Drs. Avital Falk, Perdita Permaul, Amy Tsou and Melody Zeng presented fascinating overviews of their research projects made possible by the Children’s Health Investigators Fund.
Engage, Learn, Enjoy
Children’s Health Council members enjoy exciting opportunities to engage directly with Weill Cornell Medicine experts and to connect with like-minded parents, grandparents and other individuals.
- Discovery Panels bring leading physicians together for interdisciplinary discussion around today’s most pressing children’s health issues.
- Family Science Day gets the whole family involved in science education. Weill Cornell graduate students lead hands-on science activities for Council members and their children.
- Intimate members-only cocktail receptions and luncheons give Council members the chance to get to know one another and the scientists they support.
- Faculty-led laboratory tours give Council members an inside look at where, when and how scientific discoveries happen.
Past Events
Spring Executive Committee Meeting
May 14, 20195th Anniversary Celebration
April 11, 2019Children’s Health Council members, friends and Weill Cornell Medicine faculty celebrated five successful years supporting groundbreaking children’s health research.
Family Science Day
February 9, 2019Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students lead hands-on science experiments for children of our Children’s Health Council members. This year’s event featured a new addition – a robotic surgery simulator experience for children ages 10 to 14.
Discovery Panel
November 27, 201821st Century Parenting Challenges and How to Solve Them
Featuring
Dr. Jennifer F. Cross, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Cory Kercher, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. Mary J. Ward, Associate Professor of Psychology Research in Pediatrics
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Discovery Panel
March 1, 2018Uncovering the Facts: Childhood Vaccines, Antibiotics and Immunity
Featuring
Dr. Jin-Young Han, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Lisa Ipp (MD ’96), Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Niki Kyvelos, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Family Science Day
February 10, 2018Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students lead hands-on science experiments for children of our Children’s Health Council members.
Discovery Panel
November 1, 2017When in Doubt, Sit it Out: Sports Safety for Kids
Featuring
Dr. Barry Kosofsky, Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Professor of Pediatrics and Chief, Division of Pediatric Neurology
Dr. Jordan D. Metzl
Dr. Shannon Bennett, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Cocktail Reception
April 26, 2017Featuring
Dr. John T. Walkup, Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
Discovery Panel
March 7, 2017Raising Resilient Kids: The Science of Building Confidence and Competence
Dr. Renae Beaumont, Clinical Psychologist, Visiting Research Fellow
Dr. Cori Green, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dr. John T. Walkup, Vice Chair and Professor of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics
