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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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The Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program Celebrates 50 Years of Excellence
April 13, 2023
The program's enduring goal during the past half century has been to create the next generation of leaders in biomedical research.
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Dr. Joel Blankson
Dr. Katharine Hsu
Dr. Olaf Andersen
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Autism-linked Gene Shapes Nerve Connections
November 28, 2022
A gene linked to autism spectrum disorders plays a critical role in early brain development and may shape the formation of both normal and atypical nerve connections in the brain.
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Dr. Conor Liston
Dr. Natalia De Marco Garcia
Dr. Theodore Schwartz
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Commentary: First-Generation Students Face Barriers, Need More Support to Pursue M.D.-Ph.D. Programs
June 2, 2021
To encourage students from diverse backgrounds to join their ranks, physician-scientist communities must address the significant social, cultural and financial barriers many first-generation college students face in pursuing M.D.-Ph.D. careers, according to a new commentary authored by faculty, a student and staff in the Weill Cornell/Rockefeller/Sloan Kettering Tri-Institutional M.D.–Ph.D. Program.
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Dr. Katharine Hsu Named Director of Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program
April 9, 2021
Dr. Katharine Hsu, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in immunology research and treatment of blood cancers, has been named director of the Tri-Institutional M.D.-Ph.D. Program, a joint program between Weill Cornell Medicine, The Rockefeller University and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
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Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi
Dr. Craig Thompson
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Dr. Richard P. Lifton
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Understanding and Exploiting “Cell Identity Crisis” Provides Potential New Routes to Stem Cell Therapy, Cancer Treatment
March 22, 2021
Molecular "bookmarks," which allow cells to retain their characteristics during cell division, ensure fast reactivation of critical cell identity genes after cell division, according to investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.
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Dr. Effie Apostolou
Dr. Eftychia Apostolou
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Debt Relief: A Transformative Scholarship Initiative Will Eliminate Loans for Many of Weill Cornell Medicine’s Future MDs
January 7, 2020
A transformative scholarship initiative will eliminate loans for many of Weill Cornell Medicine’s future MDs
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Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi
Dr. Yoon Kang
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A Kinder Cut
January 2, 2019
An innovation in gene-splicing technology lands MD-PhD student Dr. Alex Pérez, PhD ’17, on Forbes’s ‘30 Under 30’ list.
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Dr. Andrea Ventura
Dr. Christina Leslie
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Mentoring Academy Established at Weill Cornell Medicine
May 15, 2018
Weill Cornell Medicine has established a new Mentoring Academy that is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of healthcare leaders.
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Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi
Dr. Katherine Hajjar
Dr. Ruth Gotian
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BioVenture eLab Opens New Space, Representing Weill Cornell Medicine’s Increased Commitment to Entrepreneurial Ecosystem
February 2, 2018
Weill Cornell Medicine’s BioVenture eLab, a hub of the institution’s entrepreneurial activity celebrated a milestone on Jan. 23: the official launch of its new name and the opening of its dedicated space at 1157 York Ave.
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Dr. Augustine M.K. Choi
Dr. Lewis C. Cantley
Dr. Sarah Kishinevsky
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Larry Schlossman
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‘Great Potential’
January 31, 2018
Many successful researchers cite the influence of a mentor who inspired and advised them—and that’s especially true for Dr. Kevin O’Rourke, PhD ’17.
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Dr. Lukas Dow
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Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Leader Lauded with Career Honor
August 30, 2017
Dr. Olaf Andersen
was honored in July with the Bert I. Shapiro Award from the
National Association of MD-PhD Programs
for his work as director of the Tri-Institutional MD-PhD Program.
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Dr. Olaf Andersen
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Dr. Carl Nathan Wins Heritage Healthcare Innovation Award
May 31, 2017
Dr. Carl Nathan, the incoming dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, has won a 2017 Heritage Healthcare Innovation Award.
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Dr. Timothy Wright
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