AECOM overview

…for their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system, with Werner Forssmann and Dickinson W. Richards

Dickinson W. Richards

Physiology or Medicine, 1956

…for their discoveries concerning heart catheterization and pathological changes in the circulatory system, with Andre Frederic Cournand and Werner Forssmann

National Medal of Science

Elvin A Kabat

Biological Sciences, 1991

Eric R. Kandel

Biological Sciences, 1988

Erwin Chargaff

Biological Sciences, 1974

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Memberships

National Academy of Sciences membership

Richard Axel

Medical Genetics, Hematology, and Oncology, 1983

Isidore S. Edelman

Biochemistry, 1973

Gerald D. Fischbach

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 1984

Wayne A. Hendrickson

Biochemistry, 1993

Thomas M. Jessell

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 2002

Eric R. Kandel

Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, 1974

Arthur Karlin

Physiology and Pharmacology, 1999

David B. Sprinson

Biochemistry, 1990

Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

Richard Axel

Representations of Olfactory Information in the Brain

Stephen P. Goff

Genetics of Retroviral Replication and Retroviral Oncogenes

Eric Gouaux

Structure and Function of Ligand-Gated Ion Channels and Neurotransmitter Transporters

Iva Greenwald

Cell-Cell Interactions and Cell Fate Specification in Development

Wayne A. Hendrickson

Structural Biology of the HIV Envelope Glycoprotein gp120

Barry Honig

Computational Studies of the Structure and Function of Biological Macromolecules

Thomas M. Jessell

The Specification of Neuronal Identity and Connectivity

Eric R. Kandel

Cell and Molecular Biological Studies of Memory Storage

Steven A. Siegelbaum

Control of Neuronal Electrical Activity and Long-Term Synaptic Plasticity by Second Messengers

Gary Struhl

Generating and Interpreting Spatial Information in Drosophila

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Examples of large scale inter-institutional collaborations

The Clinical Trials Network

(Columbia University, Cornell University, New York-Presbyterian Hospital)

A cooperative program that links sponsors and investigators with academic physicians, clinicians and an enormous diversity of patients

In the complex world of medicine, the ultimate goal is to transform theory into practice, hope into cure. The challenge is to unite the resources necessary to solve the puzzle of human illness and treatment. That challenge is being met every day by The Clinical Trials Network (CTN).

CTN is an innovative clinical trials organization formed by Columbia University, Cornell University and the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Health-care System. It is managed by the Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) and offers an extraordinary richness and depth of resources. Our Network connects over 15,000 excellent physicians and a diversity of patients to the exceptional facilities and intellectual capabilities of our academic medical centers and affiliated hospitals. CTN supports all aspects of the management and conduct of clinical trials and protects the highest standards of medical science and the ethical treatment of participating patients. This unparalleled combination of resources has created a remarkably powerful research network. In our case, the sum is truly greater than the individual parts.

CTN is organized around five therapeutically focused groups: Cardiovascular (CCTN), Liver (LCTN), Neurology (NCTN), Oncology (OCTN) and Primary Care (PCCTN). These specialty groups, guided by a Medical Director and an Advisory Council, consist of expert clinical investigators drawn from practice sites within our healthcare system.

Go to the Clinical Trials Network webpage

CR-CFAR (Columbia Rockefeller Center for AIDS Research)

The Columbia-Rockefeller Center for AIDS Research (CR-CFAR) is a diverse group of AIDS investigators from Columbia University and The Rockefeller University who all share two goals. The first goal is to advance understanding of HIV replication, transmission, and pathogenesis, with studies ranging from the three-dimensional structure of viral proteins to the determinants of sexual risk behavior in inner-city populations. The second goal is to integrate this information into programs developing anti-viral therapeutics, vaccines, and behavioral intervention strategies.

The CR-CFAR promotes these goals by:

Providing shared research facilities known as "cores".
Providing a centralized source of information on AIDS-related research.
Assisting with recruitment of new AIDS researchers.
Encouraging established investigators to develop research programs on AIDS-related topics.
Stimulating new collaborations among CR-CFAR members

Go to The Columbia-Rockefeller Center for AIDS Research (CR-CFAR) webpage

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Contact Information

Glenn Peterson

Assoc Vice President

Health Science Division

External Relations

Phone: (212) 305-2675

Fax: (212) 305-4521

E-mail: gp220@columbia.edu

Go to Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons webpage

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