Ngo will join Columbia from the Population Council, where he leads a team working on a range of global health issues, including sexual and reproductive rights, gender equity, and climate justice.
Gordon has championed the integration of neuroscience and clinical practice, advocating for precision medicine approaches in psychiatry to tailor treatments to individual patients.
“It really was a catalytic event,” Ian Lipkin, now the John Snow Professor of Epidemiology at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health, told USA TODAY.
At-home tests can detect recent exposure to gluten, but can the tests improve the health of people with celiac disease? Columbia researchers are launching a clinical trial to find out.
Columbia researchers have used blockchain technology to build a system that can securely store, share, and analyze genetic and clinical data for precision medicine research.
“The debates over scope of practice are fierce . . . and in part, it’s prompted by shortages,” says Michael Sparer, chair of the Department of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University.
A new study reveals how Staphylococcus aureus bacteria adopt a different diet when colonizing the lungs, suggesting a new treatment strategy for these often dangerous staph infections.
Editor's Note: Helen Ouyang, author of this Opinion piece, is an associate professor of emergency medicine at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.