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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240904T150000
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SUMMARY:Nikhil Sharma\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Central roles for the peripheral nervous system.”\, Host: Dr. Rebecca Haeusler
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/nikhil-sharma-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240918T150000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20240823T153914Z
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SUMMARY:Henry Ginsberg\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Knockout of hepatic TorsinA results in loss of normal ER structure and severe hepatic steatosis and fibrosis in the absence of whole body metabolic dysfunction.” \, Host: Dr. Rebecca Haeusler
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/henry-ginsberg-md/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241016T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241016T160000
DTSTAMP:20240927T200322Z
CREATED:20240212T150520Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T200322Z
UID:4615-1729090800-1729094400@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Hao Zhu\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Somatic mosaicism in regeneration\, disease resilience\, and cancer”\, Host: Drs. Eunhee Choi\, Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/hao-zhu-m-d/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241030T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241030T160000
DTSTAMP:20241007T160032Z
CREATED:20240927T201828Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241007T160032Z
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SUMMARY:Jorge Galan\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Pathogen restriction and host specificity: insights from the human pathogen Salmonella Typhi and typhoid fever”\, Host: Yiping Han
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/jorge-galan-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241120T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241120T160000
DTSTAMP:20241114T202319Z
CREATED:20241104T183152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T202319Z
UID:4822-1732114800-1732118400@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Eleanna Kaffe\, PhD 
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Decoding Human Liver Cell Communication in Humanized Liver Animal Models.”\, Host: Dr. Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/eleanna-kaffe-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241204T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241204T160000
DTSTAMP:20241114T202915Z
CREATED:20241114T202915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241114T202915Z
UID:4832-1733324400-1733328000@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Youngmin Lee\, MD\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Hepatic stellate cells – from foes to friends?”\, Hosted by: Dr. Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/youngmin-lee-md-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250115T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250115T160000
DTSTAMP:20250109T195638Z
CREATED:20250109T195638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250109T195638Z
UID:4845-1736953200-1736956800@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Amy Shepherd\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: Enteroendocrine cells and enteric glia interact to modulate intestinal motility and appetite.”\, Hosted by: Dr. Rebecca Haeusler.
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/amy-shepherd-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250226T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250226T160000
DTSTAMP:20250210T215336Z
CREATED:20250210T215321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T215336Z
UID:4976-1740582000-1740585600@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Tianliang Sun\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Targeting ZNRF3/RNF43 as a Strategy to Reverse MASH”\, Hosted By: DLDRC
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/tianliang-sun-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250326T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250326T160000
DTSTAMP:20250227T193423Z
CREATED:20250227T193340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250227T193423Z
UID:4986-1743001200-1743004800@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Barbara Jung\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Activin signaling in GI disease.”\, Hosted by: Timothy Wang
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/barbara-jung-md/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250416T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250416T160000
DTSTAMP:20250404T170713Z
CREATED:20250227T201806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T170713Z
UID:5006-1744815600-1744819200@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Andrew Blum\, MD\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “TGFβ Signaling in Esophageal Adenocarcinoma: From Cancer Driver to Therapeutic Opportunity”\, Hosted by: Jianwen Que\, Timothy Wang
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/andrew-blum-md-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250424T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250424T100000
DTSTAMP:20250422T160800Z
CREATED:20250422T160800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T160800Z
UID:5030-1745485200-1745488800@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Fiona Gribble\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “From enteroendocrine cell signaling to weight loss drugs – Incretins and beyond.” Hosted by: Dr. William Blaner
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/fiona-gribble-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250501T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250501T170000
DTSTAMP:20250422T161257Z
CREATED:20250422T161033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T161257Z
UID:5034-1746115200-1746118800@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Emad El-Omar\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Acid\, microbiomes and upper GI cancers.” Hosted by: Dr. Timothy Wang
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/emad-el-omar-md/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250508T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250508T170000
DTSTAMP:20250507T142715Z
CREATED:20241104T182719Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250507T142715Z
UID:4820-1746709200-1746723600@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:CU-DLDRC 2025 Annual Retreat\, May 8th\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:CU-DLDRC 2025 Annual Retreat\, May 8th\, 2025\nKey Note Speaker: Richard A. Flavell\, PhD\, FRS\, Sterling Professor of Immunology\, Yale University
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/cu-dldrc-2025-annual-retreat-may-8th-2025/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250910T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250910T160000
DTSTAMP:20251211T204924Z
CREATED:20251211T204838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T204924Z
UID:5125-1757516400-1757520000@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Almudena Chaves Perez\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Metabolic Reprogramming as a Therapeutic Strategy: Uncovering Vulnerabilities in Tissue Regeneration and Cancer.” Hosted by: Dr. Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/almudena-chaves-perez-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T160000
DTSTAMP:20251211T205806Z
CREATED:20251211T205806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T205806Z
UID:5132-1761750000-1761753600@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Eunhee Choi\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Mechanisms and Therapeutic Opportunities in Insulin Signaling.” Hosted by: Dr. Rebecca Haeusler
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/eunhee-choi-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251112T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251112T160000
DTSTAMP:20251211T210612Z
CREATED:20251211T210612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T210612Z
UID:5136-1762959600-1762963200@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Iliyan D. Iliev\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: ’Immunity\, Inflammation and cancer through the prism of the gut mycobiota.” Hosted by: Ivaylo Ivanov
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/iliyan-d-iliev-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251119T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251119T160000
DTSTAMP:20251211T211038Z
CREATED:20251211T211038Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T211038Z
UID:5140-1763564400-1763568000@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Kara G. Margolis\, MD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Afferent Serotonergic Signaling in Gut–Brain Health: Clinical Implications for Mood and Abdominal Pain.” Hosted by: Dr. Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/kara-g-margolis-md/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251203T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251203T160000
DTSTAMP:20251211T211332Z
CREATED:20251211T211332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251211T211332Z
UID:5145-1764774000-1764777600@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Rebecca Haeusler\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Liver transport in metabolism & disease: what goes in must get out.” Hosted by: Dr. Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/rebecca-haeusler-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260114T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260106T160830Z
CREATED:20260106T160830Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T160830Z
UID:5201-1768402800-1768406400@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Minah Kim\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title:  “Mechanisms of Vascular Dysfunction and Immune Regulation in the Liver”? Hosted by: DLDRC
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/minah-kim-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260121T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260121T160000
DTSTAMP:20260106T161534Z
CREATED:20260106T161301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T161534Z
UID:5204-1769007600-1769011200@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Greg Sonnenberg\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Innate immune determinants of intestinal physiology\, tolerance\, and inflammation.” Hosted by: Drs. Timothy Wang and Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/greg-sonnenberg-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260128T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260128T160000
DTSTAMP:20260211T014554Z
CREATED:20260211T014554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T014554Z
UID:5209-1769612400-1769616000@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Kate Cunningham (Rustgi Lab) & Daniel Garcia (Cruz-Acuña Lab)
DESCRIPTION:Kate Cunningham presented\, “Elucidating the role of p53 mutations in metastasis using precision genomic engineering.”\n\nDaniel Garcia presented\, “An engineered hydrogel reveals the impact of extracellular matrix and integrin αV interactions on Esophageal Adenocarcinoma.” Hosted by: Dr. Rebecca Haeusler
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/kate-cunningham-rustgi-lab-daniel-garcia-cruz-acuna-lab/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260211T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260211T160000
DTSTAMP:20260211T015123Z
CREATED:20260211T015123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T015123Z
UID:5214-1770822000-1770825600@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Omer Yilmaz\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Dietary Control of Stem Cells in Physiology and Disease.” Hosted by: Dr. Kelley Yan
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/omer-yilmaz-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260225T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260225T160000
DTSTAMP:20260211T020327Z
CREATED:20260211T020137Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260211T020327Z
UID:5218-1772031600-1772035200@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Xiaobo Wang\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: Hepatocyte–Macrophage–HSC Crosstalk in MASH Fibrosis\, Hosted by: Dr. Rebecca Haeusler
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/xiaobo-wang-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260304T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260304T160000
DTSTAMP:20260401T160446Z
CREATED:20260211T020708Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T160446Z
UID:5222-1772636400-1772640000@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Lu Han\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Persistence of the fetal splanchnic program in pancreatic cancer associated fibroblasts.”\, Hosted by: Dr. Kenneth Olive
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/lu-han-phd/
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260311T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260311T160000
DTSTAMP:20260401T160335Z
CREATED:20260211T021138Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T160335Z
UID:5226-1773241200-1773244800@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Barbara Rehermann\, M.D.
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Natural versus Laboratory World: Wild Mouse Microbiota Improve Host Fitness and Preclinical Models.” Hosted by: Dr. Nicholas Arpaia
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/barbara-rehermann-m-d/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Rehermann-Barbara_600x600.jpg
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260506T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260506T160000
DTSTAMP:20260401T160850Z
CREATED:20260401T160850Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260401T160850Z
UID:5259-1778079600-1778083200@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Holger Willenbring\, MD\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Title: “Tackling biliary diseases using cell plasticity and gene therapy.” Hosted by: Dr. Robert Schwabe
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/holger-willenbring-md-phd/
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Photo_Willenbring-scaled-e1775059719282.jpg
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260521T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260521T180000
DTSTAMP:20260413T145736Z
CREATED:20260409T161748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T145736Z
UID:5273-1779370200-1779386400@www.columbiadldrc.org
SUMMARY:Dr. Bernd Schnabl\, MD - 2026 CU-DLDRC Retreat
DESCRIPTION:The CU-DLDRC will be having their Annual 2026 Retreat on Thursday\, May 21st\, 2026 starting at 1:30pm in the School of Nursing\, Seventh Floor Auditorium. (560 W. 168th Street\, 7th Floor Auditorium\, New York\, NY 10032).\n\nThe Keynote Speaker is Dr. Bernd Schnabl\, MD\, Professor of Medicine\, Director of the San Diego Digestive Diseases Research Center\, University of California\, San Diego School of Medicine. His title of the talk is “When the gut talks the liver listens.”\n\nWe will be having faculty presentations; Pilot Awardee talks and a networking session.  There will be food\, beverage and refreshments.\n\nPlease SAVE-THE-DATE and mark your calendar.
URL:https://www.columbiadldrc.org/event/dr-bernd-schnabl-md-2026-cu-dldrc-retreat/
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