Joan May, Michael Walton, and Dr. Madelon Finkel celebrate Walton's honor as the first recipient of the May Fellowship. An anonymous $25,000 gift has helped established the Joan M. May Fellowship Fund, which will allow one Medical College student...
Dr. Estomih Mtui delivers the opening remarks at the 2005 Anatomy Memorial Service. Rabbi Mark Popovsky offers spiritual guidance and prayers in respect to the dead and their generous contributions. First-year medical students (from left) Aaron Nagiel, Rebecca Burton,...
Weill Cornell graduate student Earl Gordon, who received a du Vigneaud Award of Excellence, presents his research on potassium channels in excitable tissues to Erik Falck-Pedersen, professor of microbiology and immunology. The winners celebrated their victory at Griffis Faculty...
Researchers from Weill Cornell and Ithaca gathered at the historic New York Academy of Sciences, just off Central Park. Many researchers in distinct fields discovered mutual interests and intersecting lines of research. Rui Hai Liu (right), associate professor of...
Dr. John Savarese accepts the honor of his award and reflects upon his career at the 2005 Greenberg Award dinner. Maurice and Corinne Greenberg model the lab coats they were presented with as "honorary" physicians. Dr. John Savarese and...
Peter Meinig, Dr. Antonio Gotto, Dr. Herbert Pardes, Sanford Weill, and Kevin Brine prepare to witness the topping-out. Sanford Weill signs his name to the final steel beam, while Dr. Gotto looks on. The final steel beam rose dramatically...
Date: Tuesday, June 28 Time: 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Location: Uris Auditorium 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...
The Department of Medicine honored its own in a series of annual award celebrations during May and June. The following is a list of awards presented and their recipients. Finalists for the Eleventh Annual David E. Rogers Memorial Research...
First Investigational Drug to Address Underlying Cause of Diabetic Neuropathy, a Disease That Affects Half the World's Diabetics Only Academic Medical Center in Tri-State Metropolitan Area Chosen for Trial NEW YORK (June 9, 2005) — Physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell...
Computer Games Used in Conjunction with MRI Scans NEW YORK (June 8, 2005) — Each year, thousands of children from orphanages abroad are adopted by families in the United States. Yet the long-term impact of the early experiences of these...
New Tri-Institutional Collaboration Aimed at Realizing the Potential of Stem Cell Research NEW YORK (May 23, 2005) — Three New York City biomedical research institutions — The Rockefeller University, Weill Cornell Medical College, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) —...
A Pair of "Cell-Cycle Inhibitors" Work Together to Help Tumor Blood Vessels Grow Dr. David Lyden NEW YORK (May 23, 2005) — A biochemical partnership between two novel compounds called cell-cycle inhibitors is crucial to the development of blood vessels...
Preliminary Findings Presented at Annual Gastroenterological Meeting NEW YORK (May 18, 2005) — A small, open-label study conducted by physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center suggests that there may be a new application for the novel antibiotic rifaximin in...
First Clinical Building in Medical College's 107-Year History Hallowed Building Tradition Graces State-of-the-Art Flagship Building for Cornell University in NYC NEW YORK (May 16, 2005) — Weill Medical College of Cornell University today observed the topping-out ceremony for its new...
Social Support Is Key Factor in Fighting Heart Disease and Living Healthier NEW YORK (May 13, 2005) — Heart disease is the number one killer of adults in the United States. Each year over one million adults die from heart...
Dr. Shahin Rafii It's fitting that Dr. Shahin Rafii, the Arthur Belfer Professor of Genetic Medicine and internationally acclaimed cancer and vascular biologist and stem-cell authority, has been named by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as one of...
New Position Affirms Medical School's International Commitment and Global Vision NEW YORK (April 27, 2005) — Steven P. Rosalie, a senior administrator at Weill Medical College of Cornell University for the past 12 years, has been appointed Associate Provost for...
Home-Stretch Match Boosts Momentum of $750 Million Capital Campaign NEW YORK (April 27, 2005) — Sanford I. Weill, Chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Dr. Antonio M....
Quarterly Employee Briefing Session (May 3) Irving Weinstein Visiting Lectureship in Nutrition and Disease Prevention (May 24) State of the Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences (June 28) Dr. Antonio Gotto Quarterly Employee Briefing Session Date: Tuesday,...
Sanford I. Weill, chairman of the Board of Overseers of the Weill Cornell Medical College, and Dr. Antonio Gotto Jr., dean of the Medical College, have announced that the school will launch a second Challenge Match to help complete...
