This year, the Blavatnik Acceleration Fund at Columbia Engineering will support four teams researching bladder cancer, embryonic brain development, spontaneous preterm birth, and the basis of common language disorders. These awards are supported by the School’s Blavatnik Fund for Engineering Innovations in Health, made possible with the generous support from the Blavatnik Family Foundation, headed by Columbia Engineering alumnus Len Blavatnik MS’91.
Recipients of the Blavatnik Acceleration Fund Push the Boundaries in Medicine and Engineering
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