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Harris Wang, PhD, professor of systems biology, pathology & cell biology, and biomedical engineering, has been appointed chair of the Department of Systems Biology in the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.
Dr. Wang has served as interim chair of Systems Biology since September 2023 and has fostered the continued growth and impact of Systems Biology, helping to cement its standing as one of the leading departments of its kind nationwide. Dr. Wang joined Columbia in 2013 as a founding faculty member of the department.
Awards and Grants
Tal Korem, PhD will receive $389,700 over two years for a subaward from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases for “Microbiome Based Biomarkers of Wound Healing.
Awards and Grants
Mohammed AlQuraishi, PhD will receive $622,773 over two years from the Michelson Medical Research Foundation for “Design of protein- and peptide-based inhibitors of GnRH and GnRHR.
Awards and Grants
A research team led by Chaolin Zhang, PhD and Hynek Wichterle, PhD will receive $3,248,190 over five years from the The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for "Engineering alternative splicing programs to accelerate maturation of stemcell-derived neurons."
In the Press
Few people know that Harris Wang, interim chair of Systems Biology, is also a superhero—at least in the eyes of Hiroki Otsuka, a professional manga artist. Otsuka’s illustrated profile of Wang was commissioned by the Vilcek Foundation; it is the sixth manga in a series designed to creatively amplify the contributions of immigrants and Vilcek Foundation prizewinners. (Wang received a Vilcek Prize for Creative Promise in Biomedical Science in 2022).
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