KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Rachel T. Moresky, MD, MPH, FACEP
|
Dr. Rachel T. Moresky is the Interim Director of the Program on Forced Migration and Health and an Associate Professor in the Departments of Population and Family Health and Emergency Medicine at Columbia University. She also holds an honorary appointment at the University of Rwanda College of Medicine and Health Sciences. With more than two decades of transdisciplinary experience blending engineering, emergency medicine, public health, and disaster mitigation and response related to extreme climate events, Dr. Moresky focuses on advancing locally driven strategies to strengthen health systems in resource-limited settings. In 2004, Dr. Moresky established sidHARTe – the Strengthening Emergency Systems Program, which collaborates with governments and local institutions to integrate rural emergency and primary health care across Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. Through cascading capacity building, task-sharing among rural health workers, and implementation research, sidHARTe develops complex adaptive health systems designed to serve the most marginalized populations. Dr. Moresky also founded the Columbia University Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship twenty years ago, cultivating emergency physicians who specialize in global and humanitarian public health. Alumni of the program now hold leadership roles across organizations such as the WHO, IRC, MSF, CDC, and various Ministries of Health.
|
Norman J. Kleiman, PhD, MS
|
Dr. Norman J. Kleiman is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, where he teaches, conducts research, and serves in various leadership roles. Dr. Kleiman’s training, expertise, and research interests focus on the adverse human health effects of exposure to environmental hazards, particularly ionizing and ultraviolet radiation. His research is particularly focused on assessing exposure markers in individuals exposed occupationally, environmentally, and/or accidentally, while also pursuing a more fundamental goal: understanding the molecular mechanisms and pathways that arise from these insults. His research interests combine environmental health science, ophthalmology, and radiation biology, and he is particularly recognized for his expertise in assessing ocular health in human and animal models. His research has helped inform and guide significant changes in recommended human ocular ionizing radiation exposure thresholds. His current research interests in far-UVC focus on assessing eye safety in humans and experimental animals, as well as examining the efficacy of far-UVC in preventing airborne virus transmission in animal models. He has published more than 60 papers and has received funding from the NIH, NASA, CDC, BARDA, DARPA, and various foundations. Dr. Kleiman received his PhD in molecular biology from Vanderbilt University and completed his postdoctoral and early career training in the Department of Ophthalmology at the Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons.
|
