Dr. Stephen Morse is the professor of epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health. His research focuses on risk assessment of infectious diseases and methods of improving early disease warning systems. He coined the term “emergent viruses” in his book “Emerging Viruses” which was selected by American Scientist for its list of “100 top science books of the 20th century”. Dr. Morse held faculty and leadership positions at Rockefeller University, the (NIH) National Institutes of Health, and national biosecurity and biomedical policy committees. Today’s talk will focus on how viral infections originate and spread, preventative policies to control epidemics, vaccines, and the 2019 novel coronavirus epidemic.

In this episode of What is Global Health Dr. James Colgrove, professor sociomedical sciences, speaks about the history of epidemiology starting from the 20th century. He balances individual rights and government intervention through the lens of tobacco or diet restrictions.

In this episode of What is Global Health Dr. James Colgrove, professor sociomedical sciences, speaks about the history of epidemiology starting from the 20th century. He balances individual rights and government intervention through the lens of tobacco or diet restrictions.

In this episode, WiGH interviews Paul M Reeping, a current doctoral student at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a graduate of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. His work examines the epidemiology of Gun Violence in the United States and abroad, with particular focus on the efficacy of legislation. Mr. Reeping also touches upon the populations affected and the causal factors related to gun violence.

In this episode, WIGH interviews Dr. Olaf Andersen, professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medical College where he also is the principal investigator of a biophysics lab. As the director of the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program, he has had plenty of experience mentoring students during his career. In this interview, Dr. Andersen shares his thoughts on student mental health and stress, and tells stories about his personal experiences in his career in medical education and research.

In this episode, WiGH interviews Dr. Unni Karunakara, a humanitarian worker and public health professional. He shares his experience in serving as the former international president of Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and his roles as a Senior Fellow of the Jackson Institute for Global Affairs at Yale University, Assistant Clinical Professor at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, and Visiting Professor at Manipal University. Dr. Unni also speaks on his projects in global health and his hopes for future practitioners in humanitarian aid.

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In this episode, WiGH interviews Dr. Rishi Goyal, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and the director of the Medicine, Literature and Society program at Columbia University. His work looks at patient narratives, emphasizing the individual patient’s story, life and context, elements that can be regretfully lost in medicine. Dr. Goyal is also an editor for the medical humanities journal Synapsis and has contributed to the Living Handbook of Narratology.

In this podcast, Dr. Deliang Tang, professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia University Medical Centre, speaks about his projects on the adverse effects of air pollution from coal and fossil fuel consumption on birth outcomes. His investigations can influence policy-makers to eliminate fossil fuel emissions by improving energy conversion and closing coal factories, such as in China. Dr. Tang also discusses his research on using biomarker analysis and predictive risk modeling to explore the relationship between genotypes and environmental exposures, which can improve early cancer detection.

In this episode, WiGH interviews Dr. Frederica Perera, a professor and researcher at Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Her research focuses on using biomarkers and risk assessment techniques to investigate how environmental exposures to toxic chemicals and air pollutants can impact health, particularly child development. As the director of the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health and the founder of the Healthy Home Healthy Child Education Campaign, Dr. Perera’s work has given her a unique insight into the interactions between genes and the environment.

This interview is with Dr. Lawrence Stanberry on the new global health initiative in the department of pediatrics at Columbia’s medical school.

Dr. Stanberry is the Reuben S. Carpentier Professor and Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and Pediatrician-in-Chief of NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital.

We focus on the establishment of the global health program in the department of pediatrics. Along with providing an enhanced educational experience, this program gives pediatric residents an opportunity to undertake a global experience that can be very valuable and influential to their future careers. The various sites where this program is active is the map provided in the following podcast.