Week of January 30, 2017
NEWS
Twenty-First Annual Medical Student Research Forum Set for February 9
 
Internationally-recognized expert on breast cancer research and treatment, Lyndsay Harris, M.D., will be the keynote speaker at the 21st Annual Medical Student Research Forum scheduled for Thursday, February 9. Dr. Harris, who is the program director for Breast Cancer in the Cancer Diagnosis Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will present "Precision Medicine: What Have We Learned? What's Next?" Her keynote will introduce new strategies in the treatment of breast cancer using personalized medicine and explore ways in which the field continues to advance.

Dr. Harris focuses on translating findings from the laboratory to the clinic and has worked in the field of biomarkers of breast cancer for more than 25 years. She has studied mechanisms of resistance to both chemo- and targeted therapies. More recently her work has applied genomic technologies to understand resistance to treatment in vivo using tissue biopsies from clinical trials. She has published more than 130 papers, chapters and reviews and participated in grant reviews through the Department of Defense, Susan G. Komen and the NIH. 

The Medical Student Research Forum is an annual event to provide an opportunity for medical students to present and share their findings with the College community. It is based on the belief that a fundamental understanding of the relationship between medical research and the practice of medicine can enable physician-scientists to better serve patients and the community.

21st Annual Medical Student Research Forum Schedule


1:30 p.m.
Medical Student Poster Presentations
Medical Education Center Lobby

2:45 p.m.
Medical Student Oral Presentations
Nevins Auditorium 

4:00 p.m.
Keynote Address by Dr. Lyndsay Harris
Nevins Auditorium

5:00 p.m.
Award Presentations
Nevins Auditorium

5:30 p.m.
Reception
Medical Education Center Lobby
 
National Library of Medicine Exhibit Special Presentation
 

Be sure to stop by and peruse Life and Limb: The Toll of the American Civil War, a National Library of Medicine Exhibit currently being hosted by the Health Sciences Library. The exhibit will be on display in the Basic Sciences Building Lobby from January 29 to February 11 and in the Skyline Building Lobby from February 12 to February 25. There will be a special presentation by Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer, and a reception on Wednesday, February 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Basic Sciences Building Lobby.

ACCOLADES
Stuart A. Newman, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and anatomy, co-organized a full-day symposium on "Physical and Genetic Mechanisms for Evolutionary Novelty" at the annual meeting of the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology in New Orleans, January 4-8. Dr. Newman presented a talk in the symposium on "Dynamical Patterning Modules in Evolution and Development."
IN THE NEWS

BioInc@NYMC News


Faculty News

Seattle Pi - 1/25/2017
Leonard Davidman, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

The Journal News - 1/24/2017 
Michael Tobias, M.D., assistant professor neurosurgery 
Whitney McBride, M.D., associate professor of clinical surgery 
Samir Pandya, M.D., assistant professor of surgery 
Michael Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics, vice chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of Maria Fareri Children's Hospital 

The Examiner - 1/25/2016 
Samir Pandya M.D., assistant professor of surgery 
Whitney McBride, M.D., associate professor of clinical surgery 
Michael Gewitz, M.D., professor of pediatrics, vice chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and physician-in-chief of Maria Fareri Children's Hospital 
Paul Zelkovic, M.D., clinical assistant professor urology
Damon Delbello, M.D., assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery

MidHudsonNews.com - 1/25/2017
Samir Pandya M.D., assistant professor of surgery 
Damon Delbello, M.D., assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery 

Patch.com (all editions) - 1/24/2017
Nora O'Brien, D.P.T., clinical instructor of physical therapy 

Prevention - January 2017 
Patricia Gerbarg, M.D., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

HealthDay - 1/20/2017 
Matthew Lorber, M.D., M.P.A., clinical assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences

Faculty Obituary: 

Phyllis Harrison-Ross, Mental Health Pioneer, Dies at 80
The New York Times - 1/25/2017
Phyllis Harrison-Ross, M.D., professor emeritus of psychiatry and behavioral sciences


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EVENTS

Tuesday, January 31
Campus Security Training Opportunity 10:00 a.m. 
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Grand Roudns
 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 1
Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
 8:00 a.m.
Department of Gastroenterology Grand Rounds
 8:00 a.m. 
Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
 8:30 a.m. 
Department of Pharmacology Seminar
 11:00 a.m.
Department of Medicine, Division of Internal Medicine Grand Rounds
 12:00 p.m. 
Department of Pathology Seminar
 1:00 p.m. 

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HIGHLIGHTS
   
Campus Security Training
Keep NYMC Safe 
 
Active Shooter Response Training

 
Tuesday, January 31
10:00 a.m.
Chouake Auditorium

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Department of Microbiology and Immunology

Graduate Student Research Forum



Wednesday, February 8
12:30 p.m.
BSB Room 307

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BioInc@NYMC

A Forum on New York's Biomedical Technology Industry, Innovation, Growth and Federal Policy Changes



Friday, February 17
10:00 a.m.
7 Dana Road
 
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  Save-the-Date

158th Commencement Ceremony



Wednesday, May 24
5:00 p.m.
Carnegie Hall

881 Seventh Avenue
(at 57th Street)
New York, NY 10019

 
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