Dr. Elena Piskounova

How Melanoma Cells Escape Oxidative Stress to Metastasize

October 22, 2024

Investigators from Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered a defense mechanism that protects skin cancer cells from oxidative stress and helps them spread.

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Dr. Elena Piskounova, Israel Englander Department of Dermatology, Research, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, News from WCM

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diagram of loss of nuclear soluble adenylyl cyclase in melanoma cells

Novel Technique Reveals Surprising New Way to Suppress Tumor Cells

September 27, 2022

By analyzing key enzymes in a new way, an international team led by researchers at Weill...

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Dr. Elena Piskounova, Dr. Jonathan Zippin, Dr. Taha Merghoub, Government and Community Affairs, Israel Englander Department of Dermatology, Research, News from WCM

Awards & Honors

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Two Investigators Win Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Cancer Research

May 28, 2021

Dr. Marcin Imielinski and Dr. Elena Piskounova were awarded the 2021 Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research.

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Dr. Elena Piskounova, Dr. Marcin Imielinski, Government and Community Affairs, Israel Englander Department of Dermatology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Research, Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Awards & Honors