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Selected stories about Indian diaspora from our website www.theindianeye.com

National Academy of ving Medical Center, New York City. Her work includes paradigm-shifting
research in developing the understanding of stillbirth, neonatal morbidity
and mortality, and labor management. She is driving improved outcomes
Medicine Elects 5 New Indian • Avindra Nath, MD : Avindra is the chief of Section of Infections of the Ner-
for pregnant people and their children.
American Members vous System and clinical director, at the National Institute of Neurological
Disorders and Stroke at NIH. His research focuses on studying emerging
and persistent infections of the nervous system and developing treatments
for retroviruses, Ebola, Zika, COVID-19 and others.

DR. RONNIE CHATTERJI
OpenAI appoints as its First

Chief Economist

he National Academy of Medicine (NAM) recently announced the elec-
tion of 5 Indian Americans to this prestigious academy. These 5 Indi-
Tan Americans namely, Nina Bhardwaj, Reshma Jagsi, Monika Kumari
Goyal, Uma M. Reddy, and Avindra Nath are part of 90 regular members and
10 international members elected during its annual meeting.
The election to NAM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields
of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated
outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service. The newly
elected members bring NAM’s total membership to more than 2,400, which
includes nearly 200 international members.
Commenting on the occasion, NAM President Victor J. Dzau said, “Their
expertise will be necessary to support NAM’s work to address the pressing penAI, an American Artificial Intelligence research company recently
health and scientific challenges we face today. It is my privilege to welcome announced the appointment of Dr. Aaron “Ronnie” Chatterji, Duke
these esteemed individuals to the National Academy of Medicine.” OUniversity professor of business and public policy and former White
Established originally as the Institute of Medicine in 1970 by the National
Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine addresses critical House CHIPS coordinator, as OpenAI’s first Chief Economist.
In this new role, Dr. Chatterji will lead research into how AI will influence
issues in health, science, medicine, and related policy and inspires positive economic growth and job creation; including the global economic impacts of
actions across sectors. building AI infrastructure, insights on longer-term labor market trends, and
Brief details of the newly elected 5 Indian Americans as regular members of NAM are: how to help the current and future workforce harness the benefits of this tech-
• Nina Bhardwaj, MD, PhD : Nina holds the Waldman Chair in Cancer Re- nology.
search and is a professor of medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount “My career has focused on studying how innovation and entrepreneur-
Sinai, New York City. She has pioneered the discovery and function of hu- ship shape our economy and society, and I am excited to apply my skills to
man dendritic cell subsets, essential for the approval of a cell-based vaccine support OpenAI’s mission to ensure that the benefits of artificial intelligence
for cancer.
• Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil : Reshma is Lawrence W. Davis Professor and are widely distributed. I look forward to contributing to research that helps in-
form how we transition to an AI-driven economy,” said Dr. Ronnie Chatterji.
chair, department of radiation oncology, Emory University School of Med- Dr. Chatterji is currently the Mark Burgess & Lisa Benson-Burgess Dis-
icine, Atlanta. Her pioneering work includes empirical research that has tinguished Professor of Business and Public Policy at Duke University. He
identified targetable drivers of disparities in cancer outcomes, particularly served as the Biden White House’s CHIPS coordinator, overseeing the exe-
for women.
• Monika Kumari Goyal, MD, MSCE : Monika is a professor of pediatrics cution of the $52 billion CHIPS and Science Act; as Acting Deputy Director
of the White House National Economic Council; and as the Chief Economist
and emergency medicine at George Washington University. She is a nation- of the US Department of Commerce.
al leader in research in pediatric firearm injury prevention. Her research Dr. Chatterji also served as a senior economist on President Obama’s
focuses on the impact of firearm violence on child health and is a leading Council of Economic Advisers and multiple statewide advisory commissions
pediatric equity scientist.
• Uma M. Reddy, MD, MPH : Uma is a professor at Columbia University Ir- Continued on next page... >>

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