Week of September 9, 2024

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NEWS

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Regeneron's Immersive Drug Development Elective Equips Future Physicians with Unique Industry Insights


Medical students gain unique insights into the drug development process through an elective focused on this critical aspect of medicine, made possible by a collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.


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Doctor Martin Katzenstein speaking to NYMC community

Alumni and Friends Unite During an Evening of Updates and Camaraderie


On the evening of September 4, alumni and friends, first-year medical students, and members of the NYMC Board of Advisors, gathered at the residence of Christel Bauer, M.D., and Walter Lewis, M.D. '91, for an alumni reception. Guests learned about exciting updates from Neil Schluger, M.D., SOM dean; Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.M.S., M.B.A., FAAP, FACPM, SHSP dean, and vice president for government affairs; along with Bess Chazhur, M.S., chief development officer and executive director of alumni relations, and Martin Katzenstein, M.D. '78, chair of the board of advisors, assistant dean for clinical affiliations, and associate professor of pediatrics. NYMC invites the community to continue the conversation by joining NYMC Connect.

Antony Arumaira

Asthma Found to Have Profound Impact on COVID-19 Patients in New Study


Patients with asthma hospitalized for COVID-19 experienced more severe outcomes than those without asthma, according to a study conducted by NYMC faculty and presented by Antony Arumairaj, M.D., assistant professor of medicine.


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Valerie Romeo-Messana

Valerie Romeo-Messana Named GSBMS Associate Dean of Admissions

 

Valerie Romeo-Messana, has been named associate dean of admissions in the GSBMS. With 15 years of service in the management of admissions operations in the GSBMS, she will continue to lead the GSBMS admissions function, and take on additional responsibilities in the general academic administration and oversight of the Dean’s Office operations and personnel in her new expanded role.

Wear Gold and Join Us for a Photo-op for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month


Join the NYMC community and Mitchell S. Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine, pathology, microbiology and immunology, and cell biology and anatomy, for the annual Go Gold photo-op in support of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The event will take place on Wednesday, September 11, at the 19 Skyline Drive Lower Level entrance. September is a time to honor and remember children and families impacted by these rare diseases while rallying support for the groundbreaking research led by Dr. Cairo and fellow scientists.

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

Jacqueline Contento

Medical Student Helps Pioneer New Tool for Pediatric Pacemaker Implantation

 

After just one year of medical school, Jacqueline Contento, SOM Class of 2027, is already making an impact on the field of pediatric cardiology with the development of a medical device that would allow for minimally invasive pacemaker implantation in infants.

 

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ACCOLADE

Doctor Padmini Murthy

Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAMWA, FRSPH, professor of public health and director of global health, was presented with a special appreciation award from the Siddhartha Medical College Alumni of North America Association for her passion, outstanding efforts, and reaching great heights as a globally recognized health professional in her role as a physician and public health expert and bringing laurels to her alma mater. She was invited to give a keynote presentation at the biennial reunion on August 31 to September 2 in Orlando.

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Test your knowledge on childhood cancer on Instagram.

GRANTS CORNER

Hasan Ahmad, M.D., associate professor of medicine, received a $375,096 grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals for "A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Effect of Inclisiran on Preventing Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in High-risk Primary Prevention Patients (VICTORION-1 PREVENT)/Protocol Number CKJX839D12302.”


Fawaz Al-Mufti, M.D., associate professor of neurology, neurosurgery, and of radiology, received a $54,845 grant from Cerenovus for "Retrospective Real-World Evidence Study Real World Evidence Study to Characterize the Performance and Safety of the CEREGLIDE™ 71 Intermediate Catheter for Aspiration Neurothrombectomy."


Malik Bisserier, Ph.D., assistant professor of cell biology and anatomy and of physiology, received a $40,000 grant from the American Thoracic Society for "LSD1 as a Target for Restoring Endothelial Cell Function for PAH.”


Mitchell Cairo, M.D., professor of pediatrics, medicine, cell biology and anatomy, and of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, received a $200,000 grant from the Pediatric Cancer Foundation for "Reducing the Burden of Oncologic Chemotherapy and Radiation Exposure Utilizing Targeted Immunotherapy in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Lymphoma"; a $56,959 grant from Kadmon Corporation for "KD025-218, A Phase 2, Open-label, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Belumosudil in Black or African American, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Participants with Chronic Graft Versus Host Disease (cGVHD) After At Least 2 Prior Lines of Systemic Therapy"; and a $5,000 grant from Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for a student researcher for “Investigating the Effects of Targeted Chimeric Antigen Receptor Natural Killer Cells Armored with Tumor-Attracting Chemokine Receptors Combined With a Novel Immunomodulator in the Treatment of Osteosarcoma."


Victor Garcia, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology, received a $85,000 grant from Orion Biotechnology Canada Limited for "Orion Biotechnology: Investigating GPR75 blockade in diet-induced obesity and beyond."


Christine Hom, M.D., clinical assistant professor of pediatrics, received a $399,211 grant from AbbVie, Inc. for “Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Upadacitinib in Pediatric Subjects with Active Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.”


Mark Hurwitz, M.D., professor and chair, Department of Radiation Medicine, received a $258,714 grant from Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC for “A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of Pembrolizumab (MK-3475) in Combination With Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) versus CRT Alone in Participants with Muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer (MIBC) (KEYNOTE-992).”


Diwakar Jain, M.D., professor of medicine, received a $273,442 grant from Janssen Research and Development, LLC for “A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Event-driven Study to Demonstrate the Efficacy and Safety of Milvexian, an Oral Factor XIa Inhibitor, After a Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome LIBREXIA-ACS.”


Igor Laskowski, M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of surgery, received a $63,525 grant from Altrazeal Life Science, Inc. for “Randomized Clinical Trial to Compare Transforming Powder and Standard of Care Dressing Therapies to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers.”


Suguru Ohira, M.D., associate professor of surgery, received a $233,940 grant from W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. for “Evaluation of the GORE Ascending Stent Graft (ASG device) in the Treatment of Lesions of the Ascending Aorta (Protocol No. ASG 22-02).”


Chioma Okeoma, Ph.D., professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, received a $97,364 grant from the National Institutes of Health for "ProteinSimple Jess System for Protein Analysis at NYMC."


Helen Perakis, M.D., assistant professor of surgery, received a $152,250 grant from Altrazeal Life Science, Inc. for “Randomized, Controlled, Open-Label, Parallel Group, Multi-Center, Prospective Phase 4 Study Comparing the Efficacy of Transforming Powder Dressing to NPIAP Recommended Standard of Care Therapies in Stage 2, 3 and 4 Pressure Injuries.”


Marcello Rota, Ph.D., associate professor of physiology, received a $300,000 grant from the American Heart Association for "Sympathovagal Balance Conditions of Manifestation of Cardiometabolic Syndrome.”


Gunjan Shukla, M.D., assistant professor of medicine, received a $301,337 grant from Boston Scientific Corporation "A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Global Study Comparing Pulsed Field Ablation versus Anti-Arrhythmic Drug Therapy as a First Line Treatment for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.


Katrina Stidham, M.D., associate professor of otolaryngology, and assistant professor of neurosurgery, received a $6,825 grant from Advanced Bionics LLC for “Retrospective Study of Advanced Bionics Recipient Outcomes with Single-Sided Deafness and Asymmetric Hearing Loss Dr. Stidham in collaboration with Christine Colasacco, SOM Class of 2025, received a $10,720 grant from MED-EL Corporation for “Utilization of intra-operative IFT matrix to rule out electrode tip fold-over peri-operatively.”


Christopher Whitehurst, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology and of biochemistry and molecular biology, received a $222,750 grant from the National Institutes of Health for "Targeting EBV's Deubiquitinating Activity for Therapy."


Dazhong Xu, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, and Marietta Lee, Ph.D., professor emeritus of biochemistry and molecular biology, received a $206,198 grant from the National Institutes of Health for "The role of DNA Polymerase Delta 4 in Lung Carcinogenesis Induced by Genotoxic Carcinogens."

HIGHLIGHTS

EHS Department and Public Safety Office

Fire Safety Training

 

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 • 2:00 p.m.

Friday, September 20, 2024 • 2:00 p.m.

SHSP Lobby


Join the Department of Environmental Health and Safety for a Fire Extinguisher Safety Training using a flame simulator and a laser fire extinguisher.

Meghan Drummond Ph.D.

Neighborhood Science Seminar Series: Development of Gene Therapies to Treat Genetic Hearing Loss

 

Wednesday, September 11, 2024 • 11:00 a.m.

Regeneron Campus, Building 6

745 Old Saw Mill River Road


Meghan Drummond, Ph.D., director of Auditory Sciences at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, will describe the development of a gene therapy designed to provide normal hearing thresholds after the administration of a single treatment.

eye

Pearls for Practice: Innovative Approaches to Common Ophthalmic Diagnoses

 

Friday, September 13, 2024 • 8:30 a.m.

Mansion on Broadway

White Plains, New York


NYMC and Westchester Medical Center will host a one-day CME program featuring topics such as an anterior segment, glaucoma management, pediatric ophthalmology and strabismus, neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastics, and retinal disorder.

Ergonomics

Ergonomics Presentation

 

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 • 2:00 p.m.

BSB 511


Join the Department of Environmental Health and Safety for an insightful ergonomics presentation where you'll learn practical tips to improve workplace comfort and productivity.

High Risk Stories of Pregnancy Birth and the Unexpected book cover

Author Visit and Book Discussion

 

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 • 5:30 p.m.

19 Skyline Drive, Dining Room


Join the NYMC community in the author visit and book discussion of High Risk: Stories of Pregnancy, Birth and the Unexpected, a timely and honest account of the complexity of reproductive life and care, written by Chavi Eve Karkowsky, M.D., high-risk obstetrics specialist and vice chair of clinical affairs, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School.

Founder's Dinner

 

Thursday, September 26, 2024 • 6:00 p.m.

Surf Club on the Sound

New Rochelle, New York


Proceeds go towards scholarships and important initiatives, and furthers NYMC’s mission to educate the next generation of physicians and health care providers, and support life-saving biomedical research.

EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR

DATE 

TIME

EVENT

Monday, September 9

5:30 p.m.

Staff and Faculty Yoga

Tuesday, September 10

2:00 p.m.

Fire Safety Training


6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Meditation

Wednesday, September 11

8:00 a.m.

Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds


8:30 a.m.

Department of Surgery Grand Rounds


11:00 a.m.

Neighborhood Science Seminar Series


1:00 p.m.

NYMC Goes Gold


1:30 p.m.

Department of Neurology Grand Rounds

Thursday, September 12

12:00 p.m.

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Rounds


6:00 p.m.

Office of Student Mental Health and Wellness Student Yoga

Friday, September 13

8:30 a.m.

Department of Ophthalmology CME

Add an event to the NYMC calendar here.

Visit nymc.edu/calendar to view all events.

IN THE NEWS

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Paul Arnaboldi, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology

Raymond Dattwyler, M.D., clinical professor of pathology, microbiology, and immunology, medicine, and of pediatrics

Ezdehar Ghazal, M.S. ’21

Andrew O’Kula, D.D.S. ’24, TCDM

How rosemary oil works for hair growth, and the best products to use for thicker, healthier hair

Business Insider - 8/30/24

Shoshana Marmon, M.D., Ph.D.clinical assistant professor of dermatology

TCDM News

Touro University Announces Innovative Dental Honors Pathway Program

Jewish Link - 9/5/24

Alan Kadish, M.D., president of NYMC and TU

David J. Katz, D.D.S., F.A.G.D., F.A.C.D., vice dean for clinical affairs, professor and director of halachic dentistry, TCDM




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