Delivered Antibodies Bind to Disease-Causing Amyloid Proteins NEW YORK (April 11, 2005) — In what could prove to be an important development in the search for a treatment of Alzheimer's disease, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists say the results...
The Class of 2005 at Weill Cornell Medical College opened the envelopes to their future on March 17, the annual Match Day event when medical students nationwide find out which postgraduate training program they will enter after graduation. Leading...
Marking a milestone for Weill Cornell, a special announcement was made at the annual joint meeting of the Cornell University Board of Trustees and the Weill Cornell Medical College Board of Overseers, held on January 21. Anthony Rossi, president...
Weill Cornell faculty held some of the most prominent positions at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Session, held the week of March 7 in Orlando, Fla. Dr. Antonio Gotto Jr., dean of the Medical College, had the...
In Patients with Suspected Coronary Artery Disease, the Test Provides Emotional Reassurance and Allays Uncertainty Potential Benefits Seen for Knowing Patients' State of Mind, Not Only Physical State NEW YORK (March 31, 2005) — Each year, millions of Americans undergo...
Mr. Lauder, Mr. Weill, and Dr. Gotto usher in a new era of dermatological care and research. Clinique Laboratories Inc., a leading cosmetic brand, and Weill Cornell Medical College have joined forces to establish a new dermatology center, the...
The city of Doha takes root in the desert with rapid development. Halfway across the world, the Class of 2008 at Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar keeps pace with its New York peers in finishing the first year of classes....
Dr. Madhu Mazumdar The Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has created a new Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, appointing Dr. Madhu Mazumdar, a biostatistician at Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center,...
Dr. Chi-Chang David Lin Dr. Chi-Chang David Lin, assistant professor of rehabilitation medicine, has been appointed to the Ida and Theo Rossi Di Montelera Assistant Professorship of Rehabilitation Medicine. The Rossi Di Montelera Assistant Professorship was established by the...
Adee Shepen Adee Shepen has been named the new director of alumni relations and giving at Weill Cornell Medical College, responsible for coordinating all communications and fundraising activities for alumni of the Medical College and Graduate School, including the...
Sheila Zimmet, J.D., R.N., has been appointed associate dean for research compliance at Weill Cornell. Zimmet will be responsible for institutional compliance related to human-subject research, animal care and use, biosafety, and the monitoring and managing of conflicts of...
Congratulations to Weill Cornell Medical College faculty who have received the following major research grants (October through December 2004): Dr. Francis Barany, Department of Microbiology and Immunology - "Array Technology, Mutation Scanning Technology, and Its Use in Diagnosis" -...
Dr. Julianne Imperato-McGinley, the Abby Rockefeller Mauze Distinguished Professor of Endocrinology and professor of medicine, was selected as the 2005 "Edward H. Ahrens Jr. Award" recipient, presented by the Association for Patient-Oriented Research (APOC). The distinguished award honors Dr....
Four students in the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program recently won highly coveted grants and fellowships. Ariel Levine (5th year) was awarded an individual fellowship from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke for her work on stem cells and...
Honor Recognizes Nation's Most Promising Biomedical Scientists Dr. Shahin Rafii Is One of Nation's Few Clinician-Researchers Selected NEW YORK (March 22, 2005) — Dr. Shahin Rafii of Weill Cornell Medical College — an internationally known cancer and vascular biologist and...
Finding Could Be a Breakthrough in Using Stem Cells to Repair Damaged Hearts NEW YORK (March 22, 2005) — The discovery by Weill Medical College of Cornell University researchers that a specific type of human fetal stem cell can co-differentiate...
Significant Advantages over Traditional Spinal Fusion Surgery One of First Such Surgeries in Tri-State Metro Area NEW YORK and BROOKLYN (March 18, 2005) — Surgeons at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, a member of the NewYork-Presbyterian Healthcare System, have implanted the...
Renin May Also Be Secreted by Mast Cells Elsewhere, Suggesting New Drug Targets for Numerous Diseases NEW YORK (March 18, 2005) — Weill Medical College of Cornell University researchers have made the startling discovery that renin — a kidney-secreted enzyme...
Clinical Trials Against This Incurable Blood Disease May Not Be Far Off, Researchers Say NEW YORK (March 16, 2005) — Vaccines that train the immune system to seek out and destroy malignant cells are at the cutting edge of cancer...
