Graduate School of Medical Sciences
A partnership with the Sloan Kettering Institute

News and Events

Recent News

Neurons stained for lipid droplets

While glucose, or sugar, is a well-known fuel for the brain, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have demonstrated that electrical activity in synapses—the junctions between neurons where communication occurs—can lead to the use of lipid or fat droplets as an energy source.

The study, published July 1 in Nature Metabolism, challenges “the long-standing dogma that the brain doesn’t burn fat,” said principal investigator...

Read More

Immunofluorescent image of cells tagged with red, green and blue labels

A pretreatment step could help transplanted pancreatic islets survive longer in patients with type 1 diabetes, according to a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. One combination of small molecules extended the cells’ lives in female mice, and adding two molecules to the mixture boosted cell survival in male mice.

The findings, published on June 24 in Cell Stem Cell, could allow...

Read More

Immunofluorescent image of mouse hippocampus stained for tau

A rare gene mutation that delays Alzheimer’s disease does so by damping inflammatory signaling in brain-resident immune cells, according to a preclinical study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding adds to growing evidence that brain inflammation is a major driver of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s—and that it may be a key therapeutic target for these disorders.

In the...

Read More

Upcoming Seminars

October 29, 2025 - 2:30pm
Targeted Hyperactivation of Oncogenic Signaling as Therapeutic Strategy in B-Cell Malignancies Markus Müschen, MD, PhD Arthur H. and Isabel Bunker Professor of Medicine, Hematology and Immunobiology Chief, Division of Basic Science, Yale Cancer Center Director, Center of Molecular and Cellular Oncology Yale University New Haven, CT Host: Dr. Andrew Intlekofer Tea Time: 1:15 PM

Thesis Defenses

Yeeun Son
Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 - 10:00am

Yeeun Son
Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Olga Boudker
Major Sponsor: Dr. Richard Hite
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Alessio Accardi and Dr. Melinda Diver

David L. Rosenthal
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2025 - 3:00pm

David L. Rosenthal, M.D./Ph.D. Student
Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Jessica Tyler
Major Sponsor: Dr. Tobias Meyer
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Andrew Koff and Dr. Agata Smogorzewska

Payal Patel
Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2025 - 2:00pm

Payal Patel
Pharmacology

Chairperson: Dr. Kristen Pleil
Major Sponsor: Dr. Sarat Chandarlapaty
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Ping Chi, Dr. Lorraine Gudas, and Dr. David Solit

Student Research

David Hoyos
The 2024 Hertz Fellows will address the most pressing challenges facing our nation.

Read More

2024 NSF GRFP Awardees
Congratulations to the 2024 NSF GRFP awardees and honorable mentions from our Weill Cornell Grad School community.

Read More

Phrma Foundation Photo
Congratulations to Aakanksha Rajiv Kapoor | PhRMA Foundation Fellowship in Drug Discovery, awarded January 2023 | BCMB Allied PhD Program | Mentored by Vivek Mittal at Weill Cornell Medicine | “Determine Mechanisms by Which Club Cell Secreted Proteins Inhibit Myeloid-derived Suppressor Cells to Increase Efficacy of Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer

Read More

Need more info?
Ask a question
Follow us on
Instagram

Weill Cornell Medicine Graduate School of Medical Sciences 1300 York Ave. Box 65 New York, NY 10065 Phone: (212) 746-6565 Fax: (212) 746-8906