The White House recognized Elizabeth Gross Cohn ’09NRS as one of nine “champions of change” who are using precision medicine to transform the way we treat disease. Cohn is an associate professor of nursing and public health at Adelphi University, where she also directs the Center for Health Innovation; additionally, she is an adjunct professor in Columbia’s School of Nursing. Cohn’s research focuses on the ethical and social issues surrounding precision medicine, and the ways scientists can better interact with the communities they serve. The “champions of change” honors follow the launch earlier this year of the president’s Precision Medicine Initiative, which promotes ground-breaking biomedical research.
