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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...

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...

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...

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...

Dr. Brian Lamon Dr. Brian Lamon, a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, is the recipient of a $100,000 Biomedical Research Fellowship from the Hartwell Foundation. The award offers support for two years ($50,000 per...

Faculty of the Department of Psychiatry showed off their considerable artistic talent during an exhibit in the Wood Library at Weill Cornell Medical College on March 4. Eighteen faculty members presented works in paintings, photography, sculptures and ceramics to...

In the United States, glaucoma is second only to cataracts in the causes of blindness. With cataracts, the cloudiness that causes vision loss can be repaired and lost sight restored. The nerve damage and subsequent blindness caused by glaucoma,...

Dr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr., dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson, senior associate dean of education, congratulate the class of 2009 on another great match. Johnathan Goree, a future resident in anesthesiology, matched at his...

Consider this: 90 miles from the sandy beaches of Miami lies Haiti, the most impoverished country in the entire Western Hemisphere. Instead of private doctors and state-of-the-art emergency departments, the bulk of the population of Haiti lives in abject...

Drug Boosts Platelets in Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) Patients NEW YORK (March 20, 2009) — Patients suffering from a blood disorder that prevents proper clotting have the option of a new medication that may dramatically improve their health. There are...

Chairman of Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, Dr. Michelassi Is an Authority in the Surgical Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer NEW YORK (March 18, 2009) — Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and Chairman of the Department of Surgery at...

Weill Cornell Medical College Study Finds Prevalence Highest Among African-Americans NEW YORK (March 11, 2009) — One in seven American adolescents is vitamin D deficient, according to a new study by researchers in the Department of Public Health at Weill...

100% of HEAL NY Programs Still Exist, Weill Cornell Medical College Study Finds NEW YORK (March 10, 2009) — Health information technology programs implemented in New York state are active and functioning a full two years after being established, and...

At Weill Cornell Medical College, our world-class faculty and staff work tirelessly in pursuit of our tripartite mission of education, research and patient care. From award-winning physicians and researchers whose discoveries will chart the future of medicine, to first-year...

Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi, the Lewis Atterbury Stimson Professor and chairman of the Department of Surgery, has been elected president of the Society of Surgical Oncology (SSO), the premier professional organization for surgeons and health care providers dedicated to advancing...