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New NIH Grant to Study COVID19

August 7, 2020

Weill Cornell Medicine’s Clinical and Translational Science Center (CTSC) has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health for COVID-19 research. The two-year $1.5 million grant will fund projects led by Dr. Julianne Imperato-McGinley, director of the CTSC, and...

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Uncloaking Tumors

August 3, 2020

Localized radiation therapy against a tumor can trigger a beneficial immune response throughout the body by releasing DNA from mitochondria into the cytoplasm of tumor cells. The findings suggest a new strategy for boosting this response, which may significantly increase the effectiveness of radiation against certain cancers.

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A Conversation with Pinkal Desai, M.D.

July 28, 2020

We are pleased to introduce our newest EIPM Member Pinkal Desai, M.D.

Dr. Desai is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the WCM Hematology and Medical Oncology Department and is the Charles, Lillian, and Betty Neuwirth Clinical Scholar in Oncology, and Clinical Director of the EIPM Molecular Aging Institute.

We hope you enjoy learning more about her research interests.


Q: Can you please tell our readers about your work?

A: My...

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