Columbia University

Contact PI Organization
Columbia University Health Sciences

Mission Statement
The mission of the Irving Institute for Clinical and Translational Research is to advance discoveries, knowledge, and innovation to improve human health across the lifespan for diverse populations in upper Manhattan and around the world. By mobilizing and connecting Columbia University’s researchers, we aim to create a seamless integration of community and academic partnerships. Our commitment to train a multi-faceted workforce, provide vital resources to researchers, and improve the efficiency of research processes, promotes the collaborative team science framework needed to translate research discoveries into effective interventions that address current and future health concerns. We provide over 70 different services and programs focused on education and training, seed funding, bioinformatics, biostatistics, clinical research, lifespan research and special populations, regulatory knowledge and bioethics, an off-site community facility and health informatics websites.

Website
https://www.irvinginstitute.columbia.edu/


UL1

UL1 Director

Muredach Reilly

UL1 Administrator

Helena Rincon
Associate Director for Finance and Administration
Columbia University Health Sciences

Michelle McClave
Associate Director for Programs and Communication
Columbia University Health Sciences


Education

KL2 Director

Daichi Shimbo
Columbia University Health Sciences

KL2 Administrator

Helena Rincon
Associate Director for Finance and Administration
Columbia University Health Sciences

TL1 Administrator

Helena Rincon
Associate Director for Finance and Administration
Columbia University Health Sciences


Communications

Communications Representative

Mary Purcell
Communications and Events Manager
Columbia University Health Sciences


Enterprise Committees

Methods and Processes Voting Member

Harold Pincus
Professor and Vice Chair Psychiatry, Co-Director Irving Institute/CTSA
Columbia University Health Sciences

Workforce Development Voting Member

Daichi Shimbo
Columbia University Health Sciences

Informatics Voting Member

Chunhua Weng

Collaboration and Engagement Voting Member

Alejandra Aguirre
Senior Program Manager
Columbia University Health Sciences


Common Metrics

Primary CM Contact

Zainab Abedin
Columbia University Health Sciences

Additional CM Contacts

Harold Pincus
Professor and Vice Chair Psychiatry, Co-Director Irving Institute/CTSA
Columbia University Health Sciences


  • Lifespan
  • Bioethics
  • bioinformatics
  • Pilot Funding
  • Community Engagement
  • COVID-19
  • Biostatistics
  • clinical research
  • Trial Innovation Network
  • precision medicine
  • special populations
  • biospecimen
  • N3C

Page Administrators

Michelle McClave
Associate Director for Programs and Communication
Columbia University Health Sciences

Helena Rincon
Associate Director for Finance and Administration
Columbia University Health Sciences

Mary Purcell
Communications and Events Manager
Columbia University Health Sciences