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    Newsmakers of the Week                                                   JUNE 27, 2025     |  The Indian Eye 35

            Dr. Srinivas Mukkamala Makes History as AMA President

            WASHINGTON, DC:
                                                                                                                  inaugural address.
                                                                                                                      “We need physician leaders unit-
                   r.  Srinivas Mukkamala has                                                                     ed in purpose—and the AMA’s voice
                   become  the  first  person  of
            DIndian origin  to be elected                                                                         has never been more necessary.”
                                                                                                                      The AMA also adopted new pol-
            President of the American Medical                                                                     icies under his leadership, including
            Association (AMA), marking a his-                                                                     better nutrition education to reduce
            toric moment in the organization’s                                                                    reliance on ultraprocessed foods.
            178-year history.                                                                                     Dr. Mukkamala’s lived experience
                A practicing otolaryngologist,
            Dr. Mukkamala took office in Chica-                                                                   and advocacy reinforce a renewed
                                                                                                                  commitment to equity and compas-
            go amid a personal battle with brain                                                                  sion in American healthcare.
            cancer. Diagnosed last year with an
            8-cm  tumor  in  his  temporal  lobe,
            he underwent surgery that removed                                                                             To read more about
            90% of it.
                This  experience  reaffirmed  his                                                                  Indian diaspora and Global Indians,
            dedication to improving America’s                                                                        log on to and follow our website
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            addressing inequities in access and   “Too  many  patients still  face   lays, and access,” he said during his

                           Tanya Mayadas

                    to Lead URMC’s New

                 Immunological Sciences

                                   Institute

            ROCHESTER, NY:

                   r. Tanya N. Mayadas has
                   been appointed Chair of the
            DDepartment of Microbiology
            and Immunology at the University of
            Rochester Medical Center (URMC)
            and the founding Director of its new
            Institute for Immunological Sciences,
            effective August 1, 2025.
                A UR alumna, Mayadas earned
            her PhD in Biochemistry at Roches-
            ter before moving to Harvard Med-
            ical  School,  where  she  served  as  a
            tenured professor and led pioneering
            research at Brigham and Women’s
            Hospital. Her return to Rochester
            signals a major investment in advanc-
            ing translational immunology.

            Her lab investigates immune cell activity during inflammation and au-
            toimmune diseases, especially glomerulonephritis, a leading cause

            of kidney failure. At URMC, she plans to expand research in immune
            regulation, host-pathogen interactions, and cancer immunology.

                The new Institute will bridge foundational science and clinical practice,
            fostering collaboration, innovation, and cross-disciplinary training. “URMC
            has the ideal environment to build a world-class immunology program,” Maya-
            das said, emphasizing both scientific excellence and human connection in her
            leadership vision.

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