The mission of the TRAC is to pool the expertise and resources of an outstanding team of senior tuberculosis (TB) investigators at the three institutions in order to expand the number of investigators in the field of TB research and to promote innovative multidisciplinary TB research.
In February 2026, members of our NYC TRAC showcased their latest research at the 30th Annual Conference of the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - North America Region in Philadelphia. The research highlighted ongoing efforts to address critical challenges in TB care and prevention and spanned across clinical, epidemiological, and global health domains.
Our TRAC was well represented at the TRAC Annual Meeting, held February 23–24, 2026, at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The meeting provided a platform for early-stage investigators across the TRAC network to share cutting-edge research and foster collaboration in tuberculosis science.
Dr. Kayvan Zainabadi, Assistant Professor of Molecular Microbiology in Medicine at Weill Cornell, presented his work on the transcriptional regulation of the differentially detectable phenotype in Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Weill Cornell Medicine’s Center for Global Health, GHESKIO (Haiti), the Mérieux Foundation, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), and New York University co-hosted an event on September 22nd coinciding with the UN General Assembly, focused on the intersection of infectious and non-communicable diseases. Dr. Jarbas Barbosa, Director of PAHO, delivered the keynote address, and emphasized the urgent need for integrated health strategies to address both infectious agents and chronic conditions that increasingly affect the same populations.
