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Assessment of Community Awareness of Health Risks, Prevention and Treatment Options and Barriers of Care for Hepatitis B Infection in Chinese Immigrantsin New York City
Mailman School of Public Health
In New York City, the burden of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) within the Chinese American community is disproportionately high. The Chinese are among the main targets for raising public awareness . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
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Burger, Joanne
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Common Terns as Bioindicators of Environmental Contaminants
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This project will investigate the feasibility of the eggs of common terns (listed as a "species of special concern" in New Jersey and "threatened" in New York) serving as a bioindicator of heavy . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
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Daszak, Peter
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Consortium for Conservation Medicine Projects
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The Consortium for Conservation Medicine (CCM) was established in 1997 as an environmental-health collaborative consortium of Wildlife Trust, Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, and . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
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Koontz, Fred
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New York Bioscape: Ecological Land Units
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
A detailed, land cover / habitat digital map is needed as a baseline layer for many regional studies. Such a map would be prohibitively expensive if carried out using traditional methods of aerial . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
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Newman, Scott
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New York Bioscape Conservation Medicine Activities
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Together with Drs. Fred Koontz and Alonso Aguirre, Dr. Newman will be conducting conservation medicine research and field veterinary activities in the New York bioscape (100-mile radius of New York . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
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Koontz, Fred
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The New York Bioscape: Protecting Biodiversity and Health in a Human/Natural Landscape of Connecticut, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The New York Bioscape initiative brings together NYC metropolitan scientists, health professionals, educators, and civic leaders to conserve biodiversity and ensure the region?s long-term ecological . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC)
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Kujawinski, Elizabeth
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The Role of the Microbial Web in the Cycling of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants in the Hudson River
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
We are examining the role of protozoan grazers in the cycling of hydrophobic organic contaminants in the Hudson River. To that end, we are isolating protozoa from freshwater, brackish, and marine . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for Global Health and Economic Development (CGHED)
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Leeder, Stephen
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The Macroeconomic Significance of Cardiovascular Disease
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This project seeks to establish the macroeconomic significance of cardiovascular disease now and for the next forty years in low- and middle-income countries. Cardiovascular disease is the leading . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
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Worrest, Robert
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Northeast Information Node of the USGS National Biological Information Infrastructure
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
CIESIN will create an online data and information service initially focused on the New York City Metropolitan Area, the Hudson River Corridor, the Hackensack River Watershed, Northeastern States . . . More »
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Department/Center
Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)
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Chen, Robert
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Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
SEDAC archives and disseminates a wide range of socioeconomic and environmental data on all regions of the world, including specific collections related to the United States, Mexico, and China. Key . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bioavailability of Soil Pb in Humans
Mailman School of Public Health
We are determining the bioavailability (i.e., the fraction absorbed) of soil Pb in humans, using the technique of stable isotope dilution. The soils under investigation have been obtained from . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Graziano, Joseph
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NIEHS/EPA Superfund Basic Research Program: Health Effects and Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health
The primary goal of this program is to obtain new knowledge and to train multidisciplinary pre- and post-doctoral students regarding the bioavailability of soil lead in humans and the . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
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Kinney, Patrick
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The New York Climate and Health Project
Mailman School of Public Health
Objectives: Heat waves and elevated concentrations of ozone and fine particles represent two significant current public-health stressors in the New York metropolitan area. Both of these stressors may . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Genetic Susceptibility to Arsenic-Induced Cancer
Mailman School of Public Health
A series of epidemiologic case-control and case-cohort studies nested within the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS] in Bangladesh examine the roles of inherent susceptibility to . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal Study [HEALS]
Mailman School of Public Health
This large epidemiologic cohort study in Bangladesh prospectively examines the health effects of arsenic among 12,000 men and women who have been chronically exposed to a wide range of arsenic . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Abdool Karim, Salim S
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International Training Program in Epidemiology of AIDS
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Training Program in Epidemiology related to AIDS provides pre- and postdoctoral training in epidemiology for health scientists, clinicians and allied health workers from South . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Bartley, Kellee
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Nutrition and Capacity Building: Critical Partners in Public Health and Clinical Interventions
Mailman School of Public Health
A two-week intensive Institute being offered
at Columbia University Medical Center in New
York City, focusing on the science and
application of nutrition, and the relationship
between nutrition and . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Lipkin, W Ian
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The Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory
Mailman School of Public Health
The Jerome L. and Dawn Greene Infectious Disease Laboratory, created in 2001, focuses on the establishment and implementation of methods for rapid identification and characterization of emerging . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Epidemiology
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Hoven, Christina
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The World Initiative
Mailman School of Public Health
Since the beginning of 2004, a small group of
researchers in Child Epidemiology under the
direction of Christina Hoven, have been
reviewing vast amounts of social, political
and economic information . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Health Policy and Management
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Muennig, Peter
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Global Investment Versus Local? Tuberculosis Elimination is Cheaper Overseas
Mailman School of Public Health
This project examines the costs associated with screening and treating immigrants to the United States for tuberculosis relative to investments required to eliminate the disease overseas. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Health Policy and Management
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d'Oronzio, Joseph
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Health Care Ethics: the Development and Implementation of Public Policy
Mailman School of Public Health
This course will examine key ethics issues as developed in public policy and implemented in health care organizations. We will integrate the reading of original public policy documents, legal . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Health Policy and Management
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Muennig, Peter
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The Diagnostic Utility of Tuberculin Skin Testing in of Immigrants by Geographic Region of Origin
Mailman School of Public Health
A Bayesian model examining the positive predictive value of skin testing for tuberculosis. Project is headed by Kamran Khan at the University of Toronto. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Medicine
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Tabas, Ira
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Cellular Biology of Atherosclerosis
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cellular biology of atherosclerosis . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Medicine
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Noh, Hye-Lim
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Diabetes Lipid Metabolism
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Diabetes Lipid Metabolism . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Medicine
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Giardina, Elsa-Grace
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Metabolic Syndrome in Minority Women
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This proposal seeks to assist in correcting
inadequate attention to gender and minority
research by reaching out to women with a high
prevalence of a constellation of findings that
identify major . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Medicine
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Powell, Charles
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Molecular Signatures of Lung Cancer Cells Treated with Combination Chemotherapy
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Gene expression profiling assessment of molecular pathways of antitumor compounds activity and molecular keys for their interaction in lung cancer cells. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Neurological Surgery
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Sisti, Michael
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The Center for Radiosurgery
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Center for Radiosurgery provides state of the art clinical programs ultilizing the Gamma Knife and fractionated stereotactic radiosurgery to treat a wide variety of malignant, benign, and . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Neurology
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Hirsch, Lawrence
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Continuous EEG Monitoring in the Critically Ill
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Training opportunities for neurologists, neurophysiologists, electroencephalographers, and neurointensivists interested in brain monitoring and nonconvulsive seizures. Large clinical database of . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Neurology
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Mohr, JP
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Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Stroke Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Doris & Stanley Tananbaum Stroke Center . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery
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Murry, Thomas
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Respiratory Retraining
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Respiratory retraining is a program for the treatment of intractable cough, chronic cough and shortness of breath in the absence of pulmonary disease and allergy. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Pathology
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Rabin Fastman, Barbara
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MERS-TM (Medical Event Reporting System for Transfusion Medicine)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Web-based medical event reporting system that documents, and allows for analysis of transfusion medicine-related events. Includes unique search/event matching software and tools for risk assessment . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Pediatrics
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Tsai, Shiu-Lin
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Feasibility and Safety of Acupuncture for Treatment of Primary Dysmenorrhea
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with acupuncture. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Fischbach, Ruth
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Center for Bioethics
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The mission of the Center for Bioethics (http://www.bioethicscolumbia.org) is to provide an inter-disciplinary, inter-professional forum to advance scholarly work and public understanding on . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Klitzman, Robert
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Ethics of HIV Vaccine Trials: IRB Members' Views
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We are conducting a study of how IRB members in the US, South Africa and other developing countries view and approach the complex ethical decisions that they face concerning HIV Vaccine trials. IRBs . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Toner, John
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Geriatric Psychiatry Specialty Training
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Columbia University Geriatric Psychiatry Residency and Fellowship Programs at the Stroud Center within the Faculty of Medicine is collaborating with the British Royal College of Psychiatrists to . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Wasserman, Gail
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Juvenile Justice Project
College of Physicians and Surgeons
In 2001 the Center for the Promotion of Mental Health in Juvenile Justice was created at Columbia University with Dr. Wasserman as Director. The Center’s Steering Committee includes experienced and . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Beebe, Beatrice
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Mother-Infant Interaction and Maternal Depression
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This study examines a community sample of 132 mother-infant pairs for the role of maternal depression in the organization of mother and infant self- and interactive regulation. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Beebe, Beatrice
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Support Groups for Mothers, Children, and Parent-Child Video Bonding Consultations for Women Pregnant and Widowed on 9-11
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This is a treatment project offering weekly support groups and periodic mother-child video bonding consultations for these 9-11 widows. The project also inclueds a research component. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Neria, Yuval
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The Center for the Study of Trauma and Resilience
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To develop state-of-the-art research and education in the area of psychological trauma and its aftermath. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Hofer, Myron A.
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The Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Our Institute brings together Columbia
scientists from different disciplines whose
research interests are in the processes of
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Kavey, Neil
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The Sleep Disorders Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Sleep Disorders Center is a clinical and research facility that uses the most advanced knowledge and understanding of the controls of sleep and wakefulness for the diagnosis and treatment of all . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Opler, Lewis
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Training in Use of the PANSS
Columbia University Medical Center
The Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) is a 30-item 7-point symptom severity rating scale used to evaluate persons with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in clinical and research . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Psychiatry
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Murray, Laura
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World Psychiatric Association (WPA)/World Health Organization (WHO) Services Taskforce on Children's Mental Health
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The World Psychiatric Association (WPA)
Presidential Program on Child Mental health
has developed a Comprehensive System for Child
and Adolescent Mental Health consisting of
three programs: Community . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Radiation Oncology
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Yin, Yuxin
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Genotoxic Stress
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Genotoxic stress triggers two major biological responses in mammalian cells. The first is cell cycle arrest that allows DNA repair and cell survival. The second is induction of cell suicide through . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Raveis, Victoria H.
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Cross-National Comparison of Palliative Care Needs and Services: U.S. and U.K. perspectives
Mailman School of Public Health
An examination of service provided and patient care needs in demonstration programs servining medically underserved and vulnerable persons with HIV/AIDS in the U.S. with comparable data collected . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Nathanson, Constance
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Disease Prevention as Social Change: Society, Politics and Public Health in the U.S., Canada, Great Britain and France
Mailman School of Public Health
Comparative analysis of the sociology and politics of public health in the
United States, Canada, Britain, and France through detailed examination of
four policy arenas, tuberculosis and infant . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Nizamuddin, Mohammad
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International Program on Population Aging in Developing Countries
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Program for Policy Development and Capacity Building On Population Aging In Developing Countries is a joint program of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Columbia's . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Raveis, Victoria H.
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Lecture 1: 'Social dimensions of care givin in chronic illness for the elderly' Lecture 2: 'Principles and applications of social gerontology in developing societies'
Mailman School of Public Health
International Workshop on Preparing for Aging Societies: Meeting New Challenges of Health, Well-being and Poverty in Developing Countries. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Parker, Richard
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The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health
Mailman School of Public Health
The Center for Gender, Sexuality and Health, established by the Department of Sociomedical Sciences in 2001, promotes research and training activities on the social and cultural dimensions of . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Parker, Richard, Stein, Zena
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The International Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavorial Studies
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies is a resource for the development of international research initiatives by HIV Center investigators working in . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Sociomedical Sciences
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Parker, Richard
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The International Working Group on Sexuality and Social Policy
Mailman School of Public Health
The International Working Group on Sexuality and Social Policy (IWGSSP) was constituted as a global forum composed of researchers and activists from a wide range of countries and regions of the . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Surgery
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Kandel, Jessica
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Angiogenesis in Pediatric Solid Tumors
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) has recently been validated as a target in adult human cancer trials. Our laboratory focuses on the molecular determinants of tumor and vascular response to . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Surgery
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Todd, George
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Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A leading clinical program for minimally invasive repair of arterial aneurysms. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Surgery
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Schwarz-McGregor, Deborah
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New Advances in Translational Medicine
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This meeting provides an opportunity to hear from leading EU and U.S. experts on new advances in research and development in translational medicine. The experts will put an emphasis on applications . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Surgery
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Kaufman, Howard
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Tumor Immunotherapy Program
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The Tumor Immunotherapy Program brings together basic and clinical scientists to study the effects of vaccines and other types of immunotherapy in patients with a variety of different cancers. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Urology
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Goluboff, Erik
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Prostate Cancer and Hispanic Americans
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Longitudinal program looking at prostate cancer in Hispanic Americans. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Department of Urology
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Hensle, Terry
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Vesicoureteral Reflux-Genetic Linkage
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Looking at genetic factors involved in familial vesicoureteral reflux. . . . More »
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Department/Center
Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health
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Chavkin, Wendy
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Soros Reproductive Health and Rights Fellowship
Mailman School of Public Health
Administered by the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, the Soros Reproductive Health and Rights Fellowship invites scholars and activists to engage . . . More »
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Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
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Ahsan, Habibul
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Exposure to Air Pollution from Biomass Fuel Combustion Among Women in a Rural Bangladesh Population
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
This is a pilot study to examine the carcinogenic potential of biomass fuel combustion products among rural Bangladesh women using biomarkers and field-based epidemiology methods . . . More »
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Department/Center
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
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Simpson Jr., Harry
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Redistribution of Arsenic and other contaminants at sites in New Jersey and Maine
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
The central aim of our project is to improve understanding of processes that control As transport in aqueous systems. We selected two representative Superfund sites characterized by a wide range of . . . More »
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