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Marcin Imielinski, M.D., Ph.D.
2017 Feb 23

New type of genetic mutation identified in cancer

A study by Marcin Imielinski, M.D., Ph.D., illuminates a possible new type of driver of cancer: small (one-50 letter) insertions or deletions of DNA sequence, also called “indels,” in regions of the genome that do not code for proteins. Read more
Onyinye Balogun, M.D.
2017 Feb 17

Contributing to an international cancer corps

A team of radiologists, oncologists, surgeons and other physicians are partnering with the International Cancer Expert Corps (ICEC) to create a Weill Cornell Medicine hub of global outreach for cancer care. Read more
Karim J. Halazun, M.D.
2017 Feb 15

New score predicts liver cancer after transplant

The MORAL score for hepatocellular carcinoma is highly predictive of recurrence-free survival and can accurately identify patients who should not undergo liver transplant with a living donor, according to Karim J. Halazun, M.D. Read more
Peter DelNero
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
Samie Jaffrey , M.D., Ph.D.
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
Dr Lewis Cantley
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
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

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