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The National Institute on Drug Abuse renewed CHERISH as a national Center of Excellence, awarding the center $10.9 million over five years to address the epidemics of substance use disorder, hepatitis C virus and HIV.

The award recognizes Dr. Nathan’s outstanding contributions that have advanced scientists’ understanding of the building blocks of innate immunity and how the immune system fights infectious diseases, including tuberculosis, and cancer.

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a four-year, $3.4 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, for a study of the details and dynamics of the autoimmune process that causes type 1 diabetes.

Increased risk for anxiety may begin before birth, shaped by infection or stressful events during pregnancy, according to a new preclinical study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences doctoral student Ana Campos Codo has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the Gilliam Fellows Program by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

Although the material damage from 2012's Hurricane Sandy may have been repaired, the storm left a lasting impact on cardiovascular health, according to new findings from Weill Cornell Medicine and New York University researchers.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of August.

A scientific team co-led by Dr. Lishomwa Ndhlovu at Weill Cornell Medicine has received an NIH MERIT Award to provide long-term grant support to study several people who have managed to clear HIV after a stem cell transplant and those who did not.

The award recognizes Dr. Greenblatt's discovery of distinct types of bone-building stem cells in different parts of the body. 

Along with an international team, Dr. John Moore, has brought biomedicine closer than ever to an HIV vaccine.

A multi-institutional team led by Weill Cornell Medicine has received a five-year, $14.9 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, to find ways to remove latent HIV from the cells of individuals with HIV.

Neurons in the gut produce a molecule that plays a pivotal role in shaping the gut’s immune response during and after inflammation, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

Weill Cornell Medicine researcher emphasizes the importance of integrating home health care into learning health systems to provide optimal care for patients with heart failure. 

Weill Cornell Medicine faculty member Dr. Anna Nam and postdoctoral fellow Dr. Maria Cecelia Lira have been chosen to join the 2025 class of Pew scholars and fellows.

Surrounded by friends and family, the 105 students in the Class of 2029 participated in Weill Cornell Medical College’s annual White Coat Ceremony on Aug. 12, officially marking the beginning of their medical education.

For the third consecutive year, NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center has been recognized with the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award by the Mitral Foundation for demonstrated excellence in heart valve repair. 

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In this new role, Dr. Kaushal will help Weill Cornell Medicine harness data science opportunities in service of better patient outcomes.

An esteemed physician, administrator and teacher, Dr. Alonso served both institutions with distinction for more than 40 years.

COVID-19 prevention methods such as masking and social distancing also suppressed the circulation of common respiratory diseases, leaving young children lacking immunity to pathogens they otherwise would have been exposed to.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of July.