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Manipulating a Protein Called XIAP Could Lead to Tumor Cells' Death NEW YORK (June 20, 2007) — Research led by scientists at Weill Cornell Medical College has uncovered two new potential points of vulnerability on a key cancer-promoting protein, called...

After Naval and Business Careers, Student Chooses Medical Path NEW YORK (June 20, 2007) — One graduate of Weill Cornell Medical College's Class of 2007 did not take the usual route to gain his degree. Louis Cooper, of Brooklyn, recently...

Dr. Roger Härtl, Director of the Spine Program at Weill Cornell, Appointed as the First Leonard and Fleur Harlan Clinical Scholar NEW YORK (June 20, 2007) — A gift of $1 million from Leonard and Fleur Harlan has established the...

$250 Million from Joan and Sanford I. Weill Is Believed to Be the Single Largest Gift Ever Given to a Medical School; Additional $50 Million to Cornell University; Lifetime Weill Family Contributions to College Top $500 Million $100 Million from...

HOUSTON and NEW YORK (June 11, 2007) — Researchers at the Methodist Neurological Institute (NI) in Houston and Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City used functional MRI to determine that songbirds have a pronounced right-brain response to the...

Human Antibodies in Blood Potentially Could Act as Specific Protection Against Toxic Form of Beta Amyloid NEW YORK & WASHINGTON (June 11, 2007) — In an important advance in the battle against Alzheimer's disease, physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical...

Experts Also Available for Commentary on Breaking News and Other Stories at the SVS Meeting NEW YORK (June 7, 2007) — Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College are presenting exciting new research at...

NEW YORK (June 7, 2007) — Dr. Joseph Fins has been awarded a prestigious Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. The three-year grant will fund interdisciplinary research into best serving the needs of patients and families touched...

Significant Symposium on Diet and Disease Prevention WHAT: Symposium on Diet and Disease Prevention "The End of the Diet Debates" WHO: Arthur Agatston, M.D., Eminent Cardiologist and Author of "The South Beach Diet" Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil., Dean...

Dr. Joseph Fins, chief of the Division of Medical Ethics and professor of medicine, public health and medicine in psychiatry, has been awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. The three-year grant will fund interdisciplinary...

Attending the dedication of the Selma Ruben Conference Center on April 24 were (from left) Lawrence Ruben and his children, Lenore, Richard and Shelly (Ruben) Kivell. The Selma Ruben Conference Center at the Weill Greenberg Center was dedicated on...

From left: Dr. Herbert Pardes, president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital; Graziano de Boni, president and CEO of Valentino; and Dr. Frank Chervenak, chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Attendees were treated to a viewing of Valentino's...

"Rather than discuss something useful, I decided to make a trip-down-memory-lane speech: a talk about my time as an intern," said Dr. Kent Sepkowitz, professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College and attending physician at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. On...

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its Convocation ceremonies on May 29, 2007. Graduate School leadership, including Dr. David Hajjar, dean; Dr. Randi Silver, associate dean; and Francoise Freyre, assistant dean, presented the following awards for special...

Convocation recognizes outstanding graduates, other medical students, faculty and staff for distinguished achievement, dedication to scholarship and/or research, devotion to teaching or service, or demonstration of exceptional professional qualities. Prizes were presented on May 29, 2007. The Clarence C....

The Weill Cornell Class of 2007 take the Hippocratic Oath during Commencement at Carnegie Hall, May 30. Dr. Antonio M. Gotto Jr. Dr. David Skorton Backstage, students were abuzz with excitement. Sanford Weill Click here for a slideshow of...

Weill Cornell and GHESKIO Research Also Finds Rapid Testing To Be Cost Effective NEW YORK (May 28, 2007) — Congenital syphilis is a major preventable public health problem in many developing countries, frequently causing stillbirths or neonatal death and disabling...

Advanced Electrical Stimulation Technology Gives Patients Control of Their Foot and Leg Muscles NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Is Only NYC-Area Hospital to Offer the Treatment NEW YORK (May 24, 2007) — Among stroke survivors, one common difficulty is foot drop, a partial...