Graduate School of Medical Sciences News

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Cells in the nervous system can “put the brakes” on the immune response to infections in the gut and lungs to prevent excessive inflammation, according to research by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists.

The modern concept of general anesthesia dates back to the 1840s, when doctors and dentists began giving patients ether before operations.

In an age of overabundant and accessible information, when evidence-based research is devalued, how can scientists and journalists work in concert to rightfully inform the public of medical progress?

Dr. Olaf Andersen was honored in July with the Bert I. Shapiro Award from the National Association of MD-PhD Programs for his work as director of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program.

Dr. Christine Salvatore has been named chief of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases in the Department of Pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medicine.

On the eve of their commencement, students from Weill Cornell Medical College and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences were recognized for their outstanding achievements.

Dr. Carl Nathan, the incoming dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, has won a 2017 Heritage Healthcare Innovation Award.

Growing up in Knoxville, Tennessee, Neel Madhukar always assumed he would become a physician.

Infertility affects about 12 percent of American couples, many of whom turn to a fertility specialist after failing to conceive or carry a pregnancy to term.

A leading scientist and immunologist, Dr. Gary Koretzky has been appointed vice dean, focused on academic integration at Cornell University and Weill Cornell Medicine, effective July 1. Dr. Carl Nathan will succeed Dr. Koretzky as dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, effective Sept. 1.

Milka Doktorova realized early into her PhD research that she might need to work in two different labs, hundreds of miles apart.

Big Red STEM Day is a collaborative effort run by students, faculty and staff from across Cornell campuses and the New York City Department of Education.