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Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of September.

Neurological complications ranging from headache, malaise and loss of smell to confusion and disabling strokes have been a disturbing consequence of COVID-19.

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have received a total of $3.5 million from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) to study the effectiveness of telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic, and to develop models that can aid in clinical decision making in the treatment of the virus.

Weill Cornell Medicine’s debt-free initiative, now a year old, expanded the institution’s scholarship offerings to provide debt-free education to all medical students with demonstrated financial need. The program replaced student loans with scholarships that cover tuition, housing and other living expenses.

As the newly appointed senior managing director with the Center for Technology Licensing (CTL) at Cornell University, Dr. Lisa Placanica will lead technology licensing efforts at Weill Cornell Medicine.

Dr. Sallie Permar, an eminent physician-scientist who focuses on the treatment and prevention of neonatal viral infections, has been appointed chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and pediatrician-in-chief at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital

Weill Cornell Medicine has awarded eight grants of $100,000 each to faculty for a variety of research projects on COVID-19, funded by the institution’s Board of Overseers and additional donors. The grants will support studies aimed at understanding fundamental aspects of the disease, the body’s immune response and social determinants of health that affect COVID-19 outcomes. 

A team led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists has pioneered a method for manufacturing functioning human blood vessels and demonstrated that they can carry blood in lab-grown model organs and tumors.

With highly qualified doctors needed now more than ever, Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar welcomed its new cohort of incoming students with a comprehensive three-day orientation program – delivered fully online this year for the first time in the institution’s history.

Endocrinology Chief Dr. Laura Alonso—A specialist in diabetes research and treatment—is exploring ways to restore the body’s insulin production

An interdisciplinary team of Cornell researchers has been awarded a three-year, $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop technological tools to ease the burdens on home health aides – mostly minority women who tend to be isolated, overworked and poorly compensated.

Two papers from Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators make recommendations on addressing health disparities related to COVID-19 and broader social factors that impact patient health.

Dr. Ari Melnick, the Gebroe Family Professor of Hematology/Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded the American Society of Hematology's (ASH) 2020 Ernest Beutler Lecture and Prize for advancing treatment of acute myeloid leukemia through epigenetic research.

A preclinical model of a common type of breast cancer provides new insight into why an immunotherapy known as checkpoint inhibition has not yet been effective against the cancer

Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of August.

The risks of stroke and heart failure in an individual increase as the number of social determinants of health increase, according to two new studies by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The social factors that affect health include race, education level, annual household income and neighborhood poverty.

Dr. John Leonard, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in lymphoma research and treatment, has been named senior associate dean for innovation and initiatives at Weill Cornell Medicine. 

Weill Cornell Medicine is a leader in performing a promising nonsurgical procedure for weight loss

The prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in the United States population this spring may have been 80 times greater than official reports.

On Aug. 18, the Weill Cornell Medical College Class of 2024 gathered virtually for an online matriculation ceremony that welcomed them to the start of their medical training at the institution.