Cornell University’s thriving business incubators, accelerators take off October 26, 2020 As a Ph.D. student at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Neel Madhukar had figured out a way to accelerate the discovery of new...
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A Conversation with EIPM’s Kenneth Eng We are pleased to introduce you to Kenneth Eng, a Research Associate at the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine (EIPM). Ken earned his master’s degree here at Weill Cornell Medical College and...
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Weill Cornell Medicine Investigators Awarded Grants to Study Cancer Genetics in Underrepresented Populations Drawing on New York’s diverse population, Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have been awarded grants from the New York Genome Center...
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Study Recruiting 1,000 Healthcare Workers to Investigate Underlying Factors Driving COVID-19 Outcomes A study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian aims to answer one of COVID-19’s biggest mysteries: why do some...
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New Algorithm Reveals Patterns In How Tumors Extensively Rewrite Their DNA October 01, 2020 Cancer cells rearrange, copy, and delete their DNA in complex but distinct patterns, according to new research from a multi-institution team led by...
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NYGC Launches Collaborative Cancer Genomics Research Projects Focused on Underserved Populations NEW YORK, NY (September 8, 2020) – Leading cancer scientists working with the New York Genome Center (NYGC) announced today that grants are...
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Preclinical Model Suggests Why Common Immunotherapy May Not be Effective at Treating Breast Cancer A preclinical model of a common type of breast cancer provides new insight into why an immunotherapy known as checkpoint inhibition has not yet...
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Dr. John Leonard Named Inaugural Senior Associate Dean for Innovation and Initiatives Dr. John Leonard, an esteemed physician-scientist who specializes in lymphoma research and treatment, has been named senior associate dean for innovation and...
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This article originally appeared on the Weill Cornell Medicine Newsroom website June 22, 2020. “Mini Brain” Models Show Promise as a Way to Study Incurable Glioblastoma Brain Tumors and Test Treatments A new technique that involves...
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We hope you enjoy the following conversation with EIPM Member Dr. Ravi Sharaf. Ravi Sharaf, M.D., M.S., is a Member of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine, an Associate Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) with a secondary...
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The following article first appeared in the WCM Newsroom on May 29, 2020. Enzalutamide Prolongs Lives of Patients with Nonmetastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer 3D illustration of prostate cancer cells. Image credit: Shutterstock A drug...
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A Conversation with Princesca Dorsaint Princesca Dorsaint is a Bioinformatics Analyst at the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine. She was born and raised in New York, and received her undergraduate degree in Health Science from The...
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