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2017 Jan 31

Grad student honored for teaching, cancer patient program

Peter DelNero, a doctoral candidate in biomedical engineering who works in the lab of Cornell University associate Claudia Fischbach-Teschl, Ph.D, has received the 2017 K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. DelNero is one of eight graduate students nationwide to receive this prestigious award out of more than 250 nominees from 127 institutions. Read more

2017 Jan 30

Martin discusses ibrutinib-palbociclib combo in mantle cell lymphoma

Peter Martin, M.D., discusses the results of a trial testing the combination of ibrutinib and palbociclib for patients being treated for mantle cell lymphoma. Read more

2017 Jan 27

Jaffrey wins Abel Award

Dr. Samie Jaffrey, the Greenberg-Starr Professor and a professor of pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received the 2017 John J. Abel Award in Pharmacology from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. Read more

2017 Jan 27

Cantley elected as board chair of Hope Funds

Meyer director Lewis Cantley, Ph.D., was recently elected as Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Hope Funds for Cancer Research, a charity dedicated to advancing innovative research for the most difficult-to-treat cancers. Read more

2017 Jan 27

Stopping gliomas in their tracks

Drugs currently used to treat myeloproliferative disorders may help halt brain cancer before it becomes incurable. Read more

Moonsoo Jin, Ph.D., has developed a way to track CAR-T cells in the body using a radiotracer

2017 Jan 27

GPS for CAR-T

Moonsoo M. Jin, Ph.D., and colleagues at the Molecular Imaging Innovations Institute, have developed a method to map infused T cells throughout the body, which could improve the safety and efficacy of immunotherapy. Read more

2017 Jan 25

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Heather Yeo

Heather Yeo, M.D., is a featured faculty member in the #WeAreWCM campaign. Read more

2017 Jan 25

A prostate cancer that sidesteps therapy

Feature about the work of Himisha Beltran, M.D., to uncover the evolution of aggressive forms of prostate cancer. Read more

2017 Jan 18

Cantley named as NCI Outstanding Investigator

Meyer director Lewis Cantley will receive $4.2 million over 7 years to continue his research into PI3K and cancer metabolism. Read more

2017 Jan 17

Ofatumumab improves overall response in Waldenström macroglobulinemia

A study by Richard Furman, M.D., found that ofatumumab may be a non-chemotherapeutic option for patients with Waldenström macroglobulinemia. Read more

Innovation from Weill Cornell Medicine scientists + the best medical care from NewYork-Presbyterian doctors puts Meyer Cancer Center first in NYC cancer care.

2017 Jan 17

My visit to the medical Holodeck

Feature about the use of virtual reality for cancer research at Weill Cornell Medicine. Read more

2017 Jan 13

Anti-science culture is growing, say Nobel Laureates

Harold Varmus, M.D., warned against the "anti-science movement" during a visit to India for the Nobel Prize Series. Read more

2017 Jan 12

Exploring epigenetic therapy for aggressive prostate cancer

With the help of a 2016 Lori Milken–PCF Young Investigator Award from the Prostate Cancer Foundation, Loredana Puca, Ph.D., is studying the genomic characteristics of neuroendocrine prostate cancer and whether it might be possible to develop an epigenetic therapy to treat it. Read more

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2017 Jan 11

Weill/NYP support updated HPV vaccine recommendations

NewYork-Presbyterian, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine are among the nation’s top healthcare institutions in supporting revised vaccination guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the human papillomavirus (HPV). Read more

Lewis Cantley, Ph.D., and Kristy Richards, M.D., Ph.D. are collaborating to combat cancer at Cornell and Weill Cornell Medicine

2017 Jan 09

'Radical collaboration' sets its sights on cancer treatment

Lewis C. Cantley, Ph.D., and Kristy Richards, Ph.D., M.D. are collaborating to revamp the ways cancer drugs can be researched, tested and approved. Read more

2017 Jan 05

Tailored organoid may help unravel immune response mystery

An Ithaca-NYC team has developed a modular immune organoid that can replicate the anatomical structures found within lymph nodes to mimic the early stages of a germinal center, where B cell differentiation and initiation of immunological responses take place during infection. Read more

2017 Jan 05

News

Grad student honored for teaching, cancer patient program

Martin discusses ibrutinib-palbociclib combo in mantle cell lymphoma

Jaffrey wins Abel Award

Cantley elected as board chair of Hope Funds

Stopping gliomas in their tracks

GPS for CAR-T

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine: Dr. Heather Yeo

A prostate cancer that sidesteps therapy

Cantley named as NCI Outstanding Investigator

Ofatumumab improves overall response in Waldenström macroglobulinemia

My visit to the medical Holodeck

Anti-science culture is growing, say Nobel Laureates

Exploring epigenetic therapy for aggressive prostate cancer

Weill/NYP support updated HPV vaccine recommendations

'Radical collaboration' sets its sights on cancer treatment

Tailored organoid may help unravel immune response mystery

When should you be screened? Important cancer tests you shouldn't miss

Copper toned research trial offers new hope in finding a cure for cancer

Softening of tumor tissue could aid in cancer drug delivery

Incidence of metastatic prostate cancer in older men increases following drop in PSA screening

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