March 2026 EIPM Director's Memo
Dear Friends & Members of the Englander Institute,
We hope you'll join us for an EIPM AI Clinic and learn about applying Large Language Models to data analysis (Claude Opus 4.6, GPT5.2, and Gemini 3.0 Pro), coding challenges, manuscript writing, and exploring how AI tools can securely optimize research and workflows. All skill levels are welcome at our bi-weekly Clinics on Wednesdays at 2 PM. Check our EIPM X/Twitter account for the latest information. 
We marked the 2026 International Day of Women & Girls in Science on February 11 by inviting colleagues to share stories about the mentors and role models who shaped their professional journeys. The response was inspiring—more than 1,700 people have already watched the videos. You can view them as well on our EIPM X/Twitter account.
Thank you again for your continued hard work and dedication to our mission.
Sincerely,
Olivier Elemento, Ph.D.
News Coverage & Awards
Please join us in congratulating our Clinical Director Dr. Cora N. Sternberg on being recognized by The Chemotherapy Foundation on February 23rd as one of the 2025 Best Female Scientists in the World!
https://chemotherapyfoundation.org/our-research/
"Clonal Hematopoiesis in the Era of TRT, Platinum, and PARP Inhibitors. An expert panel [moderated by Dr. Scott Tagawa with Dr. Pinkal Desai] convened to discuss clonal hematopoiesis in the field of prostate cancer, focusing on its prevalence, biologic underpinnings, and clinical implications in the era of PSMA-targeted radioligand and theranostic therapies." GU Oncology Now, February 4th. 
"George Coukos (right) launches Ludwig Laboratory for Cell Therapy at Weill Cornell. George Coukos, an expert on cancer immunology, is opening a new laboratory, that is a part of an innovative collaboration between Weill Cornell Medicine and the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research," The Cancer Letter, February 6th. This is continuing coverage from the February 2nd announcement about Dr. George Coukos joining the MCC and EIPM, and the February 5th article "New Laboratory to Advance Personalized, Cell-Based Cancer Therapies."
Congratulations to our colleague Dr. Iman Hajirasouliha who just learned of a 5-year renewal of his lab's NIH/NIGMS MIRA R35 grant!
Publications
"Motif-based substrate mapping of the receptor-like cytoplasmic kinase BIK1 reveals novel components and regulatory nodes of plant immunity," was published in Nature Plants on February 9th by EIPM's Emily M. Huntsman and colleagues.
"Exploring Real-Time Tracking of Vocal Fold Polyps in Video-Stroboscopy Using Deep Learning." Laryngoscope, February 2nd, by Director Olivier Elemento, Ph.D. and WCM colleagues. 
"Utilization of Serum Metabolomics and Polygenic Risk Scores in a Novel Risk Stratification Tool for the Prediction of Incident Atrial Fibrillation," was published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology by Drs. Olivier Elemento and Jan Krumsiek on February 19th.
"Identification of Protein Signatures Reflecting Latent Variation in Aptamer-Based Affinity Proteomics." The Journal of Proteome Research by Dr. Karsten Suhre February 16th.
"Trial Design and Objectives for Patients With Prostate Cancer: Recommendations From the Prostate Cancer Working Group 4," was published on February 26th in the Journal of Clinical Oncology by Clinical Director Dr. Cora N. Sternberg and Dr. Scott T. Tagawa.
"Diffuse Dermal Angiomatosis of the Breast Presenting as Diffuse Erythema Mimicking Inflammatory Breast Carcinoma in a Healthy Pregnant Patient," was published in The American Journal of Dermatopathology as an Extraordinary Case Report on February 23rd by Dr. Lisa Newmanand WCM colleagues. 
"Microautophagy: current understanding of its molecular mechanisms and functions," was published in Autophagy Reports on February 24th by our Associate Director for Precision Immunology Dr. Laura Santambrogio.
"Clinical trials corner issue," was published in Bladder Cancer on February 25th by Clinical Director Dr. Cora N. Sternberg. 
"Placing purines in precision medicine: Targeting a metabolic reliance in KRAS-mutant tumors," was published in iScience on February 7th by Dr. Benjamin D. Hopkins, with Director Olivier Elemento, Ph.D., and Drs. Sally Claridge, Shalini Nath, and Kassianne Tofani.
"Peripheral immune-inducer dendritic cells drive early-life allergic inflammation," was published in Nature on February 25th by Dr. Niroshana Anandasabapathy.
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