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2024 Mar 06

Cancer Grand Challenges Funding Awarded to Study Cancer Inequity

Weill Cornell Medicine is part of an international team that has been awarded funding of up to $25 million over five years by Cancer Grand Challenges to study the causes of cancer inequities. Cancer Grand Challenges is a... Read more

2024 Mar 04

Deciphering the Male Breast Cancer Genome

Male breast cancer has distinct alterations in the tumor genome that may suggest potential treatment targets, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. They have conducted the first whole genome... Read more

2024 Feb 29

Awards & Honors: February 2024

Dr. Kirk Deitsch , professor of microbiology and immunology, and Dr. Kyu Rhee , professor of microbiology and immunology and of medicine, were elected as fellows of the American Academy of Microbiology. The academy, the... Read more

gene signature non-small cell lung cancer

2024 Feb 23

Gene Signature May Predict Response to Immunotherapy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

A new study identified a set of 140 genes that may help predict enhanced disease-free survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of immunotherapy and low-dose radiation. The... Read more

2024 Feb 22

Less Invasive Early Lung Cancer Study Receives Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award

A Weill Cornell Medicine-led research team has been awarded a 2024 Top 10 Clinical Research Achievement Award from the Clinical Research Forum in recognition of an influential 2023 New England Journal of Medicine study on... Read more

ribbon drawing of the CLC-ec1 transporter

2024 Feb 15

Elusive Cell Membrane Transporter Gives Up Key Secrets

Structural rearrangements allow pH-dependent activation of CLC-e1. The video depicts the molecular movements of the CLC transporter from the inactive state to its two active conformations. The molecular workings of a family... Read more

2024 Feb 13

Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research Awarded to Pediatric Cancer Specialist at the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids)

NEW YORK (Feb. 13, 2024) — Dr. Sumit Gupta, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on vulnerable subpopulations of children with cancer, has been awarded the eighth annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s... Read more

2024 Feb 08

How One Type of Lung Cancer Can Transform into Another

Lung tumors called adenocarcinomas sometimes respond to initially effective treatments by transforming into a much more aggressive small cell lung cancer (SCLC) that spreads rapidly and has few options for treatment... Read more

2024 Feb 08

Breast Cancer Precision Care: A Family Affair

Video of Breast Cancer Precision Care: A Family Affair | Weill Cornell Medicine When Nila Charles was diagnosed with breast cancer, she was the mother of two young children, working long hours and caring for a family member... Read more

2024 Feb 01

NIH Grant Awarded for Innovative Study of Key Membrane Proteins

Dr. Alessio Accardi , professor of physiology and biophysics in anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $2.7 million grant by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part... Read more

2024 Jan 31

Awards & Honors: January 2024

Dr. Silvia C. Formenti , chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology and the Sandra and Edward Meyer Professor of Cancer Research, was elected as a fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. The... Read more

2024 Jan 29

Prestigious NIH Grant Explores Repetitive DNA Sequences and Cell Dysfunction

Dr. Jeannine Gerhardt, an assistant professor of stem cell biology in obstetrics and gynecology and in reproductive medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute... Read more

2024 Jan 25

Dr. David Lyden Wins Paget-Ewing Award from Metastasis Research Society

Dr. David Lyden , the Stavros S. Niarchos Professor in Pediatric Cardiology and a professor of pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been named the winner of the 2024 Paget-Ewing Award by the Metastasis Research Society... Read more

dopamine neuron senescence after COVID infection

2024 Jan 17

SARS-CoV-2 Can Infect Dopamine Neurons Causing Senescence

A new study reported that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID, can infect dopamine neurons in the brain and trigger senescence—when a cell loses the ability to grow and divide. The researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine... Read more

2024 Jan 16

Dr. Marcus D. Goncalves Inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation

Dr. Marcus D. Goncalves , the Ralph L. Nachman, M.D. Research Scholar and an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been elected as a member... Read more

2024 Jan 12

NIH Awards Education Grant for Weill Cornell Medicine’s First Post-Baccalaureate Research Program

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Weill Cornell Medicine a $1.8 million five-year grant to fund a new post-baccalaureate research education program that aims... Read more

2024 Jan 12

Stromal Cells May Help Predict Prostate Cancer Metastasis

Non-cancerous cells called stromal cells, which are found in and around prostate tumors, may be useful in assessing these tumors’ potential to spread, and may even be targets for future prostate cancer treatments, according... Read more

2024 Jan 11

Immunotherapy and Radiation Combo Shows Improved Outcomes for Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

A new study reported that patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with a combination of low-dose radiation and immunotherapy had higher progression-free survival compared to patients who received... Read more

2024 Jan 03

Weill Cornell Medicine Receives Grant for Blood Test to Diagnose Breast Cancer

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers received a $2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program to validate a new blood test for the early detection of breast cancer. Researchers are... Read more

2023 Dec 29

Awards & Honors: December 2023

Dr. James Bussel , professor emeritus of pediatrics, won the American Society of Hematology’s 2023 Henry M. Stratton Medal for clinical/translational science. The prize honors two senior investigators who have made... Read more