Congratulations to Emily Wasserman, M.D. on being selected as the recipient of the 2022-23 Children’s Health Investigator Fund, co-funded by the Department of Pediatrics and the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children's Health. The funding will support Dr. Wasserman’s efforts in studying MISC/SARS-CoV-2 infections under the Department of Pediatrics Young Investigator Award.
Under the mentorship of Virginia Pascual, M.D., Director of the Drukier Institute, Dr. Wasserman and immunology experts at Weill Cornell Medicine will study a rare, but severe, SARS-CoV-2 related illness in children called multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). The project is part of a national, multi-institutional collaboration led by Dr. Pascual. Using biological specimens and clinical data from over 200 children, Dr. Wasserman and the team hope to reveal the abnormal immune responses underlying MIS-C. The study offers an unparalleled opportunity to unravel the mystery behind this enigmatic illness and the pediatric response to SARS-CoV2 infection.