Our Mission
The mission of the Association includes the following objectives:
to advocate for its members as a representative body for the benefit of Columbia University and community at large;
to foster intellectual and professional interaction among its members;
to provide a support network and promote the career and leadership advancement of its members at Columbia University;
to promote academic and cultural exchange between Columbia University and other institutions and organizations domestically and internationally.
Executive Officers
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Yiping Han, President (2023-2025)
Professor of Microbial Sciences (in Dental Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Sciences in Medicine)
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Anil Lalwani, President-Elect (2023-2025)
Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Dean for Student Research at the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons (VP&S) and Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)
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X. Edward Guo, Immediate Past President (2023-2025)
Stanley Dicker Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine); Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering
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Ying Wei, Secretary and Treasurer (2023-2025)
Professor of Biostatistics
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Xin Zhang, Communication Officer (2023-2025)
Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology and in Pathology and Cell Biology)
Members at Large
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Sankar Ghosh (2022-2025)
Silverstein and Hutt Family Professor of Microbiology; Chair, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
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Shunichi (Nick) Homma (2023-2026)
Deputy Chief of Cardiology Division; Director of Noninvasive CV Imaging; Margaret Milliken Hatch Professor of Medicine (in Biomedical Engineering) at the Columbia University Medical Center
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Sheena Iyengar (2023-2026)
S. T. Lee Professor of Business
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Qin Gao (2024-2027)
Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education at the Columbia University School of Social Work; Founding Director of the Columbia China Center for Social Policy
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Shan Zha (2024-2027)
James A. Wolff Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology & Cell Biology and Microbiology & Immunology
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Tian Zheng (2024-2027)
Professor and Chair of Statistics
Past Executive Committee Members
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Li Qiang (2021-2024)
Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology
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Jianwen Que (2021-2024)
Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases & Columbia Center for Human Development
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Alissa Park (2021-2024)
Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change; Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Chemical Engineering; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering; Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy