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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...

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...

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) —...

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...

Dr. Max Gomez of NBC commanded complete attention as he announced the winners of the 2005 Cornell Science Challenge. Marek Klepaldo, Margot Allison, Marie-Camille Arruntegui and Alec Montgomery accept a Best Presentation award for their project, titled "How Does...

Dr. Hugh Hemmings, Dr. Cynthia Lien, and Dr. Peter Goldstein discuss the latest research during the 2005 Anesthesiology Research Expo. Jimcy Platholi, '06, reviews her research on cerebral ischemia with Andy Bullock, '05. The expo provided students with an...

Dr. Herbert Pardes (fourth from left), Iris Cantor (center), Medical College faculty and their patients welcome the media at the third annual Iris Cantor Women's Health Center press luncheon. Dr. Diane Berson and Dr. Shari Midoneck at the CME-sponsored...

Barbara Friedman (center) celebrates the opening of the Friedman Pediatric Labs with Dr. Antonio Gotto (left) and Dr. Gerald Loughlin. In November, Weill Cornell celebrated the formal opening of a new research facility – the Friedman Family Foundation Pediatric...

The Institute for Clinical Research (ICR) has been created to assist in the coordination of post-award clinical-trial management. The new administrative unit will help with responsibilities that previously fell to investigators and their departments, and encompasses a newly created...

In a traditional "topping out" ceremony on March 9, the top floor was poured into place and the last beam was laid on the framework of Riverwalk Place Condominium, the newest residence for Weill Cornell faculty on Roosevelt Island....

Dr. Colleen Clancy Dr. Colleen Clancy, assistant professor of physiology and biophysics, has been selected as a recipient of the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, the oldest fellows program in the United States. Dr. Clancy, along with four other Cornell...