News

2019 Apr 19

Vaccine Prevents Growth of Colorectal Tumors Related to Lynch Syndrome in Mice

Steven Lipkin, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Leader of the Meyer Cancer Center's Cancer Genetics, Epigenetics, and Systems Biology Program, reported results of a cancer prevention vaccine at the American Association for Cancer Research... Read more

2019 Mar 21

High-Fructose Corn Syrup Promotes Colon Tumor Growth in Mice

Consuming the equivalent of one can of soda per day caused mice predisposed to colon cancer to develop larger tumors, according to a study by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators. The study ,... Read more

2019 Mar 07

Dr. Manuel Hidalgo Named Chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology

Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, a leading physician-scientist who specializes in pancreatic cancer and drug development, has been named Chief of the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology in the Weill Department of Medicine at... Read more

2019 Feb 27

Dr. Wendy Béguelin selected for American Association for Cancer Research's NextGen Star Program

Early-career scientist Wendy Béguelin, PhD, has been named a NextGen Star by the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). The AACR's NextGen Star Program provides an exciting opportunity to increase the visibility of... Read more

2019 Feb 19

Ekta Khurana Receives Irma T. Hirschl/Monique Weill-Caulier Scholar Award

Ekta Khurana, Ph.D. , recently received the Irma T. Hirschl/Monique Weill-Caulier Scholar Award for her project, Using Chromatin Conformation Changes at Single-cell Level to Identify Drivers of Treatment Resistance in... Read more

2019 Jan 29

Dr. Silvia Formenti Awarded Stand Up To Cancer Prize

Dr. Silvia Formenti, the Meyer Cancer Center's Associate Director of Radiation Oncology, and her collaborator Dr. Heather McArthur of Cedars Sinai have been awarded Stand Up To Cancer's 2019 Laura Ziskin Prize in... Read more

2019 Jan 16

Inside NewYork-Presbyterian Profile on Dr. Lisa Newman

I have many fond memories of watching the soap opera General Hospital with my mom after school. The character of Dr. Lesley Webber became a role model for me. She always seemed sharp, focused, and capable no matter how much... Read more

2019 Jan 04

MCC Prostate Cancer Investigators Awarded $1 Million to Study Optimal Use of Radioactive Drugs

This article first appeared on the WCM Newsroom . Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine, in collaboration with investigators at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute , have been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the U.S... Read more

Silvia Formenti, M.D., is pioneering the use of radiation for immunotherapy in cancer

2018 Dec 26

Drs. Formenti, Demaria, and Galluzzi Awarded Grants from the Department of Defense

The Department of Radiation Oncology has been awarded two grants from the Department of Defense's Breast Cancer Program to study the combination of radiotherapy and immunotherapy in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer. A... Read more

Jessica Tyler, epigenetics, genetics, chromatin, cancer

2018 Dec 26

Collaborative Cancer Research Projects Awarded Grants from Starr Cancer Consortium

The full article first appeared on the WCM Newsroom . Seven Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members leading multi-institutional research teams were awarded grants from The Starr Foundation's 12th Starr Cancer Consortium Grant... Read more

Gastrointestinal oncologist Allyson Ocean of the Meyer Cancer Center

2018 Dec 14

An Interventional Approach to Pancreatic Cancer

From the Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom: Video of An Interventional Approach to Pancreatic Cancer | Steve's Story | Weill Cornell Medicine Being diagnosed with advanced metastatic pancreatic cancer was a grim... Read more

2018 Nov 30

Dr. Lewis Cantley's Work on PI3K Signaling Published in NEJM

Lewis Cantley, Ph.D. and collaborators Marcus Goncalves, M.D., Ph.D. , and Benjamin Hopkins, Ph.D. recently published an article in the New England Journal of Medicine about their work on Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase (PI3K... Read more

Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, P01, MCL, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, B-cell cancers

2018 Nov 26

Weill Cornell Medicine Awarded $9 Million Prestigious Grant for Mantle Cell Lymphoma Research

This news story was originally published on the Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom . Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a five-year, $9 million Program Project Grant (P01) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to better... Read more

2018 Nov 16

Dr. Kristy Richards Featured in Nature Outlooks

Congratulations to Dr. Kristy Richards , whose work using a canine model to better understand targeted therapies for lymphoma was highlighted in the November 14, 2018 issue of Nature Outlooks. Read more

2018 Nov 15

Functional Genomics Initiative Names Pilot Grant Recipients

Two WCM investigators, Yariv Houvras, Ph.D. and Bishoy Faltas, M.D. each recently received a Rapid Response Pilot Grant from the Functional Genomics Initiative (FGI). A joint venture from the Englander Institute for... Read more

2018 Nov 12

2018 Collaborative Research Initiative Awardees Announced

Four interdisciplinary teams of physicians and scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine have been announced as recipients of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center's 2018 Collaborative Research Initiative grants. The awards... Read more

2018 Nov 08

New Pathway Created to Reduce Skin Cancer Risk

New research published this week in Science Signaling on mechanisms that control skin pigmentation reveal new pathways that could increase the pigmentation of skin and reduce the risk of skin cancer, the most common form of... Read more

2018 May 22

Dan Landau, M.D., Ph.D., Announced as Winner of 2018 Pershing Square Sohn Prize

Video of Dan Landau, MD, PhD - 2018 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Prize Winner Dan Landau, M.D., Ph.D., was one of the awardees of the 2018 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, which... Read more

David Nanus, M.D., discusses cancer drug prices

2018 Apr 09

David Nanus, M.D., Talks to OncLive on Managing Side Effects from Immunotherapy in RCC

Video of Dr. Nanus on Managing Side Effects from Immunotherapy in RCC Read more

2018 Apr 05

Healthcare Analytics News Interviews Heather Yeo, M.D., M.H.S., on mHealth

The article "Reducing Postoperative Readmissions: There's an App for That" discusses Dr. Heather Yeo's smartphone app that prompts patients to adhere to optimal postoperative care. The full article can be found here: http://... Read more