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Yadira Weirshousky proudly displays her bronze statue "Le Gran Desesperacion," winner of the Golden Harvest Award for best in show. Dean Gotto with Thomas Graves, first runner up for drawing "Nose." Elena Rosenberg won first runner up for her...

Dr. Ann Beeder Dr. Ann Beeder, associate professor of clinical public health, was appointed medical director of the Vincent P. Dole Institute for Opiate Dependency Disorders of the Department of Public Health at Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian...

Gene Transfer Technique Immunizes Mice Within 12 Hours NEW YORK (December 29, 2004) — In any bioterror attack, vaccines that provide a rapid, effective defense against the pathogen will be key to saving lives. However, in the case of anthrax,...

Weill Cornell Medical College has received the following major competitive grants awarded from July through September 2004. Dr. Ronald Crystal, Department of Genetic Medicine - "Gene Therapy for Cystic Fibrosis" - $12,281,901 (September 10, 2004 through June 30, 2009)...

Dr. Francis Barany, professor of microbiology and immunology, was invited to speak at "Progress on Colon Cancer: International Collaboration Brings New Hope," a lecture conference co-sponsored by the American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science and The New...

NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Expert to Head Scientific Society Dedicated to the Study of Obesity NEW YORK (December 21, 2004) — Dr. Louis Aronne, a national authority on weight loss and obesity, has been named president of the North American Association for...

SAN DIEGO (December 4-7, 2004) — Physician-scientists from NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and Weill Cornell Medical College have presented their latest research concerning blood disorders at the American Society of Hematology's (ASH) 46th Annual Meeting in San Diego, Dec....

National Institute for Mental Health Grant Expected To Improve Diagnosis and Care White Plains, NY (November 29, 2004) — Weill Cornell Institute for Geriatric Psychiatry at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Westchester Division and Westchester County today announced a major initiative designed to develop...

Three-Way Affiliation Agreement Signed on Oct. 11 Taking the next step to formalize the partnership initiated last spring, Weill Cornell Medical College, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Hamad Medical Corporation signed an affiliation agreement on Oct. 11 to advance and promote...

Now in its sixth year of operation, the Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences (WGSMS) Outreach Office, directed by Dr. Brian Turner, '02, has committed significant resources to an ambitious plan aimed at improving the science education of secondary-school...

PA student Michael Nolan performs a blood pressure screening on a NewYork-Presbyterian employee. Students and faculty from Weill Cornell's Physician Assistant Program celebrate National PA Awareness Week. (Seated, from left) Jennifer Summers, Louise Austin, Katherine Gebhardt, Agnieszka Lantowski (Standing,...

Dr. Aaron Marcus The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health has awarded Dr. Aaron Marcus, professor of medicine and professor of medicine in pathology and laboratory medicine, the important Method to Extend...

Jazz legend Al Gallodoro wows a packed audience of students, faculty and friends. Dr. Mark Lachs learns the secret for living long and living well. At a reception following the "gig," Dr. Ronald Adelman chats with 102-year-old Helen Reichert....

Dr. Antonio Gotto Dean Antonio Gotto will present his Quarterly Employee Briefing Session on Nov. 30 at 3 p.m. in Uris Auditorium. A question-and-answer session will follow the briefing; all employees of Weill Cornell Medical College are welcome. Photo...

A whirlwind of activities and warm camaraderie marked the 2004 CUWMC Alumni Association's Reunion Weekend, Oct. 1 and 2. More than 500 participants, including 303 alumni and their guests, attended the two-day celebration, entitled "Nostalgia: Looking Back, Thinking Forward."...

Dr. Morton Coleman was honored at the Lymphoma Research Foundation's "Discovery Gala." Dr. Morton Coleman, clinical professor of medicine, was honored with the "Ellen Glesby Cohen Award" from the Lymphoma Research Foundation on Oct. 19 in New York. The...

Dr. Barry Kosofsky Dr. Mark Dovey The Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College and the Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell announced two new appointments this fall. Dr. Barry Kosofsky, an expert in genetic and intrauterine factors that...