June 2013

David Kleiman, MD, CTSC TL1 Trainee, Research Fellow in the Department of Surgery of WCMC and NewYork-Presbyterian
In a recent Pharmacy Practice News article, 
Dr. David Kleiman, discusses how pH monitoring of patients after an initial Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) treatment for suspected Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) could reduce the health care costs associated with their treatment being prolonged unnecessarily.

Babak Navi, MD, CTSC KL2 Scholar, Director of the NY-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical College Stroke Center
Watch a video of Dr. Babak Navi discussing the FAST test (Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 9-1-1) developed in 1998 by a group of Stroke specialists for Stroke detection, and how it can save lives.  To learn about the NewYork-Presbyterian Stroke Care click here.

Jonathan Bourne, PhD, MS, TL1 Trainee is awarded 2013 Distinguished Graduate Student Commencement SpeakerCTEP TL1 Training program alumnus, Jonathan Bourne, MS, PhD, was chosen as the Weill Graduate School 2013 Commencement Distinguished Graduate Student Speaker. In an interview, he discusses juggling his PhD work while earning a CTSC MS in Clinical & Translational Investigation. Jonathan began his doctorate program in 2005 and has since published multiple manuscripts as well as patent applications and abstracts. He was awarded the 2009 American Society of Mechanical Engineer's doctoral student award and a Young Investigator Award at the 2012 New York City Musculoskeletal Symposium. 

Drs. Marshall Glesby and Timothy Wilkin Received the CTSC Award for Teaching Excellence The CTSC Award for Teaching Excellence 
is given in recognition of instructors who have made a difference in clinical and translational research education and is based on student feedback provided in the annual course evaluations. Year after year, Drs. Glesby’s and Wilkin’s course, Clinical Trials Design and Analysis,” is ranked among the highest by our students who continue to cite Dr. Glesby’s expertise and knowledge of the topic as a major contributing factor to their favorable reviews. Drs. Glesby and Wilkin are shining examples of the impact of the CTSC Education & Training program. 

Dr. Margaret Callahan, MSKCC Research Fellow and Clinical Research Methodology Curriculum Program Trainee, Appointed Associate Scientific Advisor for Science Translational Medicine Journal
Science Translational Medicine (SciTM) invited principal investigators from Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSA) recipient institutions to nominate outstanding early-career translational scientists to serve as Associate Scientific Advisors for the journal. Margaret Callahan, MD, a trainee in the CTSC Clinical Research Methodology Curriculum program, was selected this year in a nationwide competition, joining 5 previous CTSC trainees who have served in this capacity. In addition to acting as research advisors for Science Translational Medicine, these scientists will scan selected journals, choose, and summarize research papers to be highlighted in the Editor's Choice section. Each Associate Advisor will have 8 to 10 of their articles appear in Science Translational Medicine over the next year.