Shaping the future of education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Tina Aswani Omprakash: A Journey From Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patient, to Patient Advocate, to Master of Public Health Student
When Crohn’s disease forced Tina Aswani Omprakash to leave a career on Wall Street, she began looking for a way to rebuild her life. Having navigated the surgeries, the health disparities, and the South Asian cultural stigmas—shame and taboo—associated with...
A Robust Immunotherapy Program and a Highly Collaborative Environment for Research Draws Matthew Brown, MSCR, to the Master of Science in Clinical Research Program
Matthew Brown was spending his first year of college studying cell biology and neuroscience and exploring the full breadth of academic opportunities when his grandfather passed away from an aggressive form of lung cancer. "That drove me toward the field of cancer...
Rosemary Espinal, BSN, RN: An ICU Nurse Enrolls in the Master of Science in Health Care Delivery Leadership Program To Bring New Perspectives to Patient Quality and Safety
After years dedicated to raising her family and working 12-hour nursing shifts, Rosemary Espinal, BSN, RN, decided that January 2020 was the right time to return to school and take her health care career to the next level. She enrolled in the Master of Science in...
Jeannys Nnemnbeng, MD, RRT: On the Road to Becoming a Physician-Scientist With a Master of Science in Clinical Research
Growing up in Gabon, Jeannys Nnemnbeng, MD, RRT, knew she wanted to enter the world of medicine. Her passion was inspired by her father, an orthopedist, and by her own experience after being hospitalized with a pulmonary abscess. But as she began her journey to become...
Mount Sinai Creates COVID-19 Vaccine for Low- and Middle-lncome Countries
The development of a safe, effective, and inexpensive COVID-19 vaccine that can easily be produced and distributed in low- and middle-income countries is underway at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where early phase 1 clinical testing in Vietnam and...
Tracy Layne, PhD, MPH, Receives the Schneider-Lesser Foundation Fellowship for Junior Faculty
The Blavatnik Family Women’s Health Research Institute (BFWHRI) congratulates Tracy Layne, PhD, MPH, who was recently awarded the Schneider-Lesser Foundation Fellowship for Junior Faculty. The fellowship is intended to advance the chances of long-term...