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The graduating Class of 2006 take the Hippocratic Oath. Hunter Rawlings, interim president of Cornell University. Dean Antonio Gotto Dr. Emilio Emini, recipient of the Graduate School Alumni Award of Distinction. Dr. George McCracken, recipient of the Medical College...

Kristine Alpi, associate director in the Wood Library and Starr Biomedical Information Center and lecturer in the Department of Public Health, has been published in the April 2006 issue of Journal of the Medical Library Association for her study,...

Dr. Antonio Gotto Dr. Antonio Gotto, provost for medical affairs and dean of Weill Cornell Medical College, will give his annual presentation on the "State of the Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences" on Wednesday, June 7,...

On May 17, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University presented five awards to 26 graduates and students during the school's Convocation ceremonies, the largest in the school's history. "Our growth has been spectacular, and as a...

Community-Based WIN-R Study Shows Significantly Better Outcomes with Weight-Based Dosing LOS ANGELES (May 24, 2006) — Researchers who participated in the WIN-R trial, the largest hepatitis C study ever conducted in U.S. patients, reported key factors affecting treatment outcomes in...

NEW YORK (May 23, 2006) — Physician-scientists from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center are presenting significant research at the 101st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Urological Association from May 20 to May...

Drs. Emilio A. Emini and George H. McCracken Jr. Honored with Alumni Distinction Awards NEW YORK (May 18, 2006) — One hundred and one newly minted M.D.'s — a diverse group with international experience and a socially committed outlook —...

Economic competition with China has occupied newspaper headlines in recent months, but during a recent visit to the Medical College by a delegation of 11 Chinese medical educators from Peking University, the focus was on exchanging the ideas and...

Dr. Estomih Mtui, director of the program in "Anatomy and Body Visualization," delivers the opening remarks at the 2006 Anatomy Memorial Service. First-year students Luz Liriano and Ricardo Gomez present flowers in remembrance of their donors. The Rev. Curtis...

Dr. Randi Silver A noted physiologist with expertise on the renal and cardiac systems, Dr. Randi B. Silver has been named associate dean of the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University. She is currently an associate...

Maurice Greenberg (left) and Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld From left: Maurice Greenberg, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld, Dr. Peter Guida and Arthur Mahon. From left: Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld and his wife, Camilla, and Mrs. Anita Gotto and Dr. Antonio Gotto. Dr. Isadore...

Graduate Student Yosif Ganat discusses his experiments in polysialic acid (PSA). Student poster sessions carried on throughout the afternoon. Graduate Student Ali Yunus explains his study "Structural and Functional Analysis of E2-Mediated Conjugation in the Sumo Pathway." Graduate Student...

Understanding the Role of SDF-1 Growth and Motility Factor Could Lead to Treatments for Peripheral Vascular Disease NEW YORK (May 8, 2006) — New research shows that a novel secreted protein called stromal-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) helps build new blood...

26th Annual Award Honors Pre-Eminent Physician and Medical Spokesperson NEW YORK (May 3, 2006) — One of the country's pre-eminent physicians and a distinguished and well-known spokesperson in the medical media, Dr. Isadore Rosenfeld has been named the recipient of...

Protein Buildup in Key Cellular Structures Impairs Neural Function Early On, Weill Cornell Team Finds NEW YORK (May 3, 2006) — Breakthrough discoveries are pushing back the origins of Alzheimer's disease to an early breakdown in trafficking within brain cells,...

The Office of Public Affairs announces its spring 2006 community outreach Health and Wellness Seminar Series, now in its twelfth year. The spring session will include four seminars in April and May. Dates and topics are listed below. All...

Physically, the throat lies roughly between the cerebellum and the mouth. It is the point of origin for sounds, literally where thoughts become words. During a lecture in Uris Auditorium April 5, former three-term U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky...