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Tctex-1 May Help Direct Nerve Outgrowth, Conducting "Cross-Talk" Between Disparate Regions of the Axon NEW YORK (July 25, 2005) -- A molecule first identified by Weill Medical College of Cornell University scientists as useful in intra-cellular transport mechanisms appears to...

The Class of 2005 raise their hands in affirmation of the Hippocratic Oath, a hallowed rite of passage in becoming a doctor. Dean Gotto addresses the graduates and their families at Carnegie Hall, from a stage lined in red...

Tricia Desvarieux, '05, winner of the Alan Van Poznak Award for Excellence in Anesthesiology, with Dr. Antonio Gotto at the 2005 Convocation for Weill Cornell Medical College. Weill Cornell graduates and faculty were honored at the 2005 Convocation ceremonies,...

Kenolisa Onwueme, '05, is presented with the 2005 Distinguished Student Commencement Speaker Award by Dr. David Hajjar, dean of the Graduate School, and Francoise Freyre, assistant dean of the Graduate School. Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences held its...

The Class of 2005 raises their hands while reciting the new Hippocratic Oath, an ancient rite of passage given fresh, modern relevance. Click here to read the new Hippocratic Oath. Revisiting a hallowed ritual in medical education, a special...

Dr. Richard Coico Dr. Richard Coico has been named Cornell University vice provost for inter-campus affairs, a joint appointment with Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. His term began April 15, 2005, and will continue through June...

The 53 conference participants gathered outside the Medical College. The Department of Neurological Surgery and the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at Weill Cornell, leaders in minimally-invasive skull base surgery, held their first combined course on Advanced Endoscopic Skull Base Surgery...

Dr. Anthony Convit, Dr. David Nathan, Dr. Gotto and Dr. Mary Charlson, who headed the committee to select speakers for the annual symposium. The third annual Irving Weinstein Visiting Lectureship in Nutrition and Disease Prevention on May 24 invited...

The venerable Harvey Society, which sponsors a lecture series of scientific interest each year, observed its 100th birthday with a suite of distinguished speakers at The Rockefeller University's Caspary Auditorium on May 19, touching upon advances in science, the...

The speakers at the Breast Cancer Symposium field questions from women in the community. At Weill Cornell's seventh annual Breast Cancer Symposium, experts from several Medical College departments spoke to a general audience about the latest breakthroughs, treatments and...

Current and previous members of Departmental Associates gather to hear the latest medical research. Commemorating another successful year at Weill Cornell Medical College, the Departmental Associates, a group of community individuals helping to support research at Weill Cornell, met...

The Council Dinner honored Eleanor Elliott and Stephen Weiss for their commitments to the Medical College. Celebrating grand achievements in equally grand surroundings, the Spring 2005 Annual Council Dinner on June 2 invited celebrants to the Metropolitan Club on...

A crowd gathers to watch the historic cornerstone being laid into place on the south façade of the Whitney Pavilion on June 12, 1930. During the month of June, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center - the chief clinical partner...

 Dr. Ina Becker, psychiatrist, demonstrates a cross-legged pose to guide meditation. On Saturday, June 11, Weill Cornell Medical College invited guests to explore alternative pathways on the road to health - ones lit with healing energy and marked with...

Weill Medical College of Cornell University, along with The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), will receive $50 million over three years from The Starr Foundation to develop new resources and expertise in stem cell research, helping...

Faculty from Ludwig Maximilian University, including Dr. Maximilian Reiser, Dr. Bernd Huber, and Dr. Dietrich Reinhardt, honor Dr. Hedvig Hricak (second from left) with an honorary doctorate from the University. Dr. Hedvig Hricak, professor of radiology, was recently awarded...

Appointments to Professor Mark Adkins, M.D., Professor of Clinical Cardiothoracic Surgery. (Dr. Adkins is on staff at New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.) James Allison, Ph.D., Professor of Immunology in Medicine. (Dr. Allison is on staff at Memorial...

"FACES is about fostering the development of mentoring relationships between the female students and faculty members," said Dr. Debra Leonard, vice chair of laboratory medicine and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. As faculty...

The "Pap" rally: Dr. George Dangas; Dr. Lorraine Chrisomalis-Valasiadis, clinical assistant professor of OB/GYN at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center; Dr. Ioannis Zervoudakis; and Prof. Demosthenis Triantafillou unite in Greek pride at the 2005 Papanicolaou Symposium. Every year, the...