Dr. Ekta Khurana, an associate professor of physiology and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, has received a 3-year, $1.2 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to investigate how prostate cancer cells evolve to become...
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The Englander Institute for Precision Medicine’s Director Olivier Elemento, Ph.D. was recently interviewed by LDV Capital in advance of their 9th Annual LDV Vision Summit – “the premier global gathering in visual tech” – hosted ...
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Dr. Omar Abdul-Rahman, a leading specialist in pediatric genetic medicine, has been named chief of the Division of Medical Genetics in the Department of Pediatrics at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children’s Hospital...
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Obesity may spur DNA damage in the breast tissue of women who carry BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations, possibly contributing to breast cancer development in this already high-risk group, according to new multi-institutional translational research led by...
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March 2023 EIPM Director’s Memo Dear Friends, We just published a new animated video about the EIPM, which I hope you enjoy and will share with friends and colleagues! You can find it on our website, Twitter feed, Facebook page, and ...
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We hope you enjoy our new animated video and virtual tour of the EIPM labs by our Director Olivier Elemento, Ph.D. (@ElementoLab)! [Just click on the image below to watch the video!]
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Five teams led by Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have been awarded funding from the Starr Cancer Consortium in its 16th annual grant competition. The grants will fund research on the molecular origins and evolution of blood, bladder, breast...
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Surgery that removes only a portion of one of the five lobes that comprise a lung is as effective as the traditional surgery that removes an entire lobe for certain patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to results of a phase 3...
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Dear Members of the Englander Institute, We are thrilled to announce that applications are now being accepted for our very popular 6-week Summer Program for high school, college, and grad students, hosted by the EIPM and the Meyer Cancer Center!...
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EIPM and NanoString Collaborate to Create Comprehensive Spatial Atlas of Human Anatomy February 02, 2023 First comprehensive spatial atlas of healthy human tissue from multiple organs, including multi-cell and single cell resolution using both...
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A protein commonly found at high levels in lung cancer cells controls a major immunosuppressive pathway that allows lung tumors to evade immune attack, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The discovery could hasten...
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Dear Friend of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, Welcome to our final quarterly external newsletter of 2022! Thank you for signing up on our website to receive this newsletter, we hope you enjoy learning more about the important...
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