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Weill Cornell Medical College to Receive $3.6 Million for CT Screening Research New York, NY (April 26, 2004) — A new screening technology that could detect lung cancer much earlier than ever before was funded today through matching grants of...

Inhibitor Is Engineered That Prevents Nerve Cell Death in Laboratory-Grown Cells Data Suggest Potential Target for Alzheimer's Disease Treatments New York, NY (April 16, 2004) — Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons...

Dr. Andrew Dannenberg, the Henry R. Erle, M.D.-Roberts Family Professor of Medicine, professor of medicine in surgery, and co-director of the Cancer Prevention Program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, served as co-chairman of the 95th Annual Meeting of the American Association...

Dr. O. Wayne Isom Dr. O. Wayne Isom, the Terry Allen Kramer Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and chairman of the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, has been named the recipient of the 2004 Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Award. He...

Dr. Clive Svendsen Dr. Clive Svendsen, director of the Stem Cell Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Waisman Center, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Neurology and Neuroscience as the William D. Stubenbord Visiting Professor....

Dr. Ralph D. Feigin Dr. Ralph D. Feigin, the J.S. Abercrombie Professor and chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Pediatrics as the William D....

From left: Dr. Nancy Nealon, Dr. Sudhir Diwan, Daisy Soros, and her husband, Paul Soros. On March 3, Daisy Soros, Weill Cornell Campaign vice chair and overseer, hosted an "Information Please" breakfast event entitled "Managing Your Pain: New Approaches,"...

From left: Business Office staff Grace Wilkens, Lisa Stumpo, Christopher Kells and Ann Adenbaum. NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell employees were celebrated at the annual Employee Appreciation Day on March 12. The Garden Café was temporarily transformed into a retro-styled hangout replete...

From left: Dr. Katherine Hajjar, Dr. Antonio Gotto, and Madeline and Kevin Brine in the Department's Papanicolaou Library. Dr. Monn Monn Myat describes her research during tours of the Department's renovated laboratories. Dr. Katherine Hajjar welcomes guests. On the...

Buddies stand next to their "towering" creations. Buddies enjoy a magic show. Buddies draw pictures together. Weill Cornell medical students met with children and their parents for a day of fun and games for the annual "New Buddy" event...

Front row, left to right: Dr. Storey-Johnson, Jillian Polis, Michael Keyoung and Joseph Habboushe. Second row, left to right: Bill Cunningham, Nady Richard and Jennifer McCartt. Students were treated to dinner catered by Pyramid Coffee. On March 4, students...

Medical students and event organizers at the APAMSA Northeast Conference were: (Back row) Singyour Li - Weill Cornell, MSI; Jaehon Kim - Weill Cornell, MSI (APAMSA treasurer); Richard Kim - UMDNJ, MSII; Michael Kim - Johns Hopkins Medical College,...

From left: Anita and Dr. Antonio Gotto; Katie Couric; and Drs. Shari Midoneck, associate professor of clinical medicine, and Mark Pochapin. From left: Dr. Mark Pochapin, Katie Couric, and Dr. Herbert Pardes cut the ribbon to the doors of...

On February 17, the Weill Cornell Physician Organization (P.O.) held its third "Midwinter Icebreaker" in the Griffis Faculty Club for all P.O. physicians. This well-attended event allowed for physicians representing various clinical areas to meet and greet one another...

Members of Weill Cornell's Class of 2006 on campus after a screening of "The PBL Experience." From left: Medical students Alex Gomez, Tzivia Moreen, Carolyn Goh and Rafael Vazquez respond to audience's questions about the film. From left: Medical...

From left: Joseph Habboushe; Dr. Daniel Alonso; Dr. Antonio Gotto; Dr. Bernice Grafstein; Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson; and Dr. Pablo Rodriguez del Pozo. Dr. Antonio Gotto Dr. Daniel Alonso The first information session on Weill Medical College in Qatar was...

Finding Could One Day Help Shed Light on Illnesses such as Alzheimer's Disease and Epilepsy New York, NY (March 26, 2004) — Weill Cornell Medical College researchers have shed light on the function of the synapse — the gap between...