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Accessibility Awareness and Education Lecture Focuses on Diabetes for National Diabetes Awareness Month
As part of its Accessibility Awareness and Education Lecture Series, the Office of Academic Support hosted a special presentation on diabetes by
Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, seventh from left, dean of the School of Medicine and professor of medicine and pharmacology. Dr. Nadler, an internationally recognized diabetes physician-researcher who is working to determine if a vaccine could prevent Type 1 diabetes, shared his expertise on the disease that is expected to affect 629 million people worldwide by the year 2045 according to the International Diabetes Federation.
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School of Medicine Alumni Association Hosts Annual Reunion
It was a weekend of reminiscing with old friends and classmates for 150 School of Medicine (SOM) alumni and their guests at the SOM Alumni Association Annual Reunion on November 16 - 17. Members of the Classes of 1959 through 2014, reunited for an evening of dining, dancing and camaraderie on Saturday evening at the Hilton Westchester in Rye Brook, New York, followed by brunch and campus tours on Sunday. Special recognition was given to the Class of 1969 as they were presented with gold diplomas to celebrate their 50th anniversary of graduating from medical school. Judith Kupersmith, M.D. '69, and Joel Kupersmith, M.D. '64, were presented with Alumni Association Medals of Honor for their accomplished careers and their desires to inspire as physicians, mentors and leaders.
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StuHE Hosts Career Mentor Session
The Student Healthcare Executives Club (StuHE) in the School of Health Sciences and Practice (SHSP) hosted another successful Career Mentor Session on the evening of November 12. The Skyline Dining Room was buzzing with intense discussions among the more than 50 SHSP students and alumni and 18 public health professionals. Best described as "speed mentoring," students and alumni met one-on-one with mentors who reviewed their resumes and provided guidance and advice on career paths in public health.
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Dazhong Xu, Ph.D., assistant professor of pathology, seeks insight into the mechanism of lung carcinogenesis and identification of potential new targets for the therapeutic intervention for lung cancer. Read the full spotlight on Dr. Xu.
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Nader G. Abraham, Ph.D., DR.H.C., FAHA, far left, professor of medicine and pharmacology, presented "Human Heme Oxygenase Gene Therapy as a Treatment for Obesity-mediate Cardiovascular Disease" at the 2019 Meeting of the Israeli Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ISGCT 2019) at Tel-Aviv University, Israel on October 7. The research he presented was conducted with six members of the School of Medicine Class of 2022 whom he mentors, from left, David Lewis, Yosef D. Buchen, Jeffrey N. Baum, Menachem Greenberg, Yosef Glick, and Rochelle Rubinstein.
Dr. Abraham was also an Invited Influential Speaker at the Third International Conference on Food Science and Technology in London, on November 11-12. He presented a keynote talk "Beneficial Effects of Thymoquinone on Metabolic Function." Dr. Abraham received special recognition for his esteemed support as a member of the organizing committee for the conference and for chairing the sessions on Food Metabolism and Clinical Syndrome, Molecular Food and Nutrition, Food Safety-The Rising Crisis and its Management and Nutritional Food.
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Juan Azcona, a Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of Austin M. Guo, Ph.D., assistant professor of pharmacology, presented a poster "Novel Contributions of Neutrophil-derived Myeloperoxidase and Hypochlorous Acid to Post-Ischemic Endothelial 20-HETE Production" at the 16th International Conference on Bioactive Lipids in Cancer, Inflammation and Related Diseases in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 20-23. Mr. Azcona was the recipient of the Springer Nature Travel Award.
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Vilma E. Bordonaro, M.B.A., left, chief of staff, and Susan Fox, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management, director of the Center on Disability and Health, School of Health Sciences and Practice, and president and chief executive officer of the Westchester Institute for Human Development, were named 2019 Women in Business honorees by Westchester Magazine 914INC.
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George W. Contreras, M.E.P., M.P.H., M.S., CEM, EMTP, assistant director of the Center for Disaster Medicine and assistant professor in the Institute of Public Health, was an invited speaker at the First National Congress on the Humanization of Emergency Medical Services in Oviedo, Spain, on November 8. He presented "The Importance of Adding Empathy to Patient Care During Disasters," and gave an update on the ongoing work of the Center for Disaster Medicine. He was also an invited speaker at the First National Convention of Tactical Emergency Medical Services in Miranda de Ebro, Spain, on November 9. He presented "The Long Term Psychological Effects of Large Scale Disasters on First Responders."
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Meena Jhanwar-Uniyal, Ph.D., research associate professor of neurosurgery, was invited to give a talk, "Novel Molecular Subgroups of Medulloblastoma in Prediction of Clinical Outcome in the Era of Precision Medicine" in the neuro-oncology course assigned to the advanced surgical management section at the 47th annual meeting of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, in Birmingham, United Kingdom, on October 18 - 24. She also presented "Status of Tumor Suppressor P53 Defines the Therapeutic Responses in Treatment of Medulloblastoma."
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Padmini Murthy, M.D., M.P.H., M.S., FAMWA, FRSPH, right, professor in the Division of Health Policy and Management and global health director, received an award from the Kenyan Medical Women's Association for her work in promoting women's health at the International Conference on Population and Development on November 14 in Nairobi. She was presented with the award by Christine Sadia, M.D., president of the Kenyan Medical Women's Association.
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Jerry L. Nadler, M.D., MACP, FAHA, FACE, dean of the School of Medicine, was inducted as a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine on November 7.
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Chiso Nwokafor, a Ph.D. candidate in the laboratory of Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, presented "Intranasal Delivery to Rats of [D26His]NPY Prevents Traumatic Stress Triggered Prolonged Anxiety and Depressive-like Symptoms" at the Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting in Chicago on October 19-23.
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Two students in the School of Medicine (SOM) presented their original research in oral presentations at the American College of Emergency Physicians Annual Meeting in Denver on October 27 - 30.
Michael Reilly, Dr.P.H. '10, M.P.H,
left, SOM Class of 2022 and senior fellow in the Center for Disaster Medicine presented, "Referral patterns of patients to hospitals following disasters: Are Preparedness Plans Evidence-Based?"
Evan Formosa, MSc.,
SOM Class of 2021, presented, "Emergency Department Interventions for Homelessness: A Systematic Review." Abstracts of their research were published in the October 2019 special issue of the
Annals of Emergency Medicine
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Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, presented "Preclinical Work Showing Therapeutic Potential of Intranasal Delivery of NPY or [D26His]NPY to Prevent Development of PTSD Associated Symptoms" at the 14th Symposium for Peptide Therapeutics at the Salk Institute in La Jolla, California on October 24-25.
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From left: Michael P. Shakarjian, Ph.D., assistant professor of public health and program director, M.P.H. Environmental Health Science Studies; Elizabeth D. Drugge, Ph.D., M.P.H., assistant professor of public health and director of the Division of Epidemiology; and George W. Contreras, M.E.P., M.P.H., M.S., CEM, EMTP, assistant director of the Center for Disaster Medicine and assistant professor in the Institute of Public Health, were among the honorees at the Touro College and University System Author Recognition Event on November 14, in New York City.
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Wenhui Wang, M.D., professor of pharmacology, presented "Angiotensin II Stimulates ENaC by an Aldosterone-independent Mechanism" at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2019 Meeting in Washington, D.C., on November 5-10.
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Monday, December 2, 2019
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Chouake Auditorium, Basic Sciences Building
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The 16th Annual Louis R.M.
DelGuercio
Wednesday, December 18, 2019
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Medical Education Center
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EVENTS ON THE NYMC CALENDAR
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Monday, November 25
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12:00 p.m. |
Department of Physiology Research Seminar |
Wednesday, November 27
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8:00 a.m.
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Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds
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8:30 a.m.
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Department of Surgery Grand Rounds
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3:00 p.m. |
Department of Neurology Grand Rounds |
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3:00 p.m. |
NYMC Closes at 3:00 p.m.
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Thursday, November 28
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All Day
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NYMC Closed: Thanksgiving
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Friday, November 29
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All Day
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NYMC Closed |
Monday, December 2
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12:00 p.m.
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DPT Community Service Project Presentations
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Tuesday, December 3
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2:00 p.m.
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Department of Public Health Research Seminar
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Wednesday, December 4
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3:00 p.m.
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SHSP Presentation: Health Disparities Among Individuals with Intellectual and/or Development Disabilities
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Thursday, December 5
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6:00 p.m.
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SHSP Student Appreciation Meeting
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New York Medical College News
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Faculty and Staff News
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Patch - 11/20/2019
Sherlita Amler, M.D., M.S., clinical associate professor of pediatrics, adjunct professor of public health and senior fellow for Center for Disaster Medicine
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Psychology Today - November/December 2019
Esther L. Sabban, Ph.D., professor of biochemistry and molecular biology
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CBS New York - 11/11/2019
Sheila M. Nolan, M.D., assistant professor of pediatrics
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Drs. Sergiy Nesterenko, Ying Chen & more: 5 spine, neurosurgeons making headlines
Becker's Spine Review - 11/8/2019
John Galeno, M.D., assistant professor of clinical orthopaedic surgery
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914Inc - Q4 2019
Vilma E. Bordonaro, M.B.A., chief of staff
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914Inc - Q4 2019
Susan Fox, M.Ed., M.A., Ph.D., associate professor of health policy and management, director of the Center on Disability and Health, School of Health Sciences and Practice, and president and chief executive officer of the Westchester Institute for Human Development
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Touro College of Dental Medicine at New York Medical College News
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U.S. News & World Report - 11/21/2019
Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM and professor of dental medicine
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Westfair Communications - 11/15/2019
Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM and professor of dental medicine
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Dentistry Today - 11/12/2019
Ronnie Myers, D.D.S., M.S., dean of TouroCDM and professor of dental medicine
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Perio-Implant Advisory - 11/7/2019
Barbara Jurim, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine and assistant director of digital dentistry
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Prevention - 11/4/2019
Allison Baylis, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor of dental medicine
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BioInc@NYMC News
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Westchester Magazine - 11/21/2019
Edward C. Halperin, M.D., M.A., chancellor and chief executive officer
Robert W. Amler, M.D., M.B.A., vice president for government affairs and dean of the School of Health Sciences and Practice
Barry Kappel, Ph.D., M.B.A., president, CEO, and director of Sapience Therapeutics Inc., a client of BioInc@NYMC
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Physicians Practice - 11/14/2019
Samant Virk, M.D., founder and chief executive officer of MediSprout, a BioInc client
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Alumni News
Amsterdam News - 11/14/2019
Myra Adele Logan, M.D. '33
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