Engage, Learn, Enjoy

Members will hear updates on Council activities as well as children’s health updates from faculty advisors Drs. Francis Lee, Virginia Pascual and Sallie Permar. 2020-2021 Children’s Health Investigators Fund recipients Drs. Avital Falk and Jacqueline Gofshteyn will present their research projects and highlight the achievements made possible by Council support. For more information, email chc@med.cornell.edu.

Industry-leading vaccinologist and new chair of the Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Sallie Permar, will discuss how scientists design and test vaccines that are safe and effective for children. She will address the COVID-19 vaccines and answer questions from the audience. For more information, email chc@med.cornell.edu.

Children ages 3-10 will learn about the brain and our five senses through hands-on experiments. For more information, email chc@med.cornell.edu.

Neonatologist Dr. Matthew Smith-Raska demonstrated how he works to unravel the role genetic inheritance plays in the development of pediatric disorders like autism, congenital hear disease and cancer.

Featuring
Dr. Matthew Smith-Raska, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Children’s Health Council members and faculty gathered virtually to hear updates on Council activities and highlights from the investigators who receive Council support. During the event, the Children’s Health Council honored Dr. Gerald Loughlin as he stepped down from his role of Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics after 18 years of service.

Weill Cornell Medicine experts in pediatric immunology and developmental-behavioral pediatrics discussed what is on the horizon for COVID-related research and strategies to ensure your child's well-being in the year ahead. Click here to watch the full presentation.

Featuring
Dr. Virginia Pascual, Ronay Menschel Professor of Pediatrics and Drukier Director of the Drukier Institute for Children's Health
Dr. Mary Jo 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

In this virtual panel, Weill Cornell Medicine experts in pediatric infectious disease and mental health addressed COVID-19 questions and concerns.  

Featuring
Dr. Karen Acker, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Justin Mohatt, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Chief, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chairman, Department of Pediatrics

Weill Cornell Medicine graduate students lead hands-on science experiments for children of our Children’s Health Council members. This year’s event featured a virtual reality experience for children ages 11 to 14.

Children’s Health Council members and guests toured Dr. Matthew Smith-Raska’s lab and learned about his research on the important role of inherited factors in pediatric diseases such as autism and congenital heart disease.

Featuring
Dr. Matthew Smith-Raska, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Children’s Health Council members and guests toured Dr. Melody Zeng’s lab and learned about her research on the microbiome in newborns.

Featuring
Dr. Melody Zeng, Assistant Professor of Immunology in Pediatrics