Junior Faculty Diversity Grants
Previous Grantees
The CUIMC Grant Program for Junior Faculty who Contribute to the Diversity of the University is designed to advance the careers of outstanding junior faculty who contribute to the diversity goals of the University through their research, teaching and mentoring activities. Previous Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons grantees are listed below.
Spring 2020 Grantees
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Angela Gomez-Simmonds, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Tracking the Spread of Multidrug-resistance Genes by Mobile Plasmids in Nursing Homes
Rebecca Haeusler, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Sex Differences in Manganese Homeostasis and Glucose Metabolism
Maya Mikami, PhD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Chronic Allergic Lung Inflammation Negatively Influence Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Mice
Katharina Schultebraucks, PhD
Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (in Emergency Medicine), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Digital Biomarkers of Affect and Arousal for Accurate Prediction of Burnout in ED Physicians
Fall 2019 Grantees
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Marwah Abdalla, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Association of Sleep Architecture with Blood Pressure Dipping
Whitney Booker, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Oral Nifedipine versus Intravenous Labetalol for Postpartum Hypertensive Emergency: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Inbal Israely, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (in Neuroscience and the Taub Institute), Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Using Advanced Optical Methods to Probe Early Synaptic Dysfunction in Alzheimer’s Disease
Vidhu Thaker, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Defining the Role of Thyroid Function in Children with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Spring 2019 Grantees
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dominique Bailey, MD
Instructor in Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Role of Tenascin in the Etiology of Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Hachung Chung, PhD
Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Investigating the Mechanism of Autoinflammation: Identifying Self-RNA Species that Trigger Inflammation
Gissette Reyes-Soffer, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Deep Phenotyping of Lipoprotein (a): An Emerging Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
Fall 2018 Grantees
Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Jennifer Danielsson, MD
Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
TMEM16A Antagonists as a Novel Treatment for Asthma: Interaction with First-Line Agent 2-Adrenoceptor Agonists
Kanwal M Farooqi, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Implementing Models for Mechanical Circulatory Support Presurgical Assessment in Congenital Heart Disease Treatment (IMMPACT)
Cristina R. Fernández, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Effects of Maternal Prenatal Diet, Stress, and Cardiovascular Health on Infant Diet, Gastrointestinal Symptoms, and Behavior
Spring 2018 Grantees
Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Lauren S. Chernick, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Improving the Reproductive Health of Minority Adolescent Males with a User-Informed, Theory-Based, Digital Health Intervention
Edward Owusu-Ansah, PhD
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Cellular Biophysics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Boosting Mitochondrial Complex I Assembly to Alleviate Complex I Dysfunction
Fall 2017 Grantees
Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Brett Anderson, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Columbia University Medical Center, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Capacity Building: Leveraging Medicaid Data to Assess and Improve Longitudinal Outcomes and Costs for New York’s Most Vulnerable Congenital Heart Patients