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Reminiscing May Ease Grief When Caring for Persons with Dementia
April 22, 2026
Weill Cornell Medicine and University of Southern California investigators have developed and tested the web-based platform, Living Memory Home for Dementia Care Pairs (LMH-4-DCP), which can help reduce grief and improve relationships.
Achieving Health Equity Demands Shift to Structural Change
April 22, 2026
Advancing health equity in medicine requires a clear-eyed understanding of history, a rejection of race-based clinical assumptions and a commitment to transform research into practice, said Dr. Joseph L. Wright, senior vice president and chief health equity officer of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in his keynote address for Weill Cornell Medicine’s eighth annual Diversity Week.
Scientists Uncover How the Intestine Balances Cell Growth and Maintenance
April 22, 2026
A new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine found that the protein caspase-5 (CASP5), long thought to be a foot soldier in the body’s defense against bacterial infection, does not actually help clear invaders the way its close cousin caspase-4 (CASP4) does.
Catching a Scramblase in the Act
April 17, 2026
Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have revealed the detailed workings of a cell membrane protein that has essential roles in all animals.
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Dr. Laura Riley to Unify Women’s Health Care Across Weill Cornell in New Role
April 14, 2026
As
executive director for women’s health, a role that complements
her position leading obstetrics and gynecology, Dr. Riley will unify, coordinate and drive new paradigms for women’s health care across medical specialties.
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Dr. Laura Riley
Dr. Robert A. Harrington
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Obstetrics and Gynecology
Office of the Dean
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Research
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Disrupting Genome Architecture Selectively Impairs Developmental Genes
April 13, 2026
Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell’s nucleus drastically disrupted the three-dimensional structure of the genome, but surprisingly most genes continued to function as usual, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found.
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Dr. Effie Apostolou
Dr. Eftychia Apostolou
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Hematology/Medical Oncology
Research
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
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WCM Investigators Empowering Cancer Researchers with AI
April 13, 2026
A team of Weill Cornell Medicine investigators is working to cross-train the next generation of cancer researchers in cancer biology and the use of artificial intelligence tools for research.
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Dr. Olivier Elemento
Dr. Paraskevi Giannakakou
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Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
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Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
Systems and Computational Biomedicine
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Dr. David Lyden Honored with Prestigious AACR–Princess Takamatsu Memorial Lectureship
April 10, 2026
The lecturership recognizes Dr. Lyden's transformative contributions to cancer research.
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Reimagining Medicaid to Safeguard America’s Children
April 9, 2026
As states reassess Medicaid coverage following recent federal policy changes and the end of pandemic-era protections, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the Cornell Health Policy Center and Ariadne Labs are championing evidence-based health care policy reform and expanded Medicaid coverage for children.
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Cornell Health Policy Center
Dr. Beth McGinty
Dr. Robert A. Harrington
Dr. Sallie Permar
Dr. William Schpero
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WCM-Q Students Match at Elite Medical Institutions
April 9, 2026
Soon-to-graduate students of Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar have gained residency places at prestigious health care institutions in Qatar and the United States, marking another successful Match Day for the college.
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Collaboration Key to Tackling Rare Blood Cancers
April 9, 2026
We sat down with Dr. Jia Ruan to learn more about her clinical research and how she thinks it will help lymphoma patients.
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Dr. Giorgio Inghirami
Dr. Jia Ruan
Dr. Olivier Elemento
Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
Hematology/Medical Oncology
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
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American Cancer Society Grant to Fund Research on Urinary Tract Cancer Therapies
April 7, 2026
A $1 million Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society will help a multi-institution team led by Dr. Bishoy Faltas, associate professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, to develop new therapy combinations for hard-to-treat urinary tract cancers.
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Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
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Hematology/Medical Oncology
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Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
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Research Shifts Toward Shared Mechanisms in Neurodegenerative Diseases
April 3, 2026
Leaders in the field discussed a shift in research toward looking at shared mechanisms in neurodegenerative diseases at the recent 13th annual Helen and Robert Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute Symposium held in the Belfer Research Building at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Appel Alzheimer’s Disease Research Institute
Dr. Anna Orr
Dr. Li Gan
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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Dr. Won Jun Kim Wins Weintraub Graduate Student Award
April 2, 2026
Dr. Won Jun Kim, Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. student, was named a winner of the 2026 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.
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Burnout May Lead Family Doctors to Leave Medicine
March 30, 2026
Family physicians who report feeling burned out are nearly 1.5 times more likely to change practices or stop...
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Dr. Amelia Bond
Dr. Dhruv Khullar
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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Awards & Honors: March 2026
March 27, 2026
Awards, honors and achievements for the month of March.
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Dr. Galal Elsayed
Dr. Larissa Rodriguez
Dr. Lauren Osborne
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Prostate Cancer Foundation Awards Grants to Weill Cornell Medicine Investigators
March 26, 2026
Six researchers from Weill Cornell Medicine have received Young Investigator Awards from the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
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Dr. Bashir Al Hussein Al Awamlh
Dr. Cheuk Man Cherie Au
Dr. Kevin Kensler
Dr. Lise Brault
Dr. Silvia Rodrigues
Dr. Xuanrong Chen
Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
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Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
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Dr. Y. Michael Shim Named Chief of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
March 23, 2026
NEW YORK (March 25, 2026)—Dr. Y. Michael Shim, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in advanced...
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Dr. Myles Wolf
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Celebrating a Successful Match Day at Weill Cornell Medicine
March 20, 2026
On March 20, the Class of 2026 learned where they will be doing their internship and residency training—setting the stage for the next several years of their medical careers and lives.
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Dr. Anthony Rossi, Jr.
Dr. Joseph Safdieh
Dr. Robert A. Harrington
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Weill Cornell Medical College
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AI Tool Shows Promise in Diagnosing Advanced Heart Failure
March 20, 2026
Applying artificial intelligence techniques to cardiac ultrasound data may make it easier to identify patients with advanced heart failure, a new study has found.
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Dr. Deborah Estrin
Dr. Fei Wang
Dr. Nir Uriel
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
Population Health Sciences
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Students Design AI-Powered Health Solutions at Cornell Health Hackathon
March 19, 2026
More than 100 students from across Cornell campuses and 17 other universities gathered in New York City March 6–8 for the
Cornell Health AI Hackathon
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Alexandros Sigaras
Ami Stuart
Clinical & Translational Science Center (CTSC)
Dr. Andrea Sboner
Dr. Olivier Elemento
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Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
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Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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Telehealth Electives Launched for Qatar Medical Students Amid Geopolitical Instability
March 16, 2026
As the conflict engulfing the Middle East complicates clinical instruction for medical students at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar, medical education leadership in New York has rapidly launched telehealth electives to help students in Doha complete their education.
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Dr. Joseph Safdieh
Dr. Thurayya Arayssi
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Weill Cornell Medical College
Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
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Unusual Tumor Cells May Be Overlooked Factors in Advanced Breast Cancer
March 11, 2026
An enigmatic type of circulating tumor cell called a dual-positive cell is associated with shorter survival time in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Dr. Carolina Reduzzi
Dr. Eleonora Nicolo
Dr. Massimo Cristofanilli
Englander Institute for Precision Medicine
Hematology/Medical Oncology
Patient Care
Research
Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center
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How One Flu Virus Can Hamper the Immune Response to Another
March 11, 2026
Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children’s ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.
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Dr. Patrick Wilson
Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children’s Health
Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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