Dear Friends & Members of the Englander Institute,
We are looking for EIPM Journal Club speakers for in-person meetings (in either Belfer 1401 or Greenberg Y1301). Journal Club topics can vary, including but not limited to: precision medicine, genetics, and artificial intelligence in medicine, among other hot button issues in top tier journals. We are open to all ideas to promote lively discussions with varying viewpoints (rather than a summary of the paper). Available dates: November 6th or 13th; December 4th or 11th; January 8th, 22nd or 29th; February 5th, 12th or 26th; and March 12th or 26th. Please contact @Bhavneet Bhinder or @Suzanne Jlelaty with questions or suggestions.
I hope you enjoy reading about our recent departmental accomplishments, including news media coverage of our work, interesting & engaging departmental events, information on our new AI Clinic, and impressive publications in top-tier journals like Nature Cardiovascular Research.
Thank you again for your continued hard work and dedication to our mission.
Sincerely,
Olivier Elemento, Ph.D.
News Coverage & Awards 
"Research at Risk: Rooting Out Treatment-Resistant Prostate Cancer," a Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom article from October 7th, profiles the prostate cancer research of our colleague Dr. Ekta Khurana and her $1.2 million DoD grant, which was paused in April when the federal government suddenly ordered her to stop, threatening the progress she’s made as well as the careers of the researchers working with her.
Please join us in congratulating our Clinical Director Dr. Cora N. Sternberg on being named to Research.com's 2025 list of the Top 1000 Female Scientists! She's ranked #305 in the U.S., and #516 in the world! And in the Commentary "Considering the Evolution of ARPI Combination Therapy in mHSPC," Dr. Sternberg discussed the development of androgen receptor pathway inhibitors and takeaways from the ARANOTE trial in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer with Targeted Oncology on October 28th. 
The OncLive article "Lutetium Lu 177 Vipivotide Tetraxetan Plus ARPI/ADT Yields Superior PFS in PSMA+ mHSPC," presents data shared at ESMO2025 by Dr. Scott T. Tagawa and quotes him on the significance of the findings. The research led to additional news coverage by: Oncology Learning Network on October 19th; Fierce Pharma on October 19th; Urology Times on October 20th; Diagnostic Imaging on October 20th; GU Oncology Now on October 21st; video commentary in OncLive on October 22; Medscape on October 28th; OncLive on October 28th; and Oncology Learning Network on October 30th!
“Breast cancer disparities research is essential in achieving health equity, and it is also an imperative in identifying the root causes as well as optimized treatment for this disease," said Dr. Lisa Newman in a Breast Cancer Awareness Month-timed Sports Illustrated interview on October 22nd. Dr. Newman was interviewed for a similar article, "Shoes for a Cure Kicks Off Big Week in New York With Intimate Saks Cocktail. Ahead of its charity sale at Chelsea Market, the group brought footwear and fashion forces together," which appeared in Women's Wear Daily on October 22nd.
"Treatment options in hormone-sensitive prostate cancer: targeting the androgen-sensitive pathway. This podcast examines how hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (HSPC) is treated, specifically looking at therapies that target the androgen-sensitive pathway," a Future Oncology podcast featuring Clinical Director Dr. Cora N. Sternberg on October 27th.
Events
We are excited to announce the upcoming launch of the AI Clinic, hosted by EIPM. These bi-weekly one-hour sessions will be held in-person (either in the WGC ICB Conference Room or Belfer 1401, depending on availability) to enhance how we use LLMs for complex tasks, including coding. They will serve as a collaborative space for hands-on troubleshooting, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.
This clinic is designed for our entire scientific and clinical community, with a special emphasis on trainees (students, postdocs, residents and fellows). It is the perfect forum for Researchers & Scientists, Clinicians and Trainees.
We are currently seeking Super-Users who demonstrate expertise in coding and experience with AI tools such as GPT-5/Codex, Claude Sonnet 4.5/Claude Code, and Gemini 2.5 Pro. If you are interested in attending AI Clinic Meetings, please fill out this form. Please feel free to reach out to Victoria Cummings (vjc4001@med.cornell.edu) directly with any inquiries, questions, or comments.
Dr. Iman Hajirasouliha delivered the keynote address, "Artificial Intelligence and Foundation Models for Reproductive Medicine: From Embryo to Ovary," during the AI for Biology and Medicine conference on October 30th at the University of North Texas.
Publications
"Epigenetic regulation of chromosomal instability by EZH2 methyltransferase," was published in Cancer Discovery on October 2nd by Dr. Vivek Mittal, with Drs. Ashley Laughney and Olivier Elemento, and Liron Yoffe, Marvel Tranquille, and Bhavneet Bhinder. This research was also highlighted in a WCM Newsroom article, "Study Finds Restoring Order to Dividing Cancer Cells May Prevent Metastasis," on October 3rd.
"Avelumab First-line Maintenance for Advanced Urothelial Carcinoma: Long-term Outcomes from the JAVELIN Bladder 100 Trial in Patients with Nonvisceral or Lymph Node-only Disease," was published in the October 2025 edition of European Urology by Clinical Director Cora N. Sternberg and colleagues. 
"Co-mapping clonal and transcriptional heterogeneity in somatic evolution via GoT-Multi," was published in Cell Genomics on October 10th by Dr. Anna S. Nam from the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine department and the EIPM with our colleague Dr. Richard R. Furman. The paper was covered by the WCM Newsroom and Medical Life Sciences News.
"Evaluating surrogates for overall survival in the adjuvant treatment of bladder cancer with chemotherapy," was published in the October 13th edition of Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations by Clinical Director Dr. Cora N. Sternberg and colleagues. 
"A non-canonical aryl hydrocarbon receptor pathway authorizes and safeguards clinical-scale expansion of functional human endothelial cells," was published in Nature Cardiovascular Research on October 14th by Dr. Shahin Rafii and colleagues, and covered by BioEngineer on October 14th.
"Diffuse midline glioma with extra central nervous system metastases in the pediatric, adolescent, and young adult population," was published in Child's Nervous System on October 7th by Dr. Jeffrey P. Greenfield.
"Integration of elemental imaging and spatial transcriptomic profiling for proof-of-concept metals-based pathway analysis of colon tumor microenvironment," was published in Metallomics on October 3rd by Dr. Vivek Mittal.
"Secretory kinase FAM20C triggers adipocyte dysfunction inciting insulin resistance and inflammation in obesity," was published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation on October 28th by Director Olivier Elemento, Ph.D. and Bhavneet Bhinder.
"Meningeal lymphatic architecture and drainage dynamics surrounding the human middle meningeal artery," was published in iScience on October 31st by Hiranmayi Ravichandran.
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