Dr. Kartik Chandran and Dr. Liise-anne Pirofski give 2024 Montefiore-Einstein Presidential Lecture

Einstein scientists Kartik Chandran, Ph.D., and Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., were the honored speakers at Einstein’s fifth Presidential Lecture.

Einstein scientists Kartik Chandran, Ph.D., and Liise-anne Pirofski, M.D., discussed their research advances on SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging viruses during the fifth Presidential Lecture, held Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Robbins Auditorium. The annual lecture series was established to spotlight the outstanding research conducted at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System.

This year’s honored speakers worked on two urgent missions during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic: Dr. Pirofski described her studies of convalescent plasma, which was taken from people who had recovered from the infection and was then transfused into hospitalized patients; Dr. Chandran described his group’s work with emerging viruses—including SARS-CoV-2—aimed at preparing for and responding to new epidemics and pandemics.

Pamela Stanley, Ph.D., professor of cell biology and chair of the faculty interactions committee that selected this year’s featured speakers, introduced Philip O. Ozuah, M.D., Ph.D., president and CEO of Montefiore Einstein, and Yaron Tomer, M.D., the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of Einstein and chief academic officer at Montefiore Einstein, who each delivered welcoming remarks.

Watch Kartik here and Dr. Pirofski here.

More details on the Montefiore-Einstein website.