2026 State of the School

VP&S 2026 State of the School

The annual State of the School address is an opportunity for faculty, staff, and students to hear directly from the dean on the recent accomplishments, continuing challenges, and big-picture priorities of the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. 

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Honors and Recognitions

In Memoriam

  • Gerald Thompson, MD​ - Samuel Lambert and Robert Sonneborn Professor Emeritus of Medicine​

  • Ralph Richart, MD​ - Professor in the Department ​of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Professor Emeritus of Pathology​

  • Mayra Marte Miraz ​- Vice Chair for People and Strategy in the Department of Medicine​

Leadership Appointments in Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

  • Emile Bacha, MD​ - Chair, Department of Surgery​

  • Gwyneth Card, PhD​ - Chair, Department of Neuroscience​

  • Timothy Crimmins, MD​ - Deputy Chief Executive Officer of ColumbiaDoctors and Deputy Vice Dean for Clinical Affairs​

  • Noémie Elhadad, PhD​ - Vice Dean for AI Initiatives​

  • Andrew B. Lassman, MD​ - Vice Dean of Clinical Trials​

  • Ojas Shah, MD​ - Chair, Department of Urology​

  • Harris Wang, PhD​ - Chair, Department of Systems Biology​

National Academy of Sciences

  • Hashim Al-Hashimi, PhD​

National Academy of Medicine

  • Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD

American Association for the Advancement of Science

  • Yiping W. Han, PhD ​

American Acaademy of Arts and Sciences

  • Michael Shadlen, MD, PhD ​

American Society for Clinical Investigation

  • Elizabeth Oelsner, MD, DrPH ​
  • Elaine Wan, MD​

Association for American Physicians

  • Christine Kim Garcia, MD, PhD ​
  • Krzysztof Kiryluk, MD ​
  • Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, PhD ​

Harrington Discovery Institute Scholars​

  • Suzanne Lentzsch,​ MD, PhD
  • Steven Marx, MD ​

Freeman Hrabowski Scholars, Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)

  • Mustafa Aydogan, PhD
  • Vikram Gadagkar, PhD ​

Tang Prize

  • Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD

BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge ​

  • Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD

American Association for Cancer Research ​

  • Anil Rustgi, MD
  • Cory Abate-Shen, PhD

Louis V. Gerstner Jr. Scholars

  • Joshua Cook, MD, PhD​
  • Brian Gill, MD​
  • Ian Mellis, MD, PhD​
  • Alexander Nectow, MD, PhD​
  • Edmond Chan, MD​

Blavatnik Award for Young Scientists Finalist​

  • Samuel Sternberg, PhD ​

Martha A. Hooven Awards for Excellence

Vincent C. Santana Officer of Administration/Managerial Award​

  • Daniel Trese​

Officer of Administration – Administrative Professional Award​

  • Fanny Lissette Rodriguez​

Officer of Research Award​

  • Brian Lee​

SSA Union Member - Clerical/Technical Award​

  • John Peregrin​

Community Partnership Award​

  • Jennifer Bain, MD, PhD​

VP&S Community Building Award​

  • Sarita Martinez-Moran​

Honorary Distinguished Leadership Award​

  • Mayra Marte Miraz​

Baton Awards

  • Monica Prabudoss - Department Administrator and Chief Financial Officer for Radiation Oncology, Medical Humanities & Ethics, and CSCI

2026 VP&S Student Research Day

Summer Research

  • 1st - Maxine Mackie​
  • 2nd - Emily Fischbach​
  • 3rd (tie) - Joseph Barile and Shonik Ganjoo​

Scholarly Project

  • 1st - Zachary Altshuler​
  • 2nd - Nivedita Ravi​
  • 3rd - Elizabeth Vann​

Research Year

  • 1st - Krithi Pachipala​
  • 2nd - Nadine Khoury​
  • 3rd - Sheril Varghese​

MD/PhD

  • 1st - Max Lauring​

NIH Outstanding Investigator Awards (R35/R37/DP)

MIRA for Early Stage Investigators (R35)

  • Philippe Batut​, PhD

Rita Allen Foundation Scholar​

  • Naomi Latorraca​, PhD

Feldstein Medical Foundation & ​NYFIRST Grant ​

  • Akanksha Thawani​, PhD

Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Award​

  • Christine Chio​, PhD

Emerging Investigator Award (R35)

  • Xuebing Wu​, PhD

NCI Stephen I. Katz Early-Stage Investigator (R37)​

  • Chia-Wei Cheng​, PhD

2026 Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine, National Academy of Medicine

  • Nicholas Arpaia, PhD ​

 

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