A historic investment from Board of Fellows member Israel Englander will advance Weill Cornell Medicine’s growing research enterprise and support critical initiatives throughout the institution.
Dr. Bishoy Faltas Earns Young Investigator Award
December 29, 2023
Dr. Bishoy Faltas, the Gellert Family-John P. Leonard, M.D. Research Scholar and assistant professor of medicine, was awarded the Young Investigator Award by the Society for Basic Urological Research (SBUR). Since its inception, SBUR has committed to education, innovation, advocacy and excellence in basic urology research. The award is given to members under the age of 45 who have made significant contributions to urologic research.
December 2023 EIPM Director's Memo
December 4, 2023
Dear Members of the Englander Institute,
Thank you all so much for a very successful and productive November!
Weill Cornell Medicine to Open Medical Research Center at 1334 York Avenue
November 27, 2023
NEW YORK (Nov. 28, 2023)—Weill Cornell Medicine is dramatically expanding its campus and research footprint in New York City by securing five floors of 1334 York Ave., the current home of Sotheby's auction house, the institution announced today.
Bishoy M. Faltas Receives Prestigious MERIT Grant
November 21, 2023
Dr. Bishoy M. Faltas, director of bladder cancer research at the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, the Gellert Family-John P. Leonard, M.D. Research Scholar and an assistant professor of medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded a $4 million, seven-year MERIT grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
EIPM Researcher Elected to National Academy of Medicine
October 9, 2023
Dr. Lisa Newman, chief of the section of breast surgery at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Dr. Jedd D.
EIPM's 3Q External Newsletter
October 6, 2023
Dear Friend of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine,
Welcome to our third quarterly external newsletter of 2023!
Department of Defense Grant Awarded to Study Metastasis in Bladder Cancer
October 4, 2023
A Weill Cornell Medicine researcher has received a $610,000 grant from the Department of Defense to investigate the mechanisms causing DNA instability that potentially drives metastasis in bladder cancer. The research also aims to identify methods to intercept this spread. The Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program (PRCRP) Idea Award funds innovative, high-risk, high-reward basic cancer research.
October 2023 EIPM Director's Memo
October 2, 2023
Dear Members of the Englander Institute,
Thank you all so much for a very successful and productive September!
I'm thrilled to share that the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine will host the 20th International Cancer Genome Consortium Scientific Workshopfrom November 7-9. The program is still coming together and we hope to share additional information with you soon.