Ushma S. Neill

New York

Editor at Large at The Journal of Clinical Investigation

PhD Scientist, mother, instigator. Views & opinions are my own.

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Ending one conversation, starting another

1 month ago | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

With this entry, the Conversations with Giants in Medicine series comes to a close. The JCI is heading in a new direction with its video content, and I too will be heading in a different career direction that makes it hard to continue the series with the same care. As is often noted, “All good things must come to an end.” To watch a supercut of the last question I asked each subject, “What other vocation could have kept you as motivated?” see the JCI website at https://www.jci.org/videos/cgms.
A conversation with Zhijian (James) Chen

Jan 2, 2025 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Zhijian (James) Chen (University of Texas Southwestern and HHMI) has had a storied research career focused on the molecular mechanisms of innate immunity, the body’s immediate response to pathogens. For his discovery of the cGAS enzyme that senses foreign and self-DNA, Chen was awarded the 2024 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award. Hear more from Chen (Figure 1) on the JCI’s website: https://www.jci.org/videos/cgms. Figure 1Zhijian James Chen on September 26, 2024 in NYC.
Conversations with JCI editors in chief

Oct 15, 2024 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the JCI, the living editors in chief of the Journal of Clinical Investigation (Table 1) were asked to reflect on their time as editors and their favorite memories. The full video is available on the JCI website at https://www.jci.org/videos/cgms, and the unedited entirety of the editors answering each question is available on the JCI YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@jclininvest.
A conversation with Stanley Prusiner

Jul 15, 2024 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Conversations with Giants in MedicineOpen Access | 10.1172/JCI183743 Published inVolume 134, Issue 14onJuly 15, 2024J Clin Invest. 2024;134(14):e183743. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI183743. © 2024 NeillThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
A conversation with Elias Zerhouni

Apr 1, 2024 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Conversations with Giants in MedicineOpen Access | 10.1172/JCI180284 Published inVolume 134, Issue 7onApril 1, 2024J Clin Invest. 2024;134(7):e180284. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI180284. © 2024 NeillThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
A conversation with Olufunmilayo Olopade

Jan 16, 2024 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Conversations with Giants in MedicineOpen Access | 10.1172/JCI178495 Published inVolume 134, Issue 2onJanuary 16, 2024J Clin Invest. 2024;134(2):e178495. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI178495. © 2024 NeillThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
A conversation with Peter Hotez

Nov 1, 2023 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Conversations with Giants in MedicineOpen Access | 10.1172/JCI176284 Published inVolume 133, Issue 21onNovember 1, 2023J Clin Invest. 2023;133(21):e176284. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI176284. © 2023 NeillThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
JCI - Welcome

Oct 31, 2023 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

A committed champion of vaccines and vaccine diplomacy, Dr. Peter Hotez is the Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine and Professor of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology at the Baylor College of Medicine. As codirector of the Texas Children’s Hospital Center for Vaccine Development, Hotez has led the development and clinical trials of low-cost vaccines for hookworm infection, schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, Chagas disease, and various coronaviruses.
A conversation with Elizabeth Jaffee

Jul 3, 2023 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Elizabeth Jaffee, the Johns Hopkins–based oncologist and immunologist, led the clinical development of a first-gen cancer vaccine for pancreatic cancer and continues to use innovative approaches to identify the complex signaling pathways in tumor cells, the microenvironment, and the immune system toward the generation of cancer immunotherapies.
A conversation with Katherine High

Apr 17, 2023 | jci.org | Ushma S. Neill

Physician-scientist and gene therapy pioneer, Dr. Katherine High, had a long career as an academic hematologist studying hemophilias and gene therapy vectors, before moving into industry. In both realms, High (Figure 1) played a massive role in bringing forward the first FDA-approved gene therapy. To hear more about isolating and cloning genes before PCR and whether she has a future in politics, see the full interview on www.jci.org/videos/cgms. JCI: What were you like as a child?