Drs. Benjamin Hopkins, Daniela Sia and Andrea Sboner.

September 2025 EIPM Director's Memo

September 5, 2025

Dear Friends & Members of the Englander Institute,

I hope you enjoy reading about our recent departmental accomplishments, including news media coverage of our work, interesting & engaging departmental events, and impressive publications in top-tier journals like Nature Biotechnology.

We are looking for EIPM Journal Club speakers for November 6 & 13 and December 4 & 11th. Presentations are both in-person and via Zoom, from 3-4...

Drs. Mirhaj and Ahmed with EIPM Director Olivier Elemento, Ph.D. (left)

August 2025 EIPM Director's Monthly Memo

August 6, 2025

August 2025 EIPM Director's Memo

Dear Friends & Members of the Englander Institute,

As I shared in the most recent EIPM Weekly News Roundup newsletter, I've always taken the most pride in the high-quality research our colleagues have published in leading peer-reviewed journals. But July was truly something special, with outstanding papers (below) by dozens of our team members. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the outstanding...

Uncovering How a Molecule Responsible for Immune “Brakes” Directs Skin Defenses

August 1, 2025

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have discovered that PD-1—a molecule best known for putting the brakes on immune cells—also plays a critical role in helping T cells become long-term immune defenders in the skin. Early during infection, PD-1 acts like a steering wheel, guiding T cells to become protective resident memory T cells (TRM) that stay in place. These cells remember invading germs or cancer and quickly mount a response if that enemy reappears.

The preclinical ...