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Dr. Stephanie Joan Woolhandler Stephanie Joan Woolhandler, M.D., M.P.H., an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and one of the nation's leaders in health care reform, will be the 2009 Lubin Distinguished Visiting Professor at Weill Cornell...

Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi honored as an Official of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy, April 20. Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery, was honored as an Official...

DOHA, QATAR (May 1, 2009) — Researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) have mapped a draft version of the date palm genome, unlocking many of its genetic secrets. "We have generated a draft DNA sequence and initial...

Researchers Foresee a Wave of New Cancer R&D That Targets Changes in Tissues Far From the Primary Tumor NEW YORK (May 1, 2009) — Traditionally, cancer biologists have embraced a simple and direct model of the disease process: The tumor...

Study Led by Weill Cornell Medical College and University of North Carolina Kidney Center Confirms Link Between Two Global Health Problems NEW YORK (April 30, 2009) — Patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are more likely to have chronic kidney disease...

Findings Could Lead to Earlier Detection of Smoking-Induced Lung Injury and Approaches to Reduce the Cardiovascular Side Effects of COX-2 Inhibitors, Say Weill Cornell Researchers NEW YORK (April 29, 2009) — In searching for a simple way to identify individuals...

Exploring the Nexus of Business and Medicine WHAT: A new yearly intercampus symposium exploring how business and medicine can collaborate to solve today's health care challenges. Panel members will discuss and answer questions regarding the state of collaboration between industry,...

Appointment to Professor Timothy B. Boone, M.D., Ph.D., Professor of Urology. (Dr. Boone is on staff at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas.) Jocelyn Brown, M.D., M.P.H., Adjunct Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. (Dr. Brown is Professor of Clinical Pediatrics...

Charles L. Bardes, M.D., will present the final Heberden Society Lecture of the 2008–2009 academic year on Wednesday, May 6, at 5 p.m. in Uris Faculty Room (A-126) at 1300 York Ave. The title of the lecture will be...

In his new book, "The Skinny on Losing Weight Without Being Hungry," Dr. Louis Aronne, clinical professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and director of Weill Cornell's Comprehensive Weight Control Program, doesn't even wait until the first...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Researchers Find Hand-Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) Safe and Effective NEW YORK (April 15, 2009) — Despite rapid strides in minimally invasive surgical techniques — most notably, laparoscopy — traditional open surgery remains the most common surgical option across...

Weill Cornell Medical College Study Identifies Novel Type of Gene Fusion That May Be Common Cancer Mechanism NEW YORK (April 9, 2009) — A newly discovered gene fusion is highly expressed in a subset of prostate cancers, according to a...

Establishes Matching Gift Challenge to Encourage Fresh Support for New Research Building at Weill Cornell Medical College in Manhattan NEW YORK (April 7, 2009) — Cornell University announced today that Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation...

Dr. David Nanus Dr. David Nanus, the Mark W. Pasmantier Professor of Hematology and Oncology in Medicine, professor of medicine and professor of urology, has been awarded the Dan Fogelberg Creativity Award, an honor bestowed by the Prostate Cancer...

Three students in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program have been awarded the extremely competitive United Negro College Fund/Merck Science Research Dissertation Fellowship. Dennis Spencer Fatima Soliman Tanya Williams Dennis Spencer, Fatima Soliman and Tanya Williams learned recently they each received...

Five nights a week, millions watch Katie Couric deliver the day's top stories on the "CBS Evening News." On Thursday, March 26, Couric followed her broadcast with another public address. Although on a much smaller scale, this appearance was...

Cornell University President Dr. David Skorton speaking on "The Two Cultures," March 19. Dr. David Skorton hardly defines himself by what many would consider his primary occupation: president of Cornell University. During lectures and speeches, he'll talk at length...

Rajat Gupta never saw himself helping the poorest people in the world battle diseases largely forgotten in the developed world. As the former worldwide managing director of the consulting firm McKinsey and Co., Gutpa spent his time solving business...

Translational Research by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Investigators Identifies Marker Pointing Way to First Test for Breast Cancer Metastasis NEW YORK (March 27, 2009) — Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have identified a new marker for breast cancer metastasis called...