Upcoming Programs and Events
The Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center hosts a variety of programs and events for our members, patients, and community.
If you would like your event posted on this webpage, please contact the Communications Office at cucancercomms@cumc.columbia.edu.
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Saturday, January 21, 2023 to Saturday, March 4, 2023
Categories
- Research
- Social Justice
- Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences
DATES: January 21-March 4, 2023; Saturdas, 9:30am-1:30pm EST at the City College of New York
TUITION: $475
Cancer is the leading cause of premature death before the age of 65. As the onset and diagnosis of cancer continues to increase, we need more community voices involved to develop new ways to reduce the cancer burden.
This 6 week course is designed for individuals who are interested in developing community-relevant research & to engage community members in addressing the cancer burden in New York City.
Hybrid program with recorded material & on-site Saturday workshops (students must be vaccinated in order to attend the facilities)
Networking and resources for graduates after training
After completion participants will be able to:
Serve on IRBs and as community advocates on grant applications
Obtain career development skills to be more competitive for jobs
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Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Categories
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Larisa J. Geskin, MD
Professor of Dermatology in Medicine at the Columbia University
Department of Dermatology
Program: Cancer Genomics and Epigenomics
Itshack G Pe'er, PhD
Professor of Computer Science and Systems Biology
Department of Computer Science
Title: Machine Learning in the Genomic-Clinical Classification of Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
Description: Cutaneous T-cell lymphomas (CTCL) include Mycosis Fungoides (MF) and Sezary Syndrome (SS), which are hard to distinguish despite their origins in distinct T-cell subsets. In this talk we will describe our efforts to utilize integrated genomic data of 139 CTCL cases from seven sequencing studies to create a machine-learning classifier that distinguishes MF and SS based on clinical and genetic data, and correlates such data to clinical outcomes. We present multiple classifier models with genetic input consisting of ~15,000 variations reaching near 90% precision and 85% accuracy for distinguishing MF and SS.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://columbiacuimc.zoom.us/j/99904306839?pwd=TVJ3VGV0K2hOdlpjRFdIYjd2Sk5MUT09
Meeting ID: 999 0430 6839
Passcode: seminar
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Categories
- Basic Health Sciences
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI) Work in Progress (WIP) Series
Thursday, February 9
11:30 AM
Hammer Room 401
PRESENTERS:
Sumin Jang/ Wichterle Lab
“Human-specific motor neuron progenitors increase neurogenic timescales and motor neuron production”
Ning Wang/Dieter Egli Lab
“DNA Replication Timing Alterations As A Potential Cause of Developmental Abnormalities In Prader-Willi Syndrome
An opportunity for Columbia’s community at large to learn about ongoing stem cell works happening in the labs affiliated with CSCI, and for CSCI trainee to receive feedback from the community. Each event will include two presentations by trainees of 20-minutes each, with time afterward for Q&A.
Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
For more info: ll3129@cumc.columbia.edu
https://www.stemcell.columbia.edu/
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Thursday, February 9, 2023
Categories
- Research
- Columbia Nursing
- Healthcare
Register here via Qualtrics.
The annual Kathleen Hickey Endowed Lectureship in Science of Cardiovascular Care, hosted by the Center for Research on People of Color at Columbia University School of Nursing, memorializes Kathleen Hickey, EdD, a Columbia Nursing professor who conducted innovative, interdisciplinary research to improve cardiovascular health.
This second annual lectureship will feature Dr. Ruth Masterson Creber, PhD, MSc, RN, FAHA, FAAN, a Professor at Columbia University School of Nursing. The title of her talk is “Getting to the Heart of Mentorship: Lessons learned from an exemplar Nurse Scientist, Clinician, Mentor, and Friend”.
This event will be held in-person. Refresments and appetizers will be served.
Dr. Hickey's research and clinical practice was focused on cardiogenetics, clinical care and management of atrial and ventricular arrythmias, and prevention of sudden cardiac death. Hickey was also co-director of the Precision in Symptom Self-Management Center and held a joint appointment in the Division of Cardiology (electrophysiology) as both a family and adult nurse practitioner. The lectures will be held every February and will be free and open to the public.
Support the Lectureship.
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Friday, February 10, 2023
Categories
- Engineering
- Research
- Healthcare
On Friday, February 10, 2023, we are excited to welcome Prof. Rusty Lansford from USC as he presents, "Intravital Imaging Across Kingdoms."
ABOUT THE SEMINAR
Intravital Imaging Across Kingdoms
Since 2011, I have worked at the University of Southern California (USC) & Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) using a combination of experimental, computational, and theoretical approaches to quantitatively understand decision-making in single cells and tissues, focusing on questions in vascular, neural, and germ cell development. We have a quiver of new molecular tools that permit molecular perturbation to be induced in vivo with extreme spatiotemporal accuracy and generated new multispectral fluorescent sensors to assay changes in cell behaviors resulting from the molecular disruptions. The quail model system uncouples early embryogenesis from maternal influences, providing a simpler system to assay the complex and multifactorial effects of how germ cells act in their native environment during the equivalent of their first-trimester development. Recently we have been developing new spectral technologies to investigate marine-based cross-kingdom mutualistic interactions to advance understanding how diverse organisms adapt to their changing environment.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Russell D. “Rusty” Lansford, Ph.D., Associate Professor, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine & Investigator at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Rusty Lansford earned an A.B. in Immunology at UC Berkeley and worked with Dr. Marian Koshland on the regulation of the J chain protein transcriptional regulation. He obtained a Ph.D. in Molecular Immunology at Columbia University working with Dr. Fred Alt. Lansford worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Developmental Biology and Optics at Caltech with Dr. Scott Fraser working on neural crest cells migration and patterning and he co-developed multispectral imaging hardware and software now widely used in microscopy. As an independent investigator at Caltech, he developed transgenic quail as a model system to dynamically investigate embryogenesis.
ABOUT THE 2022-2023 BME SEMINAR SERIES
The Department of Biomedical Engineering at Columbia University is proud to host an annual weekly seminar series on the latest developments and research in Biomedical Engineering. The weekly series takes place on Friday mornings at 11:00AM Eastern and includes a variety of renowned academics from top universities to talk about their specific research and experience. The January 21 seminar is a virtual event.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Categories
- Basic Health Sciences
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Dental Medicine
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Columbia Nursing
- Healthcare
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Research
The following announcement is distributed on behalf of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
2023 Trial Innovation Network (TIN) Lecture Series
Speaker:
Andrew B. Lassman, MS, MD
John Harris Professor of Neurology at Columbia University Medical Center
Chief, Neuro-Oncology Division, Department of Neurology
Associate Dean of Clinical Research Compliance, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Associate Director for Clinical Trials, Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Attending Neurologist, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
Dr. Lassman has particular expertise in designing and leading early- and late-phase prospective clinical trials, dedicated to improving the understanding of primary and metastatic brain cancers. His research expands available therapies through translational clinical trials, focused on precision medicine and immunotherapy, and educating the next generation of leaders in the field. Dr. Lassman has recently accepted the role of Scientific Director of the Network Capacity Resource in the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research and the role of Medical Director of the Trial Innovation Network, one of the components of Network Capacity. In his lecture today he will discuss GBM (glioblastoma) clinical trials in addition to several interesting methodological advances in brain tumor trials.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023, from 2:00 – 3:00 PM
Virtual seminar via Zoom
Registration is required:
https://events.columbia.edu/go/PMseminar
For questions contact lb103@cumc.columbia.edu
Accelerating Discoveries Toward Better Health
irvinginstitute.columbia.edu
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Categories
- Basic Health Sciences
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Dental Medicine
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Columbia Nursing
- Healthcare
- Mailman School of Public Health
- Research
Heidi L. Rehm, PhD, FACMG
Director, Genomic Medicine Unit, Center for Genomic Medicine, and Chief Genomics Officer, Department of Medicine,
Massachusetts General Hospital
Co-Director, Program in Medical and Population Genetics, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
Medical and Clinical Lab Director, Broad Clinical Laboratory
Professor of Pathology, Harvard Medical School
Our understanding of the genetic basis of disease has been rapidly advancing thanks to major technological advances in genomic sequencing and data analysis. Yet the majority of individuals with a suspected genetic disorder do not receive a molecular diagnosis. So where is the gap and how will we fill it? This talk will touch on major global efforts to collaborate in rare disease gene discovery, genomic and health data sharing, and expert curation of genomic knowledge. It will also touch on the translation and implementation of this work into routine medical practice and chart a path for the future.
Thursday, February 16, 2023 - 4:00 to 5:00pm EST
Zoom and In-person (622 West 168th St. PH-10-405A/B)
Register to receive Zoom link
Presented by the Precision Medicine Resource of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research.
This event is supported in part by a gift from Pfizer to Columbia.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2023
Categories
- Basic Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- Education
- Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
- Research
Vishwa Deep Dixit, DVM, PhD
Waldemar Von Zedtwitz Professor of Pathology and Professor of Immunobiology
Director, Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age)
"Immunometabolic checkpoints of aging"
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Categories
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
- College of Dental Medicine
- Clinical Health Sciences
- Engineering
- Healthcare
- COVID-19
Join us on Thursday, February 23rd, for our 7th Annual Engineering in Medicine Symposium, hosted by The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science at Columbia University & Columbia University Irving Medical Center!
Experience a day of talks by global leaders at the interface of engineering and medicine. Register now!
VIEW THE PROGRAM AND SPEAKER BIOS HERE
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Thursday, February 23, 2023
Categories
- Basic Health Sciences
- Clinical Health Sciences
- College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia Stem Cell Initiative (CSCI) Work in Progress (WIP) Series
Thursday, February 23
11:30 AM
Hammer Room 401
PRESENTERS:
Khadeesh Imtiaz/Kristin Baldwin Lab
“Nature vs. Nurture: What produces neuronal diversity between species?”
Melissa Proven/Emmanuelle Passegué Lab
“Investigating the role of epigenetic drift in hematopoietic stem cell aging”
An opportunity for Columbia’s community at large to learn about ongoing stem cell works happening in the labs affiliated with CSCI, and for CSCI trainee to receive feedback from the community. Each event will include two presentations by trainees of 20-minutes each, with time afterward for Q&A.
Pizza and refreshments will be provided.
For more info: ll3129@cumc.columbia.edu
https://www.stemcell.columbia.edu/
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