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Columbia Medicine
@ColumbiaMed
Official acct. for Columbia University Irving Medical Center in #NYC. Research, education, & patient care news. Find #ColumbiaMed on IG, TikTok & Facebook too!
New York City
Joined November 2011
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    A significant amount of #research takes place in universities, “where doctors, scientists, and engineers make critical discoveries that lead to treatments people use every day," says James McKiernan, MD, CEO of ColumbiaDoctors. Every treatment has a journey of discovery.
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    Dr. Lorna Breen was a true hero. The tragedy of her death underscores that we must openly address mental health needs during the #COVID19 crisis, as even the bravest are vulnerable. Our hearts go out to her family, many friends, & colleagues. The @Columbia family stands with you.
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    Is the pandemic over? Are there new #vaccines? Can we prepare for future viral threats? Answers to these questions & more at COVID-19 #Vaccines: Unfinished Business. Register now for the 2022 #VaccineSymposium, Mar 28-Apr 1: columbiamed.link/vaccinesymposi… @Columbia #ColumbiaMed #COVID19
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    .@Columbia neuroscientist Dr. Eric Kandel was a refugee, who fled to the US in 1939. In 2000, he won the @NobelPrize nytimes.com/2012/03/06/sci…
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    Over the past weekend, @Tesla flew a donation of N-95 masks from #SanFran to CUIMC here in #NYC. This priceless gift will be used to protect the medical staff heroically treating our patients on the front lines of the #COVID19 pandemic🙌bit.ly/2JaN6MQ #thankyou @elonmusk
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    Congratulations to #ColumbiaMed's Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD (@anavasac), for being one of six members appointed by @POTUS to the White House National Cancer Advisory Board! 👏 Read more: columbiamed.link/3l36p0A
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    Match Day! Good luck to all our students finding out where they will be practicing medicine next year 🙏 #Match2016
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    Columbia welcomes CAR-T pioneer Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, as the inaugural director of the new Columbia Initiative for Cell Engineering and Therapy and director of the Cancer Cell Therapy Initiative at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center. ➡️columbiamed.link/3zCR9iI
    Columbia welcomes Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, Director of the Columbia Initiative for Cell Engineering and Therapy and director of the Cancer Cell Therapy Initiative in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
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    250 years ago today—on November 2, 1767—@Columbia's medical school opened its doors to students for the first time. Happy birthday!!! 🍰
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    BREAKING: Columbia will award the 2021 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize to Katalin Karikó, PhD, and Drew Weissman, MD, PhD, for trailblazing work on messenger RNA vaccines for COVID-19. Read about their pioneering work: cuimc.columbia.edu/news/horwitz-p…
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    Your words mean so much to us, @StephenAtHome - your support has lifted the spirits of our triage #nurses and all of our #HealthcareHeroes on the frontline of the #COVID19 pandemic. #thankyoufrontline
    THANK YOU to the triage nurses at @nyphospital & @columbiamed. ❤️ To acknowledge the frontline heroes in your life, express your gratitude using the hashtag #thankyoufrontline. To give, text Fight19 to 51555 or visit nyp.org/thankyoufrontl….
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    We find comfort knowing that our front line is protected with #PPE while braving the #COVID19 pandemic. Thank you to our @ColumbiaEM, @NYEmergency & @nyphospital #healthcareheroes who give their all to our patients no matter the risk. @ColumbiaDoctors 👏👏👏
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    Today @Columbia launched a new scholarship program that will make us the first medical school in the nation to replace student loans with scholarships for all students who qualify for financial aid. newsroom.cumc.columbia.edu/blog/2018/04/1…
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    This is a moment we will never forget. As we begin to vaccinate our #HealthcareHeroes against #Covid19, we reflect on a safe, hopeful future thanks to those who are dedicated to keeping us safe against the pandemic. @nyphospital/#ColumbiaMed #IGotTheShot #NewYorkCity