Seven members of our department were recognized at the VP&S Faculty 2025 Dean's Honors Reception
The VP&S Dean’s Honors Reception, held in October, recognized more than 300 faculty who received honors and promotions in the past year and highlighted mentorship as a shared value among the honorees.
Our department had seven members among the VP&S faculty who received honors and promotions during the 2024-2025 fiscal year:
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS TO PROFESSOR:
Alberto Ciccia, PhD - Professor of Genetics and Development
NEWLY TENURED, APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR:
Chao Lu, PhD - Associate Professor of Genetics and Development
HONORS AND AWARDS:
Jean Gautier, PhD - NATIONAL -Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Cathy Mendelsohn, PhD - 2024 CUIMC -Healthy Aging Initiative Pilot Award, Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center
Emmanuelle Passegue, PhD - INTERNATIONAL - 2024 Don Metcalf Award, International Society for Experimental Hematology
Gary Struhl, PhD - INTERNATIONAL - 2025 Canada Gairdner International Award, The Gairdner Foundation
Kelley Yan, MD, PhD - CUIMC - 2025 Young Investigator Award, Columbia University Asian Faculty Association
- NATIONAL - Elected Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation and Terry Ann Krulwich Physician-Scientist Award, NY Academy of Medicine/Mount Sinai
KEY LEADERSHIP POSITIONS:
Mimi Shirasu-Hiza, PhD - Assistant Dean of PhD Mentoring, Vagelos Institute for Biomedical Research Education (VIBRE)
*See the VP&S Faculty Honors program for a full list of faculty who received promotions, honors, and awards.