Project
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 »
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Moss-Salentijn, Letty
| | Location
Netherlands
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Project
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 »
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Moss-Salentijn, Letty
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Japan
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Project
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 »
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Martin, John
| | Location
Canada
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Project
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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Project
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 »
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Perera, Frederica
| | Location
Poland
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Project
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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Kandel, Jessica
| | Location
United States of America
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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 »
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Zheng, Yan
| | Location
Bangladesh
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Project
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 »
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Wolgemuth, Debra
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Korea (south)
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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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Project
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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United States of America
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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 »
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O Sullivan, Lucia
| | Location
South Africa
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Project
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 »
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Abou, Ayman
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Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia
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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 »
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Chan, Derric
| | Location
Belize
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Project
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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Graziano, Joseph
| | Location
United States of America
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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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Project
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 »
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Santella, Regina
| | Location
Republic of China (Taiwan)
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Project
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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Project
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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Project
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 »
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Gallagher, Dympna
| | Location
Korea (south)
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Project
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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Project
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 »
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Wainberg, Milton
| | Location
Brazil
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Project
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 »
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Harlap, Susan
| | Location
Israel
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Project
Cellular Biology of Atherosclerosis
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Cellular biology of atherosclerosisMore »
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Tabas, Ira
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
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Kuhn, Louise
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South Africa
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Project
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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Fischbach, Ruth
| | Locations
United States of America, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Mexico, Uganda
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Project
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 »
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Kronenberg, Fredi
| | Location
China
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Project
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 »
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Stellman, Jeanne
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Vietnam
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Project
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 »
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Bank, Arthur
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Italy
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Project
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 »
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Bank, Arthur
| | Location
United Kingdom
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Project
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 »
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Remien, Robert
| | Location
Brazil
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Project
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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Burger, Joanne
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United States of America
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Project
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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Daszak, Peter
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United States of America
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Project
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 »
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Hall, Eric
| | Location
Australia
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Project
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 »
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Clark, Wilder
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China
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Project
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 »
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Clark, Wilder
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Italy
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Project
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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Project
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 »
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Toner, John
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United Kingdom
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Project
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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Raveis, Victoria H.
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
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Quitkin, Frederic
| | Location
China
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Project
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 »
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Tamir, Hadassah
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Israel
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Project
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 »
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Tamir, Hadassah
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Germany
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Project
Diabetes Lipid Metabolism
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Diabetes Lipid MetabolismMore »
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Noh, Hye-Lim
| | Location
United States of America
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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 »
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Nathanson, Constance
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United States of America, Canada, United Kingdom, France
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Project
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 »
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Erlenmeyer-Kimling, L
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Croatia
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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 »
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Kandel, Denise
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Sweden
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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 »
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Howe, Geoffrey
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Ukraine
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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 »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Bangladesh
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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 »
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Graziano, Joseph
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Serbia and Montenegro
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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 »
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Susser, Mervyn
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South Africa
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Project
ERAB and Alzheimer's Disease
Columbia University Medical Center
None.More »
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Saudi Arabia
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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 »
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Klitzman, Robert
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South Africa, United States of America
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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
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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
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China
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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
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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 »
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Ahsan, Habibul
| | Locations
Bangladesh, United States of America
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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 »
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Stark, Raymond
| | Location
Australia
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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
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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
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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
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New Zealand
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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
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Finland
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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 »
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Wolgemuth, Debra
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France
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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
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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 »
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Weinstein, I
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China
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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 »
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Lee, Joseph H.
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Kazakhstan
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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
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Dominican Republic
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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
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Israel
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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
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Germany
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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
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Czech Republic
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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
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Bangladesh, United States of America
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Project
Genome Database
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Senior chromosome editor for human chromosome 13.More »
| | Project Leader
Warburton, Dorothy
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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
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United States of America
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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 »
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Muennig, Peter
| | Location
United States of America
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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
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South Africa
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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
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Africa, Asia, South America
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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 »
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Germany
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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 »
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Weissman, Myrna
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Uganda
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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
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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
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Bangladesh
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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
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Italy
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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 »
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Wexler, Nancy
| | Location
Venezuela
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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
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United Kingdom
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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
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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
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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
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United States of America
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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
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Project
Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Multinational
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
| | Locations
Kazakhstan, China, Sweden, Korea (south)
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Project
Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Russian Federation (Europe)
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
Russian Federation (Europe)
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Project
Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: South Korea
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
Korea (south)
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Project
Korean Diaspora Project-Gene-Environment Interaction: Sweden
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
Sweden
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Project
Law and Policy Project (Reproductive Rights Project)
Mailman School of Public Health
Formerly known as the Reproductive Rights Project, the Law and Policy Project has evolved to incorporate a broader range of concerns relevant to health in the post-Cold War world. These include, for . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Freedman, Lynn
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Project
Life Outcome Study of Former Child Soldiers in Mozambique
Mailman School of Public Health
There are an estimated 300,000 children under 18 years of age who are engaged as armed combatants around the world (Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers, 2002). In light of this, the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Boothby, Neil
| | Location
Mozambique
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Project
Light Visor Treatment for Jet Lag: Controlled Field Study
College of Physicians and Surgeons
We have recently concluded a field study of the efficacy of bright-light administration in facilitating circadian rhythm adaptation to a new time zone after westward transmeridian travel. Circadian . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Terman, Michael
| | Location
Switzerland
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Project
Malignant Transformation of Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells by Tobacco Nitrosamine and Radon Alpha Particles
College of Physicians and Surgeons
To examine the cellular and molecular mechanisms of neoplastic transformation of immortalized human bronchial cells by the tobacco-specific nitrosamine NNK, either alone, or in combination with radon . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Hei, Tom K
| | Location
China
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Project
Manganese Occupational Exposure: Biological Monitoring, Prevention, and Mechanism Investigation
Mailman School of Public Health
Manganese has replaced lead as an additive to gasoline in Europe and North America. Environmental exposure to this toxic metal has recently become a major public-health concern. Occupational exposure . . . More »
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China
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Project
Mechanisms of Environmental Carcinogensis
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Provide training opportunity for junior staff of the Laboratory of Industrial Hygiene in molecular carcinogenesis studies. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Hei, Tom K
| | Location
China
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Project
Medical Activities in Taiwan: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Medical-student exchanges. Visiting professorships. Public-health conferences. Research fellowships.s. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Turino, Gerard
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Project
Medical Activities in Taiwan: Program 2
Columbia University Medical Center
Medical-student exchanges. Visiting professorships. Public health conferences. Research fellowships . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Pierson Jr, Richard
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Rabin Fastman, Barbara
| | Locations
United States of America, Canada, Ireland, Croatia
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Project
Metabolic Bone Diseases in China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This project is a far-ranging international collaboration between the Metabolic Bone Diseases Unit at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and our counterparts in Beijing (PUMC), Shanghai (Second . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Bilezikian, John
| | Location
China
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Project
Metabolism of Intravenous Lipid Emulsions
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Studies on the effects of varying the lipid composition of intravenous lipid emulsions or their metabolism in cultured cells, animal models, and humans. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Deckelbaum, Richard
| | Location
Belgium
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Project
Microarray Analysis of Prostate-Cancer Cells
Columbia University Medical Center
Microarray analysis of prostate cancer cells.More »
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Germany
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Project
Molecular Biology of Apoptosis in Human Cancer
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Molecular biology of apoptosis in human cancer. Investigation of defense mechanisms of human cancer against apoptosis. . . . More »
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Sato, Taka-Aki
| | Location
Japan
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Project
Molecular Biomarks of Carcinogen Exposure
Mailman School of Public Health
This project has evaluated the utility of biomarkers based on mutations in oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in individuals exposed to carcinogen vinyl chloride in France. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Brandt-Rauf, Paul
| | Location
France
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Project
Molecular Genetics of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: France
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Current research activities include efforts to identify genes (and relevant allelic variants) related to obesity and/or type 2 diabetes in mice and humans. The lab has particular interest in the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Leibel, Rudolph
| | Location
France
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Project
Molecular Genetics of Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes: United Kingdom
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Current research activities include efforts to identify genes (and relevant allelic variants) related to obesity and/or type 2 diabetes in mice and humans. The lab has particular interest in the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Leibel, Rudolph
| | Location
United Kingdom
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Project
Molecular Mechanisms of Neural Induction
College of Physicians and Surgeons
A research program devoted to understanding the mechanisms of how the nervous system is established at the cellular and molecular level, using several model systems (Xenopus, chick, mouse) and . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Stern, Claudio
| | Location
United Kingdom
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Powell, Charles
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Beebe, Beatrice
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
Multi-Institutional Studies of Pediatric Health Transplantation Recipients, Outcomes, and Complications
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The study group has continued to add international centers to our study to try to improve transplantation in children around the world. We have many ongoing clinical-data acquisitions using this . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Addonizio, Linda
| | Location
Canada
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Project
Multiparametric Monitoring of Brain Function
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Development of a multiprobe to measure local cerebral blood flow and NAD/NADH balance in the brain of animal models and human subjects undergoing neurosurgery. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Ornstein, Eugene
| | Location
Israel
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Koontz, Fred
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Newman, Scott
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Graziano, Joseph
| | Locations
Bangladesh, United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Worrest, Robert
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
Nuclear Envelope and Muscle Diseases: France
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The nuclear membranes and associated nuclear lamina network separate chromatin from the cytoplasmic compartment. Mutations in emerin, a transmembrane protein of the inner nuclear membrane, have been . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Worman, Howard
| | Location
France
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Project
Nuclear Envelope and Muscle Diseases: Japan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The purpose of the project is to elucidate the mechanisms linking mutations in the ubiquitously expressed lamins A and C to a dysfunction of skeletal and cardiac muscles. This project combines . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Worman, Howard
| | Location
Japan
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Project
Nuclear Envelope and Muscle Diseases: Norway
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The goal of this project is to elucidate the mechanisms linking mutations in the ubiquitously expressed lamins A and C to a dysfunction of skeletal and cardiac muscles. This multidisciplinary project . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Worman, Howard
| | Location
Norway
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Project
Pancreatic Islet Transplantation
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Interaction on development of ditizone for islet identification. Clinical pancreatic islet transplantation. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Hardy, Mark
| | Location
Poland
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Project
POPs Policy Project
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Analyze the creation, implementation and efficacy of international policy to control persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other toxic chemicals. This projects has produced, and will continue to . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Downie, Dana
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Project
Preparation of Reference Standards for Human Chorionic Gonadotropin
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Preparation of new international references standards for the pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin and its metabolites isolated from urine of pregnant women. To be distributed under WHO . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Birken, Steve
| | Locations
Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Project
Professeur Invite
College of Physicians and Surgeons
ElectrophysiologyMore »
| | Project Leader
Role, Lorna
| | Location
France
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Project
Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, and Human Rights
Mailman School of Public Health
The Program for the Study of Sexuality, Gender, and Human Rights seeks to integrate the new scholarship about sexuality into existing work and activism about gender, health, and human rights, as well . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Vance, Carole
| | Locations
India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Australia, France, Canada, Mexico
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Project
Putting Climate Predictions in the Service of Public Health in Mali
Mailman School of Public Health
The study is a collaboration of the Mailman School of Public Health and Earth Institute of Columbia University, involving team members from CIESIN and IRI. Columbia University is partnered with the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Findley, Sally
| | Location
Mali
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Simpson Jr., Harry
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
Regulation of Calcium Release Channels
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Characterize the structure and function of calcium-release channels that control muscle contraction. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Marks, Andrew
| | Location
Slovakia
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Project
Regulation of Lung Inflammation by Cell Calcium
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Regulation of lung inflammation by cell calciumMore »
| | Project Leader
Bhattacharya, Jahar
| | Location
Asia
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Project
Remodeling of Gap Junction in Reentrant Circuits
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Immunolocalization of cerinexin 43 gap junction protein in arrhythmogenic regions of canine model of myocardial infarction. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Wit, Andrew
| | Location
United Kingdom
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Project
Role of PI3K/Akt Signaling Transduction in Higher Brain Function
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The PI3K/Akt kinase cascade in eukaryotic cells constitutes a pivotal signaling pathway involved in cell proliferation, cell survival, and metabolic cell responses. Recent studies have demonstrated . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Franke, Thomas
| | Locations
France, United Kingdom
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Project
Search for Genes Involved in Intervertebral Disk Disease: Program 1
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lower-back pain is often caused by intervertebral disk disease. In a recent paper, this disease has been shown to be associated with a polymorphism in a collagen gene. Researchers in Hong Kong are . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Ott, Jurg
| | Location
Hong Kong
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Project
Search for Genes Involved in Intervertebral Disk Disease: Program 2
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Lower-back pain is often caused by intervertebral disk disease. In a recent paper, this disease has been shown to be associated with a polymorphism in a collagen gene. Researchers in Hong Kong are . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Ott, Jurg
| | Location
Hong Kong
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Project
Sino-Amercan Medical-Exchange Program: Program 2
CUMC Central Administration
None.More »
| | Project Leader
Nolting, Anke
| | Location
China
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Project
Sino-American Medical Exchange Program: Program 1
CUMC Central Administration
Development of educational and research exchanges between the above universities and the College of Physicians and Surgeons. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Nolting, Anke
| | Location
China
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Project
Skeletal Muscle and Bone Mass in Women Throughout the Age Range
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Dr. Ai-jun Sun was a visiting scholar at our center from October 2001 to April 2002. He is Dr. Shouging Lin's research fellow at Peking Union Medical College. Dr. Lin is also chair of the Chinese . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Gallagher, Dympna
| | Location
China
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Chen, Robert
| | Locations
China, Mexico, United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Chavkin, Wendy
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
Spatial Dynamics of Chagas Disease
The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Chagas disease (American Trypanosomiasis), caused by Trypanosoma cruzi and transmitted by triatomine bugs, is the most important vector-borne disease in Latin America. Despite an ongoing eradication . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Cohen, Joel
| | Location
Argentina
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Project
Structure and Function of Imprinted Gene Cluster on Chromosome 11p15/distal 7
College of Physicians and Surgeons
This is a collaborative grant involving four laboratories in four different countries to study the several aspects of genomic imprinting and imprinted genes. The emphasis is on the gene sequencing, . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Tycko, Benjamin
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Project
Studies of Digitalis-Like Compounds in Toads: Japan
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Studies of digitalis-like compounds in toads, several papers published and in preparation. Multiple visits between two labs. Dr. Akizama, now an associate professor, was fellow at the College of . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Butler Jr, Vincent
| | Location
Japan
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Beebe, Beatrice
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Neria, Yuval
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Muennig, Peter
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
The Function of the Mammalian Rad-9 Checkpoint Control Gene
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Investigating the function of human orthologenes at the fission yeast s. poumbe rad-9 checkpoint control gene. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Lieberman, Howard
| | Location
Canada
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leaders
Parker, Richard, Stein, Zena
| | Locations
Brazil, Namibia, South Africa, United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Parker, Richard
| | Locations
Brazil, Egypt, India, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, Spain, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Lipkin, W Ian
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Leeder, Stephen
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
The Micro-Credit and Health Project
Mailman School of Public Health
The Micro-Credit and Health Project explores the influence of group-based micro-credit in Matlab, Bangladesh, on socioeconomic and gender inequities in health. This cohort study involves researchers . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Adams, Alayne
| | Location
Bangladesh
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Project
The Molecular Machinery That Activates Meiosis in Mammals
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The goal is to gain insight as to the molecular machinery that regulates entry into and progression through meiosis in mammals. Using mouse spermatogenesis as a model system, we are asking how the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Wolgemuth, Debra
| | Location
Israel
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Koontz, Fred
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Kinney, Patrick
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
The Right to Play (RTP) Research Collaboration
Mailman School of Public Health
The Right to Play (RTP) Research Collaboration partners faculty at the Mailman School with RTP (formerly known as Olympic Aid), an athlete-driven, humanitarian nongovernmental organization that works . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Adams, Alayne
| | Locations
Africa, Asia
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Project
The Role of Beta 1-3 Glucons in Childhood Asthma
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Dust samples from 23 homes in the Netherlands were collected and analyzed for fungi and fungi-associated antigens. Evidence from previous studies has shown a clear association among home dampness, . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Chew, Ginger
| | Location
Netherlands
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Kujawinski, Elizabeth
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
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
. . . More »
| | Project Leader
Hofer, Myron A.
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
The Ukrainian / American Chernobyl Ocular Study (UACOS)
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The ocular-radiation protection standards formulated by National Council on Radiation Protection (NCRP) and the International Council on Radiation Protection (ICRP) are all predicated on the . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Worgul, Basil
| | Location
Ukraine
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Project
Tissue Collection for Neuropathologic Studies of Major Psychiatric Illness
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Since 1996, in collaboration with the School of Medicine and the three major psychiatric hospitals (Skopje, Negorci, and Demir Hisar) in the Republic of Macedonia, we have been collecting autopsy . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Rosoklija, Gorazd
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Project
To Determine the Mutagenic / Carcinogenic Effects of Tobacco Products in Combination with Other Agents
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Smoking is on the increase in China, and there is great interest in the mutagenic/carcinogenic effects, particularly the interaction of tobacco products with other environmental pollutants. We are . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Hall, Eric
| | Location
China
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Project
Training Service Providers in Dual Protection Counseling in China
College of Physicians and Surgeons
In response to China's concurrent HIV and STI epidemics, the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at the New York State Psychiatric Institute / Columbia University and the Nanjing College . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Mantell, Joanne
| | Location
China
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Project
Transplantation of Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Peter Gouras, MD, Columbia University, Department of Ophthalmology, and Peep Algerve, MD of the Karolinska Institute, St. Erik's Eye Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, have been collaborating over the past . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Gouras, Peter
| | Location
Sweden
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Project
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 »
| | Project Leader
Kaufman, Howard
| | Location
United States of America
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Project
U.S.-Japan Cooperative Research Program in Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis.
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Joint U.S.-Japan yearly workshops in mutagenesis and carcinogenesis and a scientist-exchange research program plus sharing of reagents and research materials. . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Weinstein, I
| | Location
Japan
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Project
Women's Social Networks and Health in Mali
Mailman School of Public Health
This project explores the influence of women's social networks on child health and survival through a comparative investigation of two ethnic groups in Mali, West Africa. Funded by NSF, fieldwork . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Adams, Alayne
| | Location
Mali
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Project
Women's Socioeconomic Development and Health
Mailman School of Public Health
Throughout the developing world, there is evidence of declining rates of mortality and fertility, yet no clear understanding of the factors driving this change, nor the extent to which these health . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Adams, Alayne
| | Location
Bangladesh
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Project
WWWMeb (now GermOnline) Meeting and Web Site
College of Physicians and Surgeons
The purpose of the meeting was to bring together biologists and software developers working on construction of the World Wide MeB (Meiosis dataBase) to facilitate further programmatic development of . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Wolgemuth, Debra
| | Locations
Korea (south), Israel, France, India
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Project
Zambia Exclusive Breastfeeding Study (ZEBS)
Mailman School of Public Health
ZEBS is designed to evaluate whether short duration exclusive breastfeeding among HIV-positive women will be safe and effective to reduce the risk of postnatal HIV transmission. The study will test . . . More »
| | Project Leader
Kuhn, Louise
| | Location
Zambia
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