Interview with Hiral Shah, MD, assistant professor of neurology, about her work addressing the health disparities for Parkinson's disease diagnosis and treatment faced by minority communities.
"For so many reasons, participating in the TL1 program was truly a career-changing experience", says Christina Eckhardt, "culminated in a faculty position here at CUIMC."
New technology and practices with the potential to save lives and reduce health care inequity are part of the Columbia University Learning Health System (LHS) initiative's pilot awardee projects.
The winning projects focus on research or inventions that are on a path to commercialization and have real-world applications in the clinic that can impact patient care and diagnosis.
Dr. Shelton is widely known for her collaborative leadership and mentorship in implementation science across CUIMC, among CTSAs, and internationally through implementation science training programs.
Winners of the 2021-2022 Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Pilot Research CaMPR and Collaborative and Multidisciplinary Pilot Research Pilot Award – Integrating Special Populations Award CaMPR-ISP
Gary W. Miller, PhD, named AAAS Fellow, a professor of environmental health sciences and vice dean for research strategy and innovation at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.