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Minnesota’s Frontline Scientists and Researches Work Overtime Behind the Scenes to Fight COVID-19

September 1, 2020

Dr. Priya Sampathkumar (Batch ’84) is highlighted as one of Minnesota’s “heroes of the pandemic” for her behind the scenes work to fight COVID-19. Dr. Sampathkumar, Chairwoman of infection prevention and control, Mayo Clinic, is studying the effectiveness of PPE. Read the full article at the StarTribune

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Dr. Gagandeep Kang (Batch ’81) Participated in the India-US Health Partnership roundtable on “Vaccine for All”

February 24, 2022

The Indian Embassy in the United States organized a roundtable on “Vaccine for All” as part of the India-US Health Partnership. The event was conducted virtually in February 2022. The Ambassador

New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Director for Phase I Clinical Trials and Investigational Therapeutics

February 15, 2022

Enhancing its commitment to providing the most advanced treatment options for cancer patients through clinical trials, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has named Sanjay Goel, MD, MS as director of its

Dr. Alok Srivastava Presents a Promising Experimental Hemophilia Therapy at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition

December 14, 2021

Fitusiran, an experimental hemophilia therapy administered through a monthly subcutaneous injection, met its primary endpoint in a phase III trial being presented at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH)

Dr. Priya Abraham: For the love of virology

December 1, 2021

Dr. Priya Abraham, director of the National Institute of Virology, profiled in Forbes India. As the head of the National Institute of Virology, her team came across the first sample

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Meet Mayo Clinic’s infectious disease specialist: https://vellorecmc.org/interviews/2020-annual-report-interview-dr-priya-sampathkumar/

In this interview, @PSampathkumarMD discusses excellence in patient care & her involvement with India SOS during India’s second wave of the pandemic.

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29 Mar

Dr. Subbarao (Batch '75) was also recently profiled in the @TheLancetInfDis:

Kanta Subbarao—confronting influenza and COVID-19 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(22)00172-4/fulltext#.YkNeoX_StoE.twitter

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29 Mar

Meet the world-renowned influenza expert: https://vellorecmc.org/interviews/2020-annual-report-interview-dr-kanta-subbarao/

In Dr. Kanta Subbarao’s interview, she discusses new viral diseases & her decision to pursue a career in advancing public health.

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29 Mar

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Meet the servant leader transforming healthcare at Mayo Clinic Health System: https://vellorecmc.org/interviews/2020-annual-report-interview-dr-prathibha-varkey/

@DrPVarkey (Batch ’91) discusses her CMC experience & the career decisions that propelled her into this extraordinary leadership role as president of @MayoClinicHS.

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CMC Alumni in the News

Minnesota’s Frontline Scientists and Researches Work Overtime Behind the Scenes to Fight COVID-19

Other Alumni in the News

Dr. Gagandeep Kang (Batch ’81) Participated in the India-US Health Partnership roundtable on “Vaccine for All”

New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center Names Director for Phase I Clinical Trials and Investigational Therapeutics

Dr. Alok Srivastava Presents a Promising Experimental Hemophilia Therapy at the 63rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition

Dr. Priya Abraham: For the love of virology

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