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Academic Exchange for Students
School of Dental and Oral Surgery

Each year one or two senior dental students from Amsterdam come for three months (January through March) to Columbia SDOS to study and work on their senior thesis under the sponsorship of Columbia . . . More »

Project Leader
Moss-Salentijn, Letty

Location
Netherlands

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Academic Relationship Between School of Dental and Oral Surgery and Osaka Dental University
School of Dental and Oral Surgery

Joint research projects of faculty for period of up to one year. Participation of graduates in postdoctoral specialty programs and short term continuing education courses. Exchange of reference . . . More »

Project Leader
Moss-Salentijn, Letty

Location
Japan

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Activity-Dependent Reorganization of Corticospinal Tract
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study functional development of corticospinal system. Examine impairments in locomotion when postnatal development of corticospinal tract is arrested by blocking neural activity. . . . More »

Project Leader
Martin, John

Location
Canada

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AIDS Doctors: Voices from the Epidemic
Mailman School of Public Health

A history of the AIDS epidemic in South Africa based primarily, although not exclusively, on more than 80 extensive oral histories of doctors and nurses. . . . More »

Project Leader
Bayer, Ronald

Location
South Africa

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Air Pollution Effects on Woman and the Developing Fetus
Mailman School of Public Health

The effects of ambient air pollution on the developing fetus. . . . More »

Project Leader
Perera, Frederica

Location
Poland

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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 »

Project Leader
Kandel, Jessica

Location
United States of America

Project
Arsenic Mobilization in Bangladesh Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

This project contributes to the understanding of the geochemical and hydrological factors that control the As cycle in groundwater flow systems, which is a critical component of the program called . . . More »

Project Leader
Zheng, Yan

Location
Bangladesh

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Assessing the Function of NEK2
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The long-term goal of the research effort is to elucidate the genetic program controlling the mitotic and meiotic divisions of the germ-line cells, with particular consideration of the evolutionary . . . More »

Project Leader
Wolgemuth, Debra

Location
Korea (south)

Project
Assessment and Remediation of Arsenic Enrichments in Groundwater
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

The overall objective of this project is to determine to what extent interactions between arsenic, iron, and oxygen can account for variations in dissolved As levels in aquifers and in effluents . . . More »

Project Leader
Van Green, Alexander

Location
Bangladesh

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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 »

Location
United States of America

Project
Assessment of Gender to Identify Heterosexuals at Risk
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Gender scripts, which specify culturally influenced standards of appropriate roles for women and men, guide behavior and communication in heterosexual interactions, including those relevant to HIV . . . More »

Project Leader
O Sullivan, Lucia

Location
South Africa

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Assessment of Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability to Climate Change in North Africa
This project enhances scientific and technical capacity in countries in North Africa for (1) assessing current and future adaptive capacity and vulnerability of food production and water resources; . . . More »

Project Leader
Abou, Ayman

Locations
Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia

Project
Belize Riverkeeper
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

The Belize River is the most important river system in Belize. It provides drinking water for thousands of persons and is home to threatened species, including the Central American river turtle, . . . More »

Project Leader
Chan, Derric

Location
Belize

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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 »

Project Leader
Graziano, Joseph

Location
United States of America

Project
Biological Effectiveness of a Single Alpha Particle
College of Physicians and Surgeons

To help train graduate students (Ph.D. and M.Sc.) for the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Department of Ion Beam Bioengineering, to be proficient in cellular and molecular biology. To collaborate in . . . More »

Project Leader
Hei, Tom K

Location
China

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Biomarkers of Aflatoxin Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health

This project focuses on the identification of environmental and genetic risk factors for development of hepatocellular cancer in Taiwan. We previously demonstrated that, in conjunction with . . . More »

Project Leader
Santella, Regina

Location
Republic of China (Taiwan)

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Body Composition / Metabolism / Obesity: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of ethnicity, obesity, and their physiologic/metabolic features. . . . More »

Project Leader
Heymsfield, Steven

Location
China

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Body Composition / Metabolism / Obesity: South Korea
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of ethnicity, obesity, and their phyiologic/metabolic factors. . . . More »

Project Leader
Heymsfield, Steven

Location
Korea (south)

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Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk-Factors in Korean Adults
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Using DXA as a body-composition measurement tool available to Dr. Park, we will compare fat distribution in relation to CV risk factors in Koreans versus our New York samples. . . . More »

Project Leader
Gallagher, Dympna

Location
Korea (south)

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Body Composition and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Tanner 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of body composition and cardiovascular risk factors in children. . . . More »

Project Leader
Gallagher, Dympna

Location
China

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Brazil HIV Prevention for the Severely Mentally Ill
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The goal of this study is to adapt, refine, and pilot a provider-delivered HIV-prevention intervention for men and women with SMI in Brazil in order to (1) impart skills to mental-health-care . . . More »

Project Leader
Wainberg, Milton

Location
Brazil

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Cancer in the Jerusalem Perinatal Study
Mailman School of Public Health

The Jerusalem Perinatal Study is a population-based cohort of mothers, fathers and their 92,408 offspring born in 1964?76. Subsets of the cohort may be at risk for cancer through founder mutations . . . More »

Project Leader
Harlap, Susan

Location
Israel

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Cellular Biology of Atherosclerosis
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Cellular biology of atherosclerosisMore »

Project Leader
Tabas, Ira

Location
United States of America

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Cellular Immunity to HIV in Infants
Mailman School of Public Health

This is a study to investigate correlates of protective immunity to HIV among infants of HIV-infected mothers in South Africa. The study measures cell-mediated immune responses to HIV antigens in . . . More »

Project Leader
Kuhn, Louise

Location
South Africa

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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 »

Project Leader
Fischbach, Ruth

Locations
United States of America, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Uganda

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Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine and Women's Health
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a codified, literature-based medical system with a professional class of physicians and an extensive materia medica of herbal treatments. TCM has been used . . . More »

Project Leader
Kronenberg, Fredi

Location
China

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Characterizing Exposure to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides in Vietnam
Mailman School of Public Health

Reconstruction of military herbicides used during the Vietnam War and development of exposure-opportunity models, which can be used for epidemiological studies. . . . More »

Project Leader
Stellman, Jeanne

Location
Vietnam

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Clinical Gene Therapy Trial at the Pavia Medical Center
College of Physicians and Surgeons

We are providing MDR retriviral producer line for the following experiments: (1) transfer of the multidrug-resistence gene into human hematopoietic progenitors collected from bone marrow, peripheral . . . More »

Project Leader
Bank, Arthur

Location
Italy

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Clinical Gene Therapy Trial for Patients with Lymphoma at University College London, UK
College of Physicians and Surgeons

We are providing the MDR-containing retroviral supernatants for the CD34+ cell transduction trial in patients with lymphoma. We are continuing experimentation in improving the efficiency of . . . More »

Project Leader
Bank, Arthur

Location
United Kingdom

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Combination Therapies in Developing Countries: Experiences with Medication Adherence
College of Physicians and Surgeons

This study is being conducted by investigators from the HIV Center and the Brazilian Interdisciplinary AIDS Association (ABIA) in Rio de Janeiro at ABIA, in cooperation with major outpatient HIV . . . More »

Project Leader
Remien, Robert

Location
Brazil

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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 »

Project Leader
Burger, Joanne

Location
United States of America

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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 »

Project Leader
Daszak, Peter

Location
United States of America

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Correction for Missed Treatments in Radiation Oncology
College of Physicians and Surgeons

A large portion of patients undergoing radiation therapy as a treatment for cancer miss one or more of their planned treatment sessions due to illness, personal reasons, or uncomfortable acute . . . More »

Project Leader
Hall, Eric

Location
Australia

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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »

Project Leader
Clark, Wilder

Location
China

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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: Italy
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The Multidimensional Affect of Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »

Project Leader
Clark, Wilder

Location
Italy

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Cross-Cultural Differences in the Report of Pain and Emotion: Russian Federation
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) is a 101-item questionnaire suitable for administration to patients with acute and chronic pain. To date, it has been administered to patients . . . More »

Project Leader
Clark, Wilder

Location
Russian Federation (Europe)

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Cross-National Comparison of Mental Hospital Closures in New York and London
College of Physicians and Surgeons

This project is a cross-national comparison of the effects on quality-of-life patient outcomes related to the closure of psychiatric hospitals in New York and London. The project takes a close look . . . More »

Project Leader
Toner, John

Location
United Kingdom

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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 »

Project Leader
Raveis, Victoria H.

Location
United States of America

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Development of an Algorithm for Unipolar Depression, Institutional Mental Health, Peking
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Developing an algorithm for unipolar depression for the Chinese government . . . More »

Project Leader
Quitkin, Frederic

Location
China

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Development of Dipeptide That Acts on Serotonin Receptor
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Synthesis of N-acetyl, 5-hydroxytoyptophyl amide. Aspecific inhibitor of gut H tip receptor. . . . More »

Project Leader
Tamir, Hadassah

Location
Israel

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Development of Tryphophan Hydroxylase Inhibitors
College of Physicians and Surgeons

In the process of synthesizing chirale C compounds, several intermediates have been accumulated. They are being tested for their potention effects on serotoneric and adrenergic enzymes. . . . More »

Project Leader
Tamir, Hadassah

Location
Germany

Project
Diabetes Lipid Metabolism
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Diabetes Lipid MetabolismMore »

Project Leader
Noh, Hye-Lim

Location
United States of America

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Nathanson, Constance

Locations
United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, France

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DNA Marker Study of Linkage to Schizophrenia: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons

This study is concerned with the collection of families that have two or more members affected with schizophrenia. In each family, both affected and unaffected individuals receive diagnostic . . . More »

Project Leader
Erlenmeyer-Kimling, L

Location
Croatia

Project
Effects of Maternal Prenatal Smoking on Adolescent Offspring Smoking
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The Centre for Tobacco Prevention has undertaken a prospective longitudinal study of 3,000 fifth graders (age 11) in Stockholm County to identify the risk factors for onset of smoking and progression . . . More »

Project Leader
Kandel, Denise

Location
Sweden

Project
Effects of the Chernobyl Accident on Thyroid Cancer and Related Diseases
Mailman School of Public Health

This is a cohort study of risk of thyroid cancer and other thyroid disorders following exposure to radioactive isotopes of iodine among those exposed at ages 18 years or younger due to the accident . . . More »

Project Leader
Howe, Geoffrey

Location
Ukraine

Project
Environmental Arsenic, Pregnancy, and Children
Mailman School of Public Health

We are testing the hypotheses that arsenic exposure from drinking water may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This hypothesis is based on the fact that arsenic is a known teratogen in . . . More »

Project Leader
Graziano, Joseph

Location
Bangladesh

Project
Environmental Lead, Reproduction, and Infant Development
Mailman School of Public Health

Continues to study the relation of chronic lead (Pb) exposure to several health outcomes during childhood. This large prospective cohort study founded upon a previous study of pregnancy outcome, . . . More »

Project Leader
Graziano, Joseph

Location
Serbia and Montenegro

Project
Epidemiology Research Consultations
Mailman School of Public Health

Dr. Susser is designated chief consultant to the South Africa Medical Research Council / Community Epidemiology Research. Consultation on a variety of research projects especially HIV epidemic. . . . More »

Project Leader
Susser, Mervyn

Location
South Africa

Project
ERAB and Alzheimer's Disease
Columbia University Medical Center

None.More »

Location
Saudi Arabia

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Klitzman, Robert

Locations
South Africa, United States of America

Project
Evaluation of the Carcinogenic Activity of Various Environmental Agents; Development of Novel Assays
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Evaluation of carcinogenic activity of various environmental agents; development of novel assays. . . . More »

Project Leader
Weinstein, I

Location
France

Project
Experiments with the Single Particles Generated with the Microbeam
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The problem of lung cancer induced by radon progeny is a single-particle problem, since in a domestic situation, the cells lining the lung will never be exposed to more than one particle during a . . . More »

Project Leader
Hall, Eric

Location
China

Project
Exploration of Retinoid Metabolic Pathways in Human Skin
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The studies are designed to define the contribution of isotretinoin and its metabolites to its activity as an anti-acne drug. . . . More »

Project Leader
Bickers, David

Location
Germany

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Ahsan, Habibul

Locations
Bangladesh, United States of America

Project
Fetal Physiology: Australia
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of fetal response to hypoxia, fetal circulation activity, and fetal neurobehavioral development. Similar programs conducted in Canada, New Zealand, and the Czech Republic. . . . More »

Project Leader
Stark, Raymond

Location
Australia

Project
Fetal Physiology: Canada
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of fetal response to hypoxia, fetal circulation activity, and fetal neurobehavioral development. Similar programs conducted in Australia, New Zealand, and the Czech Republic. . . . More »

Project Leader
Stark, Raymond

Location
Canada

Project
Fetal Physiology: Czech Republic
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of fetal response to hypoxia, fetal circulation activity, and fetal neurobehavioral development. Similar programs conducted in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. . . . More »

Project Leader
Stark, Raymond

Location
Czech Republic

Project
Fetal Physiology: New Zealand
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Study of fetal response to hypoxia, fetal circulation activity, and fetal neurobehavioral development. Similar programs conducted in Canada, Australia, and the Czech Republic. . . . More »

Project Leader
Stark, Raymond

Location
New Zealand

Project
Gene Mapping in the Finnish Population
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Consulting on statistical analysis of many simple and complex genetic disorders in isolated subpopulations of Finland. I also maintain and develop software for automated genetic analysis in their VMS . . . More »

Project Leader
Terwilliger, Joseph

Location
Finland

Project
Genes de Meiose / lLeur Implication dans Sterilite chez L'homme
College of Physicians and Surgeons

DNA is collected from infertile men who are otherwise healthy and who have normal Y-chromosomes, as detected by an extensive series of micro-deletion analyses. These samples are then sequenced to . . . More »

Project Leader
Wolgemuth, Debra

Location
France

Project
Gene Therapy in Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Using the multiple-drug resistance gene to provide hematopoietic stem cells with resistance to chemiotherpeutic agents. Using retroviral gene-transfer technique developed at Columbia. Patients with . . . More »

Project Leader
Bank, Arthur

Location
United Kingdom

Project
Genetic Abnormalities in Esophageal Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Collaborative research on the causation and pathogenesis of esophageal cancer in a high-risk region of China. . . . More »

Project Leader
Weinstein, I

Location
China

Project
Genetic Epidemiology of Aging Traits in Korean Populations
Mailman School of Public Health

The goal of this study is to examine how gene and environment interact to influence aging traits by studying Koreans who live in different parts of the world. For this pilot study, we are collecting . . . More »

Project Leader
Lee, Joseph H.

Location
Kazakhstan

Project
Genetic Epidemiology of Alzheimer's Disease in Caribbean Hispanics
College of Physicians and Surgeons

We have recruited over three hundred families with one or more living relatives affected by Alzheimer's disease. Our goal is to identify genes that may contribute to Alzheimer's disease. We have held . . . More »

Project Leader
Mayeux, Richard

Location
Dominican Republic

Project
Genetic Linkage Markers in Affective Disorders
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Search for linkage between DNA markers and affective disorders in a large series of Israeli pedigrees with high density of bipolar disorder. . . . More »

Project Leader
Baron, Miron

Location
Israel

Project
Genetic Modifications of Lipoprotein Lipase
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Studies to understand the functions of lipoprotein lipase, the rate-limiting enzyme for hydrolysis of plasma triglyceride. Genetically modified enzymes are studied in cells and mice. . . . More »

Project Leader
Goldberg, Ira

Location
Germany

Project
Genetics of Simple Metabolic Diseases
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Statistical consulting in analysis of rare disorders of metabolism in the Czech Republic. . . . More »

Project Leader
Terwilliger, Joseph

Location
Czech Republic

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Ahsan, Habibul

Locations
Bangladesh, United States of America

Project
Genome Database
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Senior chromosome editor for human chromosome 13.More »

Project Leader
Warburton, Dorothy

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Yin, Yuxin

Location
United States of America

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Muennig, Peter

Location
United States of America

Project
Global Tuberculosis Vaccine Initiative
Mailman School of Public Health

The purpose of this study is to define the individual and community characteristics in South Africa, relevant to the design and conduct of a TB vaccine trial when a candidate vaccine becomes . . . More »

Project Leader
El-Sadr, Wafaa

Location
South Africa

Project
Global Urban-Rural Population Database Project
The Earth Institute at Columbia University

A wide variety of researchers and policy makers share a common interest in gaining a better understanding of the spatial distribution of human population. The development of spatially disaggregated . . . More »

Project Leader
Balk, Deborah

Locations
Africa, Asia, South America

Project
Glucose-Transporters (Type 1) Deficiency
College of Physicians and Surgeons

DFG (Deutsche Forschungemeindscnaft), Dr. Daryl DeVivo. Glucose, an essential fuel for the brain, is transported into the brain via a glucose-transporter protein, GLUT-1. In the glucose . . . More »

Location
Germany

Project
Group Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Depressed People in Uganda
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Myrna Weissman directed a study to modify group interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) for depression for use in Uganda. She sent a team to train local mental-health professionals in IPT procedures and . . . More »

Project Leader
Weissman, Myrna

Location
Uganda

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Ahsan, Habibul

Locations
Bangladesh, United States of America

Project
Health Effects of Geochemistry of Arsenic and Lead
Mailman School of Public Health

This project will address the issue of heavy-metal contamination in ground water in Bangladesh and around U.S. Superfund sites and the effect on public health. . . . More »

Project Leader
Graziano, Joseph

Location
Bangladesh

Project
Human Gene Therapy Project and Thalassemia Research Projects
College of Physicians and Surgeons

We have collaborated with Dr. Magio and his colleagues for many years on research projects involving thalassemia: (1) the role of human globin gene promoters in the expression of hybrid genes in . . . More »

Project Leader
Bank, Arthur

Location
Italy

Project
Huntington's Disease and Other Studies (Maracaibo)
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Nancy Wexler's inexhaustible energy, effective leadership, and dedication have played a central role in recent progress toward a cure for Huntington's disease. Involved in public policy, individual . . . More »

Project Leader
Wexler, Nancy

Location
Venezuela

Project
Hypersensitivity of Mammalian Cells to X-Rays at Low Doses of Radiation
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Earlier results indicated that the hypersensitivity of cells is greater at low doses (below 1Gy) of x-rays than at higher doses, due to the induction of repair processes at bigger doses. Of practical . . . More »

Project Leader
Hall, Eric

Location
United Kingdom

Project
IL-13 and IFNg: Regulators of Dendritic Cell Function in the Airways
College of Physicians and Surgeons

Interleukin (IL)-13 and Interferon (IFN)g are mediators made by T cells. IL-13 and IFNg play important roles in the pathogenesis of asthma. IL-13 induces many of the signs of asthma such as increased . . . More »

Project Leader
Grunig, Gabrielle

Location
Germany

Project
Interleukin-6 Cytokines and Heart Failure
College of Physicians and Surgeons

The project aims at elucidating the role of interleukin-6 cytokines in the pathophysiology of heart failure. . . . More »

Project Leader
Deng, Mario

Location
Germany

Project
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 »

Project Leader
Wasserman, Gail

Location
United States of America

Project
Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: China
College of Physicians and Surgeons

We are examining interactions between genetic and environmental factors as they influence quantitative trait variation by studying these traits in large families of overseas Koreans in Almaty and . . . More »

Project Leader
Terwilliger, Joseph

Location
China

Project
Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Env