Moraima Irizarry

Ms. Moraima Irizarry is a life-long resident of Washington Heights and is deeply rooted to its community in the highly diverse neighborhood in upper Manhattan that surrounds the Columbia University Irving Medical Center and represents the central part of its catchment area. Ms. Irizarry studied Laboratory Technology at CUNY Community College and is fully bilingual (English and Spanish). She worked as a Senior Research Worker and Lab Manager at the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Columbia University for 30 years and is now retired. Ms. Irizarry has long been involved in digestive diseases as a caregiver for relatives with pancreatitis, IBD and Crohn’s disease. As a Washington Heights resident for decades, she actively participates in community activities, including discussions on health awareness, screening and treatment plans for various health conditions. Through her previous experience, Ms. Irizarry is highly familiar with research grant applications, data interpretation, scientific publications and how research can impact health care and the lives of patients in our community.