD, Biomedical Informatics
• Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics - Molecular Genetics
• Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Epidemiology
• Karina Davidson, PhD, Medicine
• J. Thomas Bigger, MD, Medicine
• Paul Appelbaum, MD, Psychiatry
• John Ennever, MD, PhD, Pediatrics . Gastroenterology
• Virginia Lorenzi, MS, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

The Applications of Information and Communication Technology for Preventing and Treating Chronic Disease

• Suzanne Bakken, DrPH, Nursing/Informatics (Principal Investigator)
• Thomas Pickering, MD, Medicine (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Sally Aboelela, PhD, Nursing
• James J. Cimino, MD, Biomedical Informatics
• Patricia W. Stone, PhD, MPH, RN, Nursing
• Rita Kukafka, DrPH, Biomedical Informatics
• Lynn Clemow, PhD, Medicine
• Karina Davidson, PhD, Medicine & Psychiatry
• William Gerin, PhD, Medicine
• Andrew Moran, MD, MPH, Medicine
• Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, Medicine
• Walter Palmas, MD, Medicine
• Daichi Shimbo, MD, Medicine
• Tanya Goyal-Spruill, PhD, Medicine

GATHER: Genetic Arrhythmia Testing Helping Evaluate Risk

• Kathleen Hickey, EdD, Nursing (Principal Investigator)
• Robert Kass, PhD, Pharmacology
• Wendy Chung, MD, PhD, Pediatrics & Medicine
• Hasan Garan, MD, Medicine
• Angelo Biviano, MD, Medicine
• Mary Donovan, C-ANP, DrNP, Nursing
• Teresa Lee, MD, Pediatric Cardiology
• David Malito, PhD, TRANSFORM Recipient
• Steven O. Marx, MD, Medicine
• Robert Pass, MD, Pediatrics
• David Park, MD, Cardiology
• James A. Reiffel, MD, Cardiology
• William Whang, MD, Medicine

Gravity Neutral Orthotic (GNO) - Design and Evaluation of a Device to Improve the Lives of Severely Disabled Children with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

• Petra Kaufmann, MD, MS, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Elisa Konofagou, PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Andrew Laine, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Jessica O.Hagen, DPT, Physical Therapy Consultant
• Barclay Morrison III, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Nancy Strauss, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine

Identifying Barriers to Acute Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery in a Multi-ethnic Population

• Randolph Marshall, MD, MS, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH, Sociomedical Science (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Laura Lennihan, MD, Neurology
• Joyce Moon Howard, DrPH, Sociomedical Science
• Clare C. Bassile, EdD, PT, Physical Therapy
• Ying Kuen K. Cheung, PhD, Biostatistics
• Suzanne Bakken, RN, DNSc, Biomedical Informatics & Nursing
• Brenda Mallory, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Susanna Horvath, MD, Neurology

Gravity Neutral Orthotic (GNO) - Design and Evaluation of a Novel Rehabilitation Device for People with Severe Physical Disability

• Petra Kaufmann, MD, MS, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Elisa Konofagou, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Nancy Strauss, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Barclay Morrison III, PhD, Biomedical Engineering
• Matthew Neidell, PhD, Health Policy & Management
• Jacqueline Montes, PT, MA, NCS, Neurology
• Megan Montgomery, BS, Neurology
• Jessica O.Hagen, DPT, Physical Therapy Consultant
• Linda Tomkow, MS, PT, Physical Therapy Consultant

Implementation of an Acute Stroke Recovery Program in a Multi-ethnic Inpatient Population

• Randolph Marshall, MD, MS, Neurology (Principal Investigator)
• Bernadette Boden-Albala, DrPH, Sociomedical Science (Co-Principal Investigator)
• Laura Lennihan, MD, Neurology
• Joyce Moon Howard, DrPH, Sociomedical Science
• Clare C. Bassile, EdD, PT, Physical Therapy
• Ying Kuen K. Cheung, PhD, Biostatistics
• Millie Hepburn-Smith, MSN, APRN-BC, Nursing
• Brenda Mallory, MD, Rehabilitation Medicine
• Susanna Horvath, MD, Neurology