Irving Institute Announces 2016 Irving Scholars

Recognizing the critical importance of training young clinical investigators, Herbert and Florence Irving earmarked a major portion of the Irving Endowment for the Florence and Herbert Irving Clinical Research Career Awards, usually referred to as the Irving Scholars. The program is open to applicants from all clinical departments at the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Scholars are selected on the basis of research proposals that reflect independent, well-developed scientific initiative in clinical investigation. These three-year awards provide substantial salary support allowing the Scholar more time for clinical investigation. 

The Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, together with Dean Lee Goldman, is pleased to announce the 2016-2019 Irving Scholars awardees:

Annemieke de Jong, PhD
"The Role of Skin Lipids as T Cell Antigens in the Immunopathogenesis of Atopic Dermatitis"
Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Dermatology

Caleb Ing, MD
"Factors Contributing to Neurodevelopmental Deficit After Surgery and Anesthesia in Children"
Herbert Irving Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology

Ian M. Kronish, MD, MPH
"Increasing the Precision of Hypertension Treatment Through N-of-1 Trials"
Florence Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine

Utpal Pajvani, MD, PhD
"A Notch at the Bifurcation of NAFLD and NASH"
Herbert Irving Assistant Professor of Medicine