2015 Apr 02
Fish oil may reduce chemotherapy’s effectiveness
Dr. David Nanus comments on a report about the effects of fish oil on chemotherapy treatment. Read more
2015 Apr 01
Strategies for an Era of Tighter Research Budgets
Harold Varmus speaks to the Chronicle of Higher Education about budgetary challenges in academic research. Read more
2015 Apr 01
Weill research to be showcased at AACR 2015
More than 70 bench scientists, oncologists and computational biologists from Weill Cornell Medical College will present their work at AACR's annual meeting this month. Read more
2015 Apr 01
Fine-Combing the Cancer Transcriptome
Christopher Mason discusses cancer transcriptome analysis and the emerging area of “epitranscriptome” research. Read more
2015 Mar 27
Dr. Lewis Cantley Honored With the 2015 AACR Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) will honor Meyer director Lewis C. Cantley with the ninth annual Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship at its annual meeting. Read more
2015 Mar 25
Lewis Cantley wins prestigious international award
Meyer Cancer Center director Lewis Cantley will receive the 2015 Canada Gairdner International Award Read more
2015 Mar 25
Private donors step up to save medical research
Dean Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D., penned a guest piece for the Washington Post about the lasting impact of sharp cuts to federal funding for medical research. Read more
2015 Mar 24
Surgeon receives National Physician of the Year Award
Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi has been awarded the Castle Connolly 2015 National Physician of the Year Award for Clinical Excellence Read more
2015 Mar 23
Immunotherapy in genitourinary cancers
Mark A. Rubin, M.D., director of Weill Cornell's Institute for Precision Medicine, talks to Targeted Oncology about immunotherapy in the field of genitourinary cancers. Read more
2015 Mar 19
Cancer prevention grant provides boost for blood test research
Andrew Dannenberg, M.D, has received $250,000 to fund research into creating a blood test to detect fatty tissue inflammation in the breast. Read more
2015 Mar 16
Agents Targeted Against PSMA for Prostate Cancer
Scott T. Tagawa, M.D., speaks to Targeted Oncology about PSMA-targeting agents for the treatment of prostate cancer. Read more
2015 Mar 10
Inhibiting the PI3K Pathway
Meyer Cancer Center director Lewis Cantley speaks to Cancer Therapy Advisor about progress in developing and testing effective PI3K pathway inhibitors. Read more
2015 Mar 09
Keeping your hair in chemo
The Weill Cornell Breast Center and Tessa Cigler, M.D., are highlighted for their use of the innovative cold cap treatment to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy. Read more
2015 Mar 09
Researchers sequence genome of Classical Hodgkin's lymphoma cells
A team of researchers led by Ethel Cesarman has sequenced the genome of Classical Hodgkin lymphoma, illuminating exactly which proteins are altered in individual patients. Read more
2015 Mar 09
A Different Prescription: Seeking Progress in Women’s Cancers
Meyer Cancer Center director Lewis Cantley discusses progress and treatments for women's cancers. Read more
2015 Mar 05
DNA safeguard may be key in cancer treatment
Ithaca members Marcus Smolka and Haiyuan Yu have developed a new technique to understand the actions of key proteins required for cancer cells to proliferate. Read more
2015 Mar 05
Nobel Laureate Harold Varmus joins Meyer Cancer Center
Harold Varmus, director of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and co-winner of the Nobel Prize, will join Weill Cornell Medical College as the Lewis Thomas University Professor of Medicine, effective April 1 Read more
2015 Mar 04
Meyer Cancer Center welcomes renowned radiation oncologist Silvia Formenti
Silvia C. Formenti, M.D., will join the Meyer Cancer Center as Associate Director of Radiation Oncology. Read more
2015 Mar 03
Most commonly used treatment for prostate cancer is radiotherapy
New Meyer Cancer Center member Jim C. Hu analyzes treatment options for prostate cancer in this JAMA Oncology study. Read more
2015 Mar 02
Tackling tumors with both brain and brawn
The Meyer Cancer Center’s new associate director of translational research, Howard Fine, will be founding director of a new Brain Tumor Center. Read more
