Current news articles and announcements from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/ en Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:44:03 -0400 Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:48:09 -0400 https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/how-lab-discovery-turned-silence-sound Early discoveries in Lawrence Lustig’s lab helped pave the way for the first FDA-approved gene therapy for hearing loss, which has restored near-normal hearing in children with rare genetic deafness. Research 7bcdf18b-745b-4bd1-b885-37fc62073223 Mon, 22 Jun 26 18:48:09 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News How a Lab Discovery Turned Silence Into Sound Research Early discoveries in Lawrence Lustig’s lab helped pave the way for the first FDA-approved gene therapy for hearing loss, which has restored near-normal hearing in children with rare genetic deafness. Mon, 22 Jun 26 18:48:09 -0400 https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/michel-sadelain-awarded-bbva-foundation-frontiers-knowledge-prize-revolutionizing-cancer-treatment-cell-therapies Cell therapy pioneer has been awarded a prize for revolutionizing cancer treatment with personalized immunotherapy developed from a patient’s own cells. Honors b2090a1d-0cbd-470f-92ea-501efb3dc090 Mon, 22 Jun 26 15:00:33 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News Michel Sadelain Awarded BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Prize for Revolutionizing Cancer Treatment with Cell Therapies Honors Cell therapy pioneer has been awarded a prize for revolutionizing cancer treatment with personalized immunotherapy developed from a patient’s own cells. Mon, 22 Jun 26 15:00:33 -0400 https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/new-study-could-unlock-how-bodys-emergency-blood-factory-connected-aging-and-cancer A new study that tracks how blood cells develop could help researchers uncover new treatments for aging and some of the most difficult-to-treat blood cancers. Stem Cells fd5826c1-109e-4b52-851e-5a4814ac09c4 Thu, 18 Jun 26 12:18:57 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News New Study Could Unlock How Body’s Emergency Blood Factory is Connected to Aging and Cancer Stem Cells A new study that tracks how blood cells develop could help researchers uncover new treatments for aging and some of the most difficult-to-treat blood cancers. Thu, 18 Jun 26 12:18:57 -0400 https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/brain-science-perfect-soccer-play Behind every spectacular goal is a remarkable feat of brainpower. Miguel Vivar-Lazo, a Columbia neuroscientist and soccer fan, explains. Neuroscience da67f546-be2a-440b-ab6b-730a766d1e40 Wed, 17 Jun 26 17:57:28 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News The Brain Science of a Perfect Soccer Play Neuroscience Behind every spectacular goal is a remarkable feat of brainpower. Miguel Vivar-Lazo, a Columbia neuroscientist and soccer fan, explains. Wed, 17 Jun 26 17:57:28 -0400 https://www.cancer.columbia.edu/news/no-time-waste-lawyers-unconventional-path-cancer-research-columbia After decades as a successful litigator, Filko Prugo left the law for the lab, driven by his family's history of cancer to find better ways to prevent and treat the disease. Research 4184c6d4-8b86-44af-8f82-f6b1cfb151f5 Wed, 17 Jun 26 17:34:45 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News From the Courtroom to the Cancer Lab Research After decades as a successful litigator, Filko Prugo left the law for the lab, driven by his family's history of cancer to find better ways to prevent and treat the disease. Wed, 17 Jun 26 17:34:45 -0400 https://news.columbia.edu/news/early-career-columbia-researchers-advocate-federal-funding-capitol-hill A delegation of researchers, including CUIMC faculty, postdocs, and PhD students, traveled to Washington, D.C., as Congress considers its 2027 budget. 4b339ba3-4817-40de-96c5-1e363facfc91 Wed, 17 Jun 26 16:55:02 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News Early Career Columbia Researchers Advocate for Federal Funding on Capitol Hill A delegation of researchers, including CUIMC faculty, postdocs, and PhD students, traveled to Washington, D.C., as Congress considers its 2027 budget. Wed, 17 Jun 26 16:55:02 -0400 https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/how-170-000-pakistani-genomes-could-transform-medicine A comprehensive analysis of 173,303 genomes from Pakistan is upending how scientists understand human genetics and drug development. Genetics 6eae9467-190b-49fb-a9c6-f3847c03a857 Wed, 17 Jun 26 11:03:38 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News How 170,000 Pakistani Genomes Could Transform Medicine Genetics A comprehensive analysis of 173,303 genomes from Pakistan is upending how scientists understand human genetics and drug development. Wed, 17 Jun 26 11:03:38 -0400 https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/michel-sadelain-awarded-tang-prize The prize honors Sadelain's development of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies, which have revolutionized treatment for blood cancers and solid tumors. a301bd97-3636-49d2-9b8e-10f37cea4b60 Tue, 16 Jun 26 13:43:13 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News Michel Sadelain Awarded Tang Prize The prize honors Sadelain's development of chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies, which have revolutionized treatment for blood cancers and solid tumors. Tue, 16 Jun 26 13:43:13 -0400 https://www.cuimc.columbia.edu/news/organ-transplants-more-common-celiac-disease Celiac disease patients are nearly three times more likely to undergo solid organ transplantation than the general population, a new population-wide study in Sweden finds. Gastroenterology 07ac926c-8d75-4090-a433-240ccda9708d Mon, 15 Jun 26 16:59:14 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News Organ Transplants More Common with Celiac Disease Gastroenterology Celiac disease patients are nearly three times more likely to undergo solid organ transplantation than the general population, a new population-wide study in Sweden finds. Mon, 15 Jun 26 16:59:14 -0400 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/science/researcher-huntingtons-disease-wexler.html?searchResultPosition=1 Nancy Wexler, a Columbia researcher whose decades of work led to development of a genetic test for Huntington's disease, now lives with the condition. 2546d7be-5ceb-4184-b901-0f3535d6f9e4 Tue, 16 Jun 26 16:27:48 -0400 Columbia University Irving Medical Center News The Researcher Who Didn't Want to Know Nancy Wexler, a Columbia researcher whose decades of work led to development of a genetic test for Huntington's disease, now lives with the condition. Tue, 16 Jun 26 16:27:48 -0400