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.
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.
- 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
Family Science Day
February 8, 2020Lab Tour
January 31, 2020Children’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
Lab Tour
December 3, 2019Children’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
Discovery Panel
November 13, 2019Mental Health Matters: Managing Your Child’s Well-Being
Featuring
Dr. Renae Beaumont, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Dr. Lisa S. Ipp, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Justin Mohatt, Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Interim Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Panel moderated by Dr. Gerald M. Loughlin, Nancy C. Paduano Professor of Pediatrics and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Spring Executive Committee Open Meeting
May 14, 2019Children's Health Investigators Fund recipients presented fascinating overviews of their research projects.
Featuring
Dr. Avital Falk, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry
Dr. Perdita Permau, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Dr. Amy Tsou, Instructor in Pediatrics
Dr. Melody Zeng, Assistant Professor of Immunology in Pediatrics
5th 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 Chair, 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 Chair, Department of Pediatrics
