The Crown Awards Gala

The Crown Awards is the annual fundraising event for Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S). The 2024 Crown Awards Gala will raise essential funds to invest in our mission and celebrate how our philanthropic partners, faculty, students, and staff are working together as we aspire to transform human health by driving discovery, advancing care, and educating leaders. Thanks to our partners’ support, we are continuing to build a thriving institution, setting national and global standards for advancing biomedical research, patient care, and education, while embracing the northern Manhattan neighborhoods that define our identity and shared values. We are exploring the latest frontiers in medicine from precision psychiatry and cancer genomics to new approaches in science and medicine like cell engineering and cell therapy.

This year’s Crown Award will be presented to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) and Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co-President, to honor their support in establishing the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Center for Precision Psychiatry & Mental Health at Columbia University.  This endeavor could not be more important for our local and national communities at this moment and will catalyze the scientific innovation and clinical implementation of precision medicine to advance the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illness.

For questions and further information, please contact us at CrownAwardsGala@columbia.edu or 212-342-3163.