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Advisory Board of the
Division of Mathematics
and Natural Sciences
October 29, 2013
In Person ConferenceCall
Queens College
Dr. Barry Zaret (Chair) Cardiology, Yale University
Dr. Eric Block SUNY Albany
Dr. Marc Dichter University of PA
Mr. Jose Murga Progenics Pharm. Corp
Mr. Philip Schaenman Systems Planning Corp
Dr. Penny Stern North Shore LIJ Hospital
Mr. Russell Artzt CA, Inc.
Dr. Robert Davidson Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai
Mr. David Fenster Bechtel Corp
Dr. Barry Gotlinsky Pall Corp
Mr. Phillip Harte US Geological Survey
Dr. Charles Hennekens Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Ken Pickar California Institute Technology
Mr. Allan Loren Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Dr. Howard Moskowitz i-Novation Corp
Dr. James Muyskens President Queens College
Dr. Elizabeth Hendrey Provost Queens College
Dr. Larry Liebovitch Dean Div. Math & Sci.
Dr. Matt Huenerfauth Assoc. Dean Div. Math & Sci.
Mr. William Keller VP Finance
Ms. Laurie Dorf AVP Institutional Advancement
Mr. Bruce Jones Dir. Entrepreneurship Center
Ms. Yassmin Simmonds Undergraduate Student
Ms. Lauren Blachorsky Undergraduate Student
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Advisory Board of the
Division of Mathematics
and Natural Sciences
October 29, 2013
Agenda
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Four Divisions• Art and Humanities• Education• Mathematics and Natural Sciences• Social Sciences
Division of Mathematics and Natural Sciences• Biology• Chemistry & Biochemistry• Computer Science• Earth & Environmental Sciences• Family, Nutrition, & Exercise Science• Mathematics• Physics• Psychology
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Advisory Board
Self-Introductions
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Advisory Board Self-Introductions
In Person Conference Call
Dr. Barry Zaret (Chair) Cardiology, Yale University
Dr. Eric Block SUNY Albany
Dr. Marc Dichter University of PA
Mr. Jose Murga Progenics Pharm. Corp
Mr. Philip Schaenman Systems Planning Corp
Dr. Penny Stern North Shore LIJ Hospital
Mr. Russell Artzt CA, Inc.
Dr. Robert Davidson Cardiology, Cedars-Sinai
Mr. David Fenster Bechtel Corp
Dr. Barry Gotlinsky Pall Corp
Mr. Phillip Harte US Geological Survey
Dr. Charles Hennekens Florida Atlantic University
Dr. Ken Pickar California Institute Technology
Mr. Allan Loren Dun & Bradstreet Corp
Dr. Howard Moskowitz i-Novation Corp
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Updates about
Queens College,
Division of Mathematics
and Natural Sciences
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Queens College
US News & World Report Ranking: Regional Universities (North)• Queens College, CUNY: 43• City College of New York, CUNY: 43• (Baruch College: 22, Hunter College: 48, Brooklyn College: 69)
Washington Monthly Magazine: New York Times, October 27, 2013• Best Bang for the Buck, Master’s Universities: Queens College: 1• Best Bang for the Buck, All Schools: Queens College: 2
Transition Period:• July 1, 2014 (?) New Chancellor of the City University of New York• Dec. 31, 2013 President Muyskens leaves as President of Queens College• Jan. 1, 2014 Evangelos Gizis Interim President of Queens College• July 1, 2014 (?) New President of Queens College
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Division Update
Brand New Division Brochure “Discover Science”• 1.5 years and a team of 20 people
Strategic Plan for the Division• 4 Interdisciplinary Clusters (p. 21 of “Discover Science” brochure)• Neuroscience, Photonics, Scientific Computation, Urban Ecosystems
New Hires• Fall 2013: Biology (1*), EES (3), FNES (1), Math (1), Physics (1), Psychology
(1)• Fall 2014: Computer Science (1), Math (1), Psychology (1)
New Scholarships• Revised Kenneth Kupferberg Memorial Scholarship• New Pre-Medical Student Scholarships
Pre-Health Professions Program• Added part-time advisor for pre-Dental students• New MD – premed student Mentoring Program
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Dean’s Update
• Addresses intractable social
conflict from the new vantage
point of dynamical systems.
• Authored by leading
researchers in the field with
different relevant backgrounds.
• Addresses a broad audience of
researchers in the natural
sciences and humanities.
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Goals of the Advisory Board
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Goals
• What are the GOALS of the Advisory Board?
• What do we want to ACCOMPLISH?
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Alumni Academy
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Alumni Academy
Talented and accomplished alumni - in all fields - teach specially designed
mini-courses to undergraduates at QC.• Separate from, but enhancements, to the established curriculum• Given during breaks in the Fall, Spring regular schedule:
winter (January)
summer
weekend
Examples• Dr. Marc Dichter: The Neurobiology of Disease• Mr. Philip Schaenman: Communication Skills
Benefit• Students - new courses• College - high profile teachers• Alumni – interact with students, give back to the College
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Review of the Department of Family,
Nutrition, and Exercise Sciences
FNES
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FNES
Self-Study• Replacement/new faculty: Dietetics (1), Exercise Science (3)• Renovated space• Suspend program: food service management• Increased faculty release time from teaching• New staff, lab technicians, equipment
Consultant Report• Carole Dichter, D.Sc., R.D.: CRD Nutrition LLC• Carl M. Maresh, Ph.D., Dept. Kinesiology, University of Connecticut• “An investment should definitely be made to strengthen and grow the FNES department.
It offers an opportunity to make Queens College a leader in the field of applied health
research.”• Replacement/new faculty: Dietetics (1), Upper Level Nutrition Courses, Exercise Science
(3)• Suspend programs: food service management, textiles?• Wellness Center 16
FNES
Dean’s Belief:• All these replacement/new resources for FNES all fully justified.
College’s Fiscal Reality:• This year, there will be a TOTAL of 3 faculty hires for all 8 departments in the
Division.• FNES needs 5 faculty hires + new staff hires, basically immediately.• Each of the 8 Departments in the Division has similar, fully justified, claims for
hires, based on their individual and separate self-studies.
Dean’s Dilemma:• How do we prioritize needs between Departments?
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Student Presentations
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Student Presentations
Yassmin SimmondsUndergraduate Student at Queens College: Pre-Medical Studies
Service: Pre-Med Mentoring Program
Lauren BlachorskyUndergraduate Student at Queens College: Psychology
Research: Inflammation in the hippocampus after mold exposure.
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CAREERS IN HEALTH ALUMNI MENTORING PROGRAM(CHAMP)
By: Yassmin Simmonds
Division of Math and Natural Science at Queens College
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CHAMP: Goals
Support Students in
their Professional
Goals
Create opportunities for students to be mentored by
Queens College Alumni
Help students develop a
professional network
Aid students in becoming
competitive applicants to Professional
schools
GOALS
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CHAMP: The Beginning
YEAR 1. Launched in
2011QC-AMP
50+ Students matched with an Alumnus
Medical Professional of Queens College
PROGRAM STRUCTURE: A) 1 year mentor relationship. B) 1:1 or 1:2
C) Mentors and Mentees meet once a month. D) Students write reflections about their progress
in the program.
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CHAMP: Year 2
Year 22012-2013
20 students matched with 17 QC Alumni
Program Structure and
goals remained the
same
NEW: “Professionals on Campus” Series
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Professionals on Campus
Doctor Panel Series Students who were not
part of the program would have an opportunity to ask Alumni Medical Professionals questions about their careers.
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Feedback and Reflections
The students have greatly benefited from the program and have described their mentors as “warm, dedicated, wise, passionate, caring, informative, talented, and selfless”
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CHAMP: Looking Forward. YEAR 3
Year 32013-2014 Re-vamp Program
Structure:Multi-year program
Change name:
CHAMP
Goal: successfully Match 50+ students with
mentors
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CHAMP: The importance of mentoring
With a more longitudinal structure, we hope to use the program as a way to get some statistics about students that graduate from Queens College and matriculate into professional school directly following their undergraduate career.
Looking forward, we hope to expand the program to include small internships for students.
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Inflammation in the Mouse Hippocampus Following Mold Exposure
Lauren BlachorskyDr. Carolyn Pytte
Department of Psychology, Queens College CUNY
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• Exposure to mold is a significant problem in the United States.
• People who live/work in moldy buildings often complain of cognitive problems
• Our goal is to determine the neural basis of cognitive impairment following exposure to mold.
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Cells expressing IL-1 beta: a pro-inflammatory signaling molecule 20x 60x
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Control Mold Complete Casing Mold spore
Mold spores increase inflammation
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VEH EX IN0
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Control Mold Complete Casing Mold spore
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Mold spores decrease neurogenesis: seen with 2 different markers of new neurons
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• Blachorsky,L., Page, K., Manes, G., Harding, C.F., Pytte. C. (2013) Repeated Exposure to Environmental Mold Increases Cytokine Interleukin-1β Expression in the Mouse Hippocampus. Poster to be presented at the Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Nov 9-13, San Diego, CA; and at the Faculty for Undergraduate Neuroscience (F.U.N.) Poster Session, San Diego, CA.
– Received a travel award for this presentation • Blachorsky, L., Page-Soto, K., Stalbow, D., Leibowitz, S., Normand, E., Korman, J., Manes, G.,
Morris, D., Harding, C., Pytte, C. (2013, April) Mold Exposure and Subsequent Inflammation in the Hippocampus. Poster presented at the annual Northeast Regional Honors Council, Philadelphia, PA.
• Blachorsky, L., Page-Soto, K., Stalbow, D., Leibowitz, S., Normand, E., Korman, J., Manes, G., Morris, D., Harding, C., Pytte, C. (2013) Inflammation in the Mouse Hippocampus Following Mold Exposure. Poster presented at the annual Sigma Xi Undergraduate Research Poster Session, Flushing, NY (March) and presented at NEURON, Hamden, CT. (April)
• Blachorsky, L., Page-Soto, K., Harding, C., Pytte, C. (2012, October) Inflammation in the
Mouse Hippocampus Following Mold Exposure. Poster presented at the Undergraduate Research Day, Queens College, Flushing NY.
• Page-Soto, K, Blachorsky, L., Harding, C. Pytte, C. (2012, September). Mold-induced Expression of the Pro-inflammatory Cytokine Interleukin-1beta in the Mouse Hippocampus. Presentation presented at the annual Neuropsychology Research Day, Flushing NY.
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Thanks!
We very much appreciate that you have
contributed your vaulable time that helps us
and most importantly helps our students here
at Queens College.
Division Advisory Board
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