A review article by Dr. Ronald Crystal, chairman of the Department of Genetic Medicine, and Dr. Timothy O'Connor, assistant research professor of genetic medicine, has been cited by www.ionchannels.org as the second most influential publication in the gene therapy field for the year 2006. Their article, "Genetic Medicines: Treatment Strategies for Hereditary Disorders" was published in Nature Reviews Genetics in April 2006.
Medical College alumnus Richard F. Daines has been chosen by Gov. Eliot Spitzer to be the new state health commissioner. Dr. Daines received his M.D. in 1978.
January 29, 2007
