VP&S faculty who were promoted or received notable appointments, honors, and awards during the 2023-24 academic year were honored at the VP&S Dean’s Honors Luncheon.
Hundreds of scientists, physicians, employees, and neighbors celebrated the scientific accomplishments of Columbia medical school alumnus Roy Vagelos, MD’54, on his birthday.
Michel Sadelain named the inaugural director of the Columbia Initiative for Cell Engineering and Therapy and director of the Cancer Cell Therapy Initiative in the HICCC.
During her talk, “The Joy of Figuring Things Out,” Olinto told the audience that pursuing her dream of becoming an astrophysicist was challenging at times as a woman in a male-dominated field.
The 2024 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award recognizes Quarraisha Abdool Karim and Salim S. Abdool Karim for global contributions to the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Columbia awards the 2024 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Scott Emr and Wesley Sundquist for discovering the ESCRT (Endosomal Sorting Complexes Required for Transport) pathway and revealing how it works.
New faculty who recently joined VP&S include hospitalists, a doctor at the new ColumbiaDoctors Lincoln Center location, and an emergency medicine doctor also board-certified in sports medicine.