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Awards, honors and achievements for the month of June.

A pretreatment step could help transplanted pancreatic islets survive longer in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. 

Dr. Nancy Du highlights the goals of a recently paused Department of Defense grant—and the consequences of further inaction.

A rare gene mutation that delays Alzheimer’s disease does so by damping inflammatory signaling in brain-resident immune cells, according to a preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

New research shows that youth who become increasingly addicted to social media, mobile phones or video games are at greater risk of suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and emotional or behavioral issues.

The INSIGHT Clinical Research Network (CRN), a database of more than 23 million patient health records, has received $13.5 million in renewed funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute.

 A study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators has found that immune tolerance to gut microbes depends on an ancient bacterial-sensing protein called STING—normally considered a trigger for inflammation. 

Dr. Teresa Sanchez, associate professor of pathology and laboratory medicine and associate professor of neuroscience in the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded the highly competitive Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association.

Using an algorithm they call the Krakencoder, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine are a step closer to unraveling how the brain’s wiring supports how we think and act.

The Weill Award recognizes an exceptional faculty member whose transformational work enhances health care worldwide. 

Dr. Arnab Ghosh, assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been selected as an Emerging Leader in Health and Medicine Scholar.

The award recognizes exceptional junior investigators for their notable research achievements, impactful findings and high potential for success as independent investigators.

At the 12th annual Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute Symposium, scientists and clinicians shared their latest research which is advancing how Alzheimer’s disease is diagnosed and treated. 

A large prospective, randomized clinical trial in patients with advanced breast cancer has found that the use of liquid biopsy blood tests for early detection of a treatment-resistance mutation, followed by a switch to a new type of treatment, substantially extends the period of tumor control compared to standard care.

A new study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) provides fresh insights about how cancers evolve when they metastasize — insights that could aid in developing strategies to improve the effectiveness of treatment.

Researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center are expanding the understanding of how the BCG treatment for early bladder cancer works.

Awards, honors and achievements for the month of May.

Dr. Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz and Dr. David Lyden have been named inaugural recipients of the Pershing Square Foundation’s 2025 Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant.

Four Weill Cornell Medicine investigators received the Ritu Banga Healthcare Disparities Research Awards, recognizing innovative research that will help close care gaps in clinical settings.

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body’s immune system, for years sometimes.