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Dr. George Alexopoulos (psychiatry) was interviewed by the Medical Herald for a feature on geriatric depression. Dr. Louis Aronne (medicine) was interviewed on ABC "Good Morning America" about fighting fat. Dr. Phyllis August (medicine) was interviewed by the San...

Weill Cornell hosted a luncheon on Nov. 19 to honor 242 faculty and staff who attained 5 and 10 years of service during 2001. The 10-year honorees included 79 faculty and staff; and 5-year honorees included 163 faculty and...

Stephen Weiss (second from right), 2001 Honorary Fellow of the Cornell University Weill Medical College Alumni Association, with (from left) Dr. Paul Miskovitz, president of the Alumni Association and clinical associate professor of medicine; Dr. Walter F. Riker Jr.,...

Nancy Wexler, Ph.D. Richard Powers (Photo by Madeleine Marchaterre.) Weill Cornell's Humanities and Medicine Program presents "To Know or Not To Know" with neuropsychologist Nancy Wexler, Ph.D., and noted author Richard Powers on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at 5 p.m....

Dr. Thomas Templeton shows graduate students a culture of human blood infected with malaria parasites. The graduate students are Jaggi Jaspreet, Nicole Draghi, Matthew Dunn, Leszek Lisowski and Lynn Kamen. Dr. Luis Quadri talks about his research on tuberculosis...

Award for Research May Lead to Drugs To Lengthen Human Life Span New York, NY (December 20, 2001) — Dr. Jochen Buck, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medical College, has been selected to receive...

Studies with Human Cell Lines Show That Activation of the H3-Receptor Limits the Release of Arrhythmia-Causing Noradrenaline New York, NY (December 20, 2001) —­ When a heart attack strikes, the nerve endings in the heart release excessive amounts of the...

Among First Researchers to Discover Such Genes in Mammals New York, NY (December 18, 2001) — Dr. Zhong Sheng Sun, an Assistant Professor of Biochemistry in Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medical College, has won a prestigious Mallinckrodt Foundation research award...

New York, NY (December 17, 2001) — The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has pledged a $500,000 challenge grant over the next three years to help create a $1 million endowment for the Gateways to the Laboratory Program, a joint endeavor...

Jonathan Weinsaft and Jay Edelberg of Division of Cardiology Honored New York, NY (December 12, 2001) — Two young physician-scientists in the Division of Cardiology at Weill Cornell Medical College each won a highly competitive award presented at the recent...

Weill Cornell physician-scientists played a prominent role at this year's Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, held in Anaheim, Calif., Nov. 11-14. Dr. Gotto Presents Two-Year Follow-Up on AFCAPS/TexCAPS Dr. Antonio Gotto, professor of medicine and dean of...

Cabaret co-chairs Marc and Jeri Shapiro (left) and Phyllis and Ivan Seidenberg (right) with Dr. Antonio and Anita Gotto (center) and Dr. Herbert Pardes (third from left). Jane Ren, Bill Rhodes, Christina MacDonald, Joan Weill, and Addie and Tom...

The Camp Phoenix gang, children and volunteers, have a great time at Riverbank State Park. First-year medical student Mustapha Saheed and friend solve an interesting game puzzle. Camp Phoenix, a program run entirely by Weill Cornell students, provides a...

Action of Neurotrophins May Lead to New Methods of Treating and Screening for Many Diseases — From Alzheimer's to Atherosclerosis to Cancer New York, NY (December 10, 2001) — A new mechanism for cell survival and cell death — a...

More than 50 Weill Cornell clinical faculty who reviewed and edited information on Rosie O'Donnell's Rosiemagazine.com Health Library website are listed on the Web site under the heading "Our Exclusive Panel of Medical Experts." Dr. Daniel Alonso, dean of...

At "Light Up a Life" are (from left) Dr. Maria New, chairman of the Department of Pediatrics; Kathleen Buddenhagen (founding chair of Light Up a Life); Elizabeth Fuller; Debby Blankman; Dr. Herbert Pardes; Rhonda Erb; and Lisa Desmond. Light...