温迪涌被命名为儿科临床遗传学划分公司

Wendy Chung,MD,PHD
温迪涌。照片:John Abbott。

Wendy Chung,MD,博士,哥伦比亚儿科教授的肯尼迪家庭教授,已被评为儿科遗传学系的临床遗传学司司长,生效.2,2020年。她成功了kwame Anyane-yeboa,MD,谁将继续在临床遗传学中作为儿科教授的角色。

在过去的20年里,钟的工作在诊所和实验室的工作转变为罕见疾病的患者的方法,并导致了40多种新型遗传患病的发现。她还针对脊柱肌肉萎缩的试点新生儿筛查研究,有助于导致全国范围内在新生儿中采用该试验。她的实验室一直受到NIH的资助,而今年是她是她的主要调查员或附属的拨款奖。

“I am personally thrilled to be partnered with Dr. Chung as we reimagine what clinical genetics can look like in our department and at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital,” said Jordan S. Orange MD, PhD, the Reuben S. Carpentier Professor and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and the pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. “I am confident that as a result of this appointment, we will grow and advance our genetics service and research to ultimately improve the lives of countless children.”

除了获得她的研究和临床护理的赞同外,Chung还为她的教学和指导而闻名。2009年,她收到了哥伦比亚大学的最高教学奖,总统颁发了杰出教学。