Mentor - Michael T. Yin, MD, MS
Thematic Areas: Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Adolescent Health, Ageing, Maternal and Child Health, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Biography
Michael T. Yin, MD, MS, is the Director of the Global and Population Health Track of Scholarly Projects and of the Global and Population Health focus of the MD/MS in Biomedical Sciences at Columbia University’s Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. He is Associate Professor of Medicine and Program Director for the Fellowship Training Program in Infectious Diseases at CUIMC. Dr. Yin is the Co-director of the Biobehavioral Core of the HIV Center for Clinical and Behavioral Studies at NYSPI and Deputy Director of the Wu Family China Center at CUIMC. His clinical work and research focus on optimization of HIV treatment and care. In particular, he is interested in prevention of metabolic complications associated with chronic inflammation and antiretroviral therapy throughout the lifespan, from children with perinatal HIV acquisition to older adults living with HIV. He is an active investigator in Women’s Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) and the AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG), and maintains research collaborations in South Africa, China, and Brazil.
Mentored Summer Research Projects in 2023
Alveolar Bone Loss and Periodontitis in Pre-Menopausal Women with and without HIV
Student: Yunbin (Leah) Kim (CDM)
Evaluating Clinician Responses to Treatment Failure in Patients Living with HIV in La Romana, Dominican Republic
Student: Nadia Goldberg (VP&S)
Gut Microbial Dysbiosis and Its Correlation with Long COVID and ME/CFS Symptoms Among Patients in New York
Student: Genesis (Ga Young) Seo (CDM)
Risk Factors for Low Trabecular Bone Volume among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
Student: Lauren Lowe (VP&S)
Outcome and Diagnosis of HIV-associated Pneumocystis Pneumonia
Student: Anne Berhe (VP&S)
Mentored Summer Research Projects in 2022
Mandibular Bone Microarchitecture Changes in Postmenopausal Women With and Without HIV
Student: Michael Levit (CDM)
Patient Satisfaction in Comprehensive Program for HIV/AIDS at La Clínica de Familia La Romana
Student: Oliver Piltch (VP&S)
Mentored Summer Research Projects in 2021
Body Impedance Analysis and Skinfold Measurements as Low-cost Alternatives to DXA for Monitoring Lipodystrophy in CLWH in South Africa
Student: Bryce Killingsworth (VP&S)
Evaluation of Quantitative Ultrasonography versus Dual X-ray Absorptiometry for Bone Status Monitoring in South African Children Living with HIV
Student: Jackson Roberts (VP&S)
Oral immune activation and alveolar bone loss in postmenopausal women and men living with HIV
Student: Isaac Donkor (CDM)
The Role of Oral Health in the Acquisition and Progression of SARS-CoV-2
Student: Rebecca Li (CDM)