Our Mission

The mission of the Association includes the following objectives:

  • to advocate for its members as a representative body for the benefit of Columbia University and community at large;

  • to foster intellectual and professional interaction among its members;

  • to provide a support network and promote the career and leadership advancement of its members at Columbia University;

  • to promote academic and cultural exchange between Columbia University and other institutions and organizations domestically and internationally.

Our Bylaws

Executive Officers

  • Anil Lalwani, President (2025.01-2026.07); President-Elect (2023.01-2024.12)

    Professor of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery; Associate Dean for Student Research at the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons (VP&S) and Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • Ying Wei, President (2026.08-2028.12); President-Elect (2025.01-2026.07)

    Professor of Biostatistics, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • Yiping Han, Immediate Past President (2025.01-2026.12); President (2023.01-2024.12); President-Elect (2021.03-2022.12)

    Professor of Microbial Sciences (in Dental Medicine and Microbiology and Immunology, Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medical Sciences in Medicine)

  • Sachin Agarwal, Secretary/Treasurer (2025.01-2026.12)

    Associate Professor of Neurology Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • Tian Zheng, Communication Officer (2025.01-2026.12)

    Professor of Statistics, Department Chair; Arts and Sciences. Deputy Director, NSF STC Learning the Earth with AI and Physics (LEAP)

Members at Large

  • Shunichi (Nick) Homma (2024.01-2026.12)

    Deputy Chief of Cardiology Division; Director of Noninvasive CV Imaging; Margaret Milliken Hatch Professor of Medicine (in Biomedical Engineering) at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • Sheena Iyengar (2024.01-2026.12)

    S. T. Lee Professor of Business

  • Qin Gao (2025.01-2027.12)

    Professor of Social Policy and Social Work and Associate Dean for Doctoral Education at the Columbia University School of Social Work; Founding Director of the Columbia China Center for Social Policy

  • Shan Zha (2025.01-2027.12)

    James A. Wolff Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology & Cell Biology and Microbiology & Immunology

  • Merlin Chowkwanyun (2026.01-2028.12)

    Donald Gemson Assistant Professor of Sociomedical Sciences, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • Anette Wu (2026.01-2028.12)

    Associate Professor of Medical Sciences and Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Past Executive Committee Members

  • X. Edward Guo, Immediate Past President (2023.01-2024.12); Founding President (2021.03-2022.12)

    Stanley Dicker Professor of Biomedical Engineering; Professor of Medical Sciences (in Medicine); Chair, Department of Biomedical Engineering

  • Li Qiang (2021.03-2023.12)

    Associate Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology

  • Jianwen Que (2021.03-2023.12)

    Professor of Medicine in the Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases & Columbia Center for Human Development

  • Alissa Park (2021.03-2023.12)

    Lenfest Earth Institute Professor of Climate Change; Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering; Professor of Chemical Engineering; Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering; Director of the Lenfest Center for Sustainable Energy

  • Gloria Su (2021.01-2022.12)

    Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology

  • Xin Zhang, Communication Officer (2023.01-2025.12)

    Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Ophthalmic Science (in Ophthalmology and in Pathology and Cell Biology)

  • Sankar Ghosh (2022.01-2024.12)

    Chairman and Silverstein and Hutt Family Professor of Microbiology & Immunology