At the luncheon honoring the family of Joachim Silbermann (seated) are (from left) Dr. Maria Febbraio, assistant professor of cell biology in medicine; granddaughter Karen Silbermann; Dr. Pamela Meluh (MSKCC); Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of Weill Cornell Medical College; grandson Matthew Silbermann; wife, Rosanne Silbermann; Dr. Mark Lachs, Mr. Silbermann's personal physician; daughter-in-law Julie Silbermann; and son Steven Silbermann.
At a luncheon held on Sept. 24, the Joachim Silbermann family was honored for their support of the Medical Center and their recent gift to the Children's Movement Disorders Center at Weill Cornell Medical College. In attendance were Joachim Silbermann and his wife, Rosanne; members of the Silbermann family; Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College; Dr. Herbert Pardes, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; and members of the faculty and staff of NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center.
The Children's Movement Disorders Center is dedicated to enhancing research into the understanding of movement disorders in young patients and improving the clinical care of children with these disorders by developing more effective therapies and providing education and training for medical staff and students. The Silbermann family's gift honors Dr. Gotto, who is professor of medicine as well as dean of the Medical College.
Dr. Gotto and Dr. Pardes thanked the Silbermann Family for their generous support for programs at the Medical Center, which has included gifts in support of the Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory and a research grant in vascular biology held by Dr. Maria Febbraio, assistant professor of cell biology in medicine. The Silbermann Family has also supported research at the Sloan-Kettering Institute in the laboratory directed by Dr. Pamela Meluh, whose investigations focus on the mechanism and regulation of mitosis. Dr. Meluh is assistant professor of molecular biology at the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.