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Covid-19 Patient Gets Double Lung Transplant, Offering Hope for Others

June 11, 2020

CMC Alumnus Dr. Ankit Bharat (Batch ’97) led the team at Northwestern University that performed a lifesaving double lung transplant for a 20-year old COVID-19 patient in Chicago. Read the full story in The New York Times.

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Dr. Ajit Varki is the Recipient of the 2020 Rosalind Kornfeld Award for Lifetime Achievement in Glycobiology

December 17, 2020

The Rosalind Kornfeld Award for Lifetime Achievement in Glycobiology was established in 2008 to honor Dr. Rosalind Kornfeld’s distinguished scientific career and service to the

COVID-19 Vaccines: Time to Talk About the Uncertainties

December 17, 2020

Dr. Kanta Subbarao writes in Nature: “I am a physician scientist, and am used to making clinical, scientific and public-health decisions based on data. Part

Over 22 Indian Scientists Join to Bust Misinformation on COVID-19 Vaccine

December 17, 2020

Over 22 scientists from India join Team Halo to boost public confidence in COVID-19 vaccines. The team will use social media to counter the misinformation,

Samuel Asirvatham, M.D., Inducted as Fellow in National Academy of Inventors

December 17, 2020

Samuel Asirvatham, M.D. (CVEP ’00), Division of Heart Rhythm Services, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, was inducted as a fellow into

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