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January 5, 2022 Study Identifies Biomarkers Linked to Autism Risk Elevated levels of certain immune system molecules at birth are associated with risk for autism spectrum disorder - a finding that could lay the groundwork for a screening test |
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December 10, 2021 Study Traces Spread of Delta Variant in Liberia Analysis of 267 nasopharyngeal swab samples collected from hospitalized patients across the country from March-July 2021 revealed the Delta variant was already circulating in Liberia by early March and became the dominant strain by June. The study was part of the GAPP program. |
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October 1, 2021 Partnership with Liberia Builds Scientific Capacity and Strengths Global Pandemic Security A collaborative COVID-19 study revealed the Delta variant was responsible for the late-spring wave of infections, helping Liberian officials promote vaccine willingness. It is the latest of many projects in the GAPP program. |
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May 17, 2021 Clinical Trial Suggests Convalescent Plasma May Improve Survival with Severe COVID-19 A randomized double-blind controlled trial of convalescent plasma for adults hospitalized with severe COVID-19 found that mortality at 28 days in the treatment arm was half the rate seen in the control arm (12.6% vs. 24.6%) |
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April 9, 2021 Vaccine Campaign Asks New Yorkers to "Roll Up Your Sleeves" This week, New York State launched the “Roll Up Your Sleeves” campaign to encourage eligible residents to get vaccinated. The centerpiece of the campaign is a series of educational videos shot at Columbia Mailman School that highlight the stories of community members, including several faculty members, who share why they were motivated to get vaccinated. |
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April 6, 2021 Governor Launches "Roll Up Your Sleeve" Ad Campaign To Encourage New Yorkers From Hardest Hit Neighborhoods to Get Vaccinated Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the start of the statewide "Roll Up Your Sleeve" ad campaign to encourage all New Yorkers, especially those from neighborhoods where COVID was most devastating, to get vaccinated. |
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March 15, 2021 Ten Lessons from Our Pandemic Year While there is still much to learn about COVID-19, we can seize the opportunity to assess what the pandemic has taught us. Columbia Mailman School faculty shared their thoughts on those lessons learned. |
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February 16, 2021 First Test for All Known Human Coronaviruses, Including SARS-CoV-2 Variants The test is highly sensitive and prevents false positives that happen due to the genetic similarity of Sars-CoV-2 and other human coronaviruses |
2020
December 10, 2020: 2020 Virtual Dinner Awards by the American Abroad Media (AAM)
November 18, 2020: W. Ian Lipkin Recognized As Top 1% Cited Researchers of 2020
October 5, 2020: Our Scientists Advise on Creation of New York City COVID-19 Lab
September 30, 2020: Scientists Discover Bacterium Linked to Deadly Childhood Disorder
September 24, 2020: Food Security Research Singeled Out for Excellence
September 24, 2020: Columbia Public Health Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic
September 23, 2020: Expert Panel Assesses Animal Models for COVID-19 Research
September 17, 2020: Mayor de Blasio Announces New York City's Own Dedicated COVID-19 Lab
August 31, 2020: School Hosts COVID-19 Course to Highlight Latest Science on the Pandemic
July 29, 2020: W. Ian Lipkin Advises on Health Protocols for 2020 Democratic Convention
July 27, 2020: Center for Infection and Immunity Earns Silver Certification in Sustainable Columbia's Workspace Certification Program
July 9, 2020: Ian Lipkin Delivers Hamied Lecture on Strengthening Global Infectious Disease Response
June 24, 2020: Anchored in Milwaukee, 2020 Democratic National Convention will be a “Convention Across America”
April 27, 2020: Could a New Ultraviolet Technology Fight the Spread of Coronavirus?
April 23, 2020: FDA Approves Studies of Plasma Therapy for COVID-19
March 27, 2020: Contagion Team Reunites to Create Coronavirus PSAs
March 26, 2020: Columbia Public Health Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 25, 2020: An Update on Ian Lipkin
March 19, 2020: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020: The Kind of Outbreak Our Scientists Knew Would Happen
March 5, 2020: At the Forefront of Global Efforts to Combat Coronavirus
February 11, 2020: New Method Predicts Individual Response to Ebola Infection
February 4, 2020: Our Experts Respond to the Coronavirus Outbreak
January 7, 2020: China Honors Ian Lipkin
2019
September 16, 2019: More Than Lyme: Study in Long Island Finds Multiple Agents of Tick-Borne Disease
August 13, 2019: New Evidence Points to Viral Culprit in AFM Child Paralysis
August 13, 2019: New Evidence Points to Viral Culprit in AFM Child Paralysis
February 26, 2019: Study Traces Origins of Chikungunya in Brazil
February 20, 2019: Viruses That Linger in the Gut Could Trigger Type 1 Diabetes
January 24, 2019: Scientists Discover Ebola Virus in West African Bat
2018
October 23, 2018: Breakthrough Test Screens for All Known Bacterial Infections
August 27, 2018: Ebola Species Found in Bats Ahead of Any Potential Outbreak
August 22, 2018: Unexplained Illness in Tanzania Puts Pathogen Discovery to the Test
August 10, 2018: Precision Public Health: IDs of Respiratory Diseases in Uganda
July 24, 2018: Scientists Discover New Ebolavirus in Bats in Sierra Leone
July 13, 2018: Dr. W. Ian Lipkin at the Beijing Center
July 9, 2018: Insights from Metabolites Get Us Closer to a Test for CFS
June 27, 2018: NIH Director Francis Collins Highlights Breakthrough Tick Test
May 3, 2018: What Gorilla Poop Tells Us About Evolution and Human Health
April 17, 2018: Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Discovered in NYC House Mice
March 6, 2018: New Test Extends Window for Accurate Detection of Zika
February 16, 2018: First Multiplex Test for Tick-Borne Diseases
2017
September 27, 2017: NIH Awards $9.6M to Columbia-Led CFS Research Center
August 14, 2017: FDA Approves Emergency Use for Multiplex Zika Test
June 21, 2017: Could Flu During Pregnancy Raise Risk for Autism?
June 16, 2017: The CII Goes Tick Hunting
June 13, 2017: Autism Risk Linked to Fever During Pregnancy
June 12, 2017: Bats Are the Major Reservoir of Coronaviruses Worldwide
April 26, 2017: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Imalanced Microbiome
April 20, 2017: Details on the Rise of a Tick-Borne Disease on Long Island
April 4, 2017: CII Reports 1st Biological Evidence of "Atypical" ME/CFS
April 4, 2017: MERS like Coronavirus Identified in Ugandan Bat
February 22, 2017: Autism Risk Linked to Herpes Infection During Pregnancy
2016
April 5, 2016: Scientists Net Virus Behind Tilapia Die-Offs in Israel and Ecador
April 4, 2016: Ian Lipkin Debunks Anti-Vax Documentary in Wall Street Journal
February 16, 2016: Center for Infection and Immunity Receives Grant from Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to Study Tick-Borne Diseases
January 8, 2016: Ian Lipkin Receives Top Science Honor in China
2015
December 4, 2015: Precision Medicine Technology Hailed as "World Changing Idea"
September 22, 2015: Diagnostics Breakthrough Brings Viral Sequencing to Doctor's Toolkit
Jun 15, 2015: Chili ME Challenge: Make This Summer Red Hot for Research! (2 videos)
April 15, 2015: Center for Infection and Immunity Signs Agreement with Bangledesh
March 30, 2015: Scientists Find Clues Into Cognitive Dysfunction in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
March 25, 2015: Autistic Children More Likely to Have GI Issues
February 27, 2015: Scientists Discover Robust Evidence That Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Is a Biological Illness (Video)
February 12, 2015: CII to Train Saudi Scientists
February 12, 2015: Student Team Wins USAID Fighting Ebola Grand Challenge
2014
October 10, 2014: Rats of new York and the Diseases They Carry
August 3, 2014: Ebola: How Worried Should We Be?
May 22, 2014: Wind Currents Behind Children's Heart Disease
May 21, 2014: Will MERS Become a Global Threat?
April 29, 2014: Liver Virus Implicates Camels in MERS Outbreak
March 26, 2014: Dr. W. Ian Lipkin Recipient of 2014 Mendel Medal
March 17, 2014: The Resources are Insufficient...To Do What the Community Deserves
March 10, 2014: CII's W. Ian Lipkin Receives NIH Grant to Establish New Center
February 24, 2014: Saudi Arabian Camels Carry MERS Virus
2013
November 7, 2013: CII's W. Ian Lipkin Gives Oxford University Simonyi Lecture (Video)
October 10, 2013: CII Guest Lecture - Nodding Syndrome: A Neurologic Mystery in Africa by James J. Sejvar, MD
August 28, 2013: First Estimate of Total Viruses in Mammals
August 21, 2013: MERS Virus Discovered in Bat Near Site of Outbreak in Saudi Arabia
August 6, 2013: CII Director Receives Rush Medical College Distinguished Alumni Award
July 9, 2013: New Virus Discovered in Stranded Dolphin
July 8, 2013: Dr. W. Ian Lipkin Awarded Drexel Medicine Prize in Translational Medicine
May 28, 2013: US-Chinese Lab to Head H7N9 Outbreak and Future Threats
April 22, 2013: Hepatitis C-like Viruses Identified in Bats and Rodents
April 3, 2013: CII Distinguished Lecture Series (April 19, 2013): Anatomy of Viral Persistence
February 12, 2013: Folic Acid Supplements Early in Pregnancy May Reduce Risk of Autism by 40%
January 4, 2013: CII Scientist Wins "Autism Speaks" Grant
2012
December 2, 2012: NYC Medical Schools Join Forces, Challenge Scheduled NIH Budget Cuts
September 13, 2012: CII Press Conference: Multicenter Study on Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (4 videos)
August 18, 2012: Center for Infection and Immunity Distinguished Lecture Series (4 videos)
April 27, 2012: CII Director Awarded Hsu-Li Prize
February 28, 2012: CII and NYAS Sponsor a Captivating Debate on H5N1, Dual-Use Research, and Biosecurity
February 25, 2012: Neurological Infections in an Age of Globalization, New Drugs, and Heightened Surveillance
January 31, 2012: Does Borna Disease Virus Cause Mental Illness
January 25, 2012: Dual Use Research: H5N1 Influenza Virus and Beyond
January 12, 2012: A Clue to the GI Proglems that Plague Many Kids with Autism?
January 11, 2012: Pilot Study Establishes the Importance of Tracking Diseases Associated with Illegal Wildlife Trade at US Ports
2011
December 28, 2011: A Message from CII Director W. Ian Lipkin Regarding the XMRV/MLV CFS/ME Study
December 8, 2011: CII Distinguished Lecture Series: Nipah Virus
November 29, 2011: CII Distingushed Series: Hantavirus Cardiopulmonary Syndrome
November 2, 2011: CII and Vietnamese Colleagues Partner to Track Disease Risk from the Illegal Wildlife Trade
October 24, 2011: CII Distinguished Lecture Series: Reverse Engineering Biological Systems
October 21, 2011: First Ebola-Like Virus Native to Europe Discovered
October 19, 2011: CII Distinguished Lecture Series: Systems Biology Approaches to Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity
September 30, 2011: New Research Initiative at Center for Infection and Immunity to Investigate Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
September 29, 2011: Penicillin: 83 Years Ago Today
September 27, 2011: CII - Responding to Emerging Threats: An Article for the One Health Newsletter
September 26, 2011: CONTAGION Filmakers, Scott Z. Burns and Steven Soderbergh Fellowship
September 16, 2011: Children with Autism and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Have Altered Expression of Digestion Genes
August 27, 2011: Prof. Ian Lipkin Brings Science to Hollywood's Contagion
July 19, 2011: Dr. Lipkin and Carl Zimmer Discuss the Idea that Viruses May Manipulate Their Hosts