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Our Director, Dr. David Brenner Has given another TED talk. This on the power of Far-UVC light to combat the coronavirus, COVID-19.

Our Far-UVC team, head by Dr. David Brenner, with Drs Manuela Buonanno, David Welch and Igor Shuryak has a new publication out in Scientific Reports! 'Far-UVC light (222 nm) efficiently and safely inactivates airborne human coronaviruses' Scientific Reports volume 10, Article number: 10285 (2020)... This article looks at the efficiency and safety for using Far-UVC against human coronaviruses. Results look positive for the use of Far-UVC against SARS-Cov-2 based on this work. More testing to come but a big step forward. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-67211-2

We had such a successful first round response to help our Far-UVC work so we stretched our goal to $75,000. We are just about $3500 short of reaching that stretch goal. Please help us reach our goal! These funds help us continue the development of our Far-UVC lights for use in everyday applications. The initial goal has helped fund testing against COVID-19 in the lab (results look good and are coming out soon) and starting collaborations with our clinical staff looking at ap...plication in controlled waiting and treatment areas. We hope this work will lead to FDA approval and make this technology available for public use. https://crowdfund.columbia.edu/pages/cuimc-research

Hi everyone! We at the CRR hope you are all well. We are continuing to work through this unique situation on our UV sterilizer projects. We hope to be closer to deployment of these systems to help going forward. On that note, we are working harder in several unanticipated directions. These new directions are incurring expenses beyond our budgeting for the year. If you would like to help, Columbia Development has set up a Crowdfunding page where you can donate. Thanks!... https://crowdfund.columbia.edu/pages/cuimc-research

Our Radiation Oncology Chairwoman Lisa Kachnic opening our 5th Annual Radiation Oncology Research Retreat. The Retreat is our traditional opportunity to bring our lab and clinical researchers together to discuss progress, developed new opportunities, and new collaborations so we can work together to improve both our research and clinical care.

The CRR has 4 open positions! 2 Postdocs and 2 Technician B. https://www.crr.columbia.edu/about-us/careers-jobs

Learn how Columbia researchers David Brenner & Jeffrey Shaman are leading the fight against the flu.

Dr. Hei presenting at our Radiation Oncology Research Retreat. This brings together our clinicians, residents, and researchers to talk about our ongoing resear...ch in the department. We've had at least one cross pollination grant application come out of this annual event. Keeps the lab work focused on the clinical needs and the clinic aware of the lab support of future ideas for therapy.

Columbia Public Health professor Norm Kleiman on radiation and risk in New York Post.

The CUIMC Department of Radiation Oncology will host its 4th annual research retreat on November 16th. https://www.crr.columbia.edu//cuimc-dept-radiation-oncolog

BREAKING NEWS The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet has today decided to award the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to James P. Allison ...and Tasuku Honjo for their discovery of cancer therapy by inhibition of negative immune regulation. Cancer kills millions of people every year and is one of humanity’s greatest health challenges. By stimulating the inherent ability of our immune system to attack tumour cells this year’s Nobel Laureates have established an entirely new principle for cancer therapy. James P. Allison studied a known protein that functions as a brake on the immune system. He realised the potential of releasing the brake and thereby unleashing our immune cells to attack tumours. He then developed this concept into a brand new approach for treating patients. In parallel, Tasuku Honjo discovered a protein on immune cells and, after careful exploration of its function, eventually revealed that it also operates as a brake, but with a different mechanism of action. Therapies based on his discovery proved to be strikingly effective in the fight against cancer. Allison and Honjo showed how different strategies for inhibiting the brakes on the immune system can be used in the treatment of cancer. The seminal discoveries by the two laureates constitute a landmark in our fight against cancer. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2OpzIIS