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At the May 21 "Information Please" breakfast: (from left) Dr. H. Dirk Sostman, chairman of radiology; hostess Daisy Soros; Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College; and Dr. Claudia Henschke, director of the Division of Chest Imaging in...

New Paper in Nature Reveals Structure of "TRAF6 Signaling" and How Its Inhibition May Be Used to Treat Degenerative Bone Diseases New York, NY (August 1, 2002) — Dr. Hao Wu, a noted structural biologist and Associate Professor of Biochemistry...

Inhibition of Pro-Inflammatory Factor, VEGFR-1, Expressed on Adult Stem and Blood Cells, Prevents Atherosclerosis and Inflammatory Conditions That Lead to Arthritis and Cancer New York, NY (June 30, 2002) — Scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College (New York City) and...

Dr. Thomas Frieden Dr. Thomas Frieden, commissioner of the New York City Department of Health and acting commissioner of the NYC Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Alcoholism Services, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of...

At Commencement Ceremonies, Weill Medical College presented its Alumni Award of Distinction to Dr. Gerald Mandell, who received his M.D. degree in 1962. Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences presented its Alumni Award of Distinction to Dr. Bonnie Mathieson,...

Commencement 2002 at Lincoln Center's Avery Fisher Hall Joint Commencement ceremonies for Weill Medical College and Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell University were held on May 20 in Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. The Medical College...

Alternative Source of Dispensable Adult Stem Cells May Be Used Instead of Problematic Embryonic Stem Cells Ethical Issues of Embryonic Stem Cells Circumvented New York, NY (May 28, 2002) — Scientists from Weill Medical College of Cornell University have discovered...

Phase II Study Results of Celecoxib Combined with Standard Chemotherapy Presented at ASCO New York (May 21, 2002) — Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Weill Cornell Medical Center today announced initial phase II study results that suggest the addition of celecoxib...

Presentation at American Society of Clinical Oncology New York, NY (May 20, 2002) —­ Investigators from Weill Medical College of Cornell University today reported encouraging interim results with a new potential therapy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), which affects about 53,900...

Drs. Gerald L. Mandell and Bonnie Jean Mathison Honored with Alumni Distinction Awards New York, NY (May 20, 2002) —­ One hundred and one newly minted M.D.'s —­including 53 women and 21 members of historically underrepresented minorities —­will receive their...

New York, NY (May 20, 2002) — Two third-year students at Weill Cornell Medical College are among the 12 New York City medical students who have been awarded prestigious Macy Scholarships to support their studies for a Master's in Public...

Weill Cornell Physician Reports to ASCO on Study That Allays Concern With a New Monoclonal Antibody New York, NY (May 19, 2002) —­ A physician from Weill Cornell Medical College reported to a meeting of the American Society of Clinical...

J591 May Be Effective Against Vascular Cells of Prostate, Renal, Bladder, and Colon Cancers New York, NY (May 19, 2002) —­ A physician in Weill Cornell Medical College’s Division of Hematology/Oncology is reporting that a recently developed monoclonal antibody, called...

Dr. E. Darracott Vaughan (third from right), recipient of the Greenberg Distinguished Service Award, with (from left) Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College; Maurice R. Greenberg; Corinne Greenberg; Anne Vaughan; and Dr. Herbert Pardes, president of NewYork-Presbyterian...

Offers Women "One-Stop Shopping" for Wide Range of Health-Care Services Weill Cornell Medical College and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital jointly celebrated the establishment of the new Iris Cantor Women's Health Center at dedication ceremonies held at the Center on April 24....