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How One Flu Virus Can Hamper the Immune Response to Another

Prior exposure to one strain of influenza virus may weaken children’s ability to mount an effective antibody response against their subsequent exposure to a different flu strain, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The analysis of the pediatric response to H3N2 and H1N1 influenza A viruses, two of the most common causes of flu, provides insight into the concept of “immune imprinting,” and supports the idea that childhood vaccination, if...

Study Identifies Gene Linked to Chemotherapy Resistance in Prostate Cancer

A gene called FOXJ1 may drive resistance to taxane chemotherapy during treatment for advanced prostate cancer, according to a new study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. The findings provide important new insights into why patients with metastatic disease often stop responding to a key class of life-prolonging chemotherapy drugs after initially benefiting. Given that taxanes remain the only chemotherapy agents with demonstrated survival...

Prior Authorization Bans for Buprenorphine Alone May Not Improve Treatment Retention

State laws that ban insurance prior authorization for buprenorphine—a leading medication for opioid use disorder—may not help more patients stay in treatment for the recommended minimum of 180 days, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers report. Though prescription buprenorphine can be a life-saving treatment that relieves opioid cravings and withdrawal symptoms, adherence to the medication is low.

Published March 6 in JAMA Health Forum, the...

Work in Progress Seminar

March 13, 2026 - 1:00pm

"Synaptic Subtype Identification: a high-content method for analyzing interneuron synapses in health and disease" Edmund Au, PhD, Director of the Laboratory for Cortical Interneuron Systems Neuroscience, Burke Neurological Institute

Multiomics, Biomolecular Interactions, Pathophysiology

March 17, 2026 - 5:00pm

Guest Speaker: Jellert T. Gaublomme, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Biological Sciences Columbia University Seminar Title: “Multiomics, Biomolecular Interactions, Pathophysiology” Date: Tuesday, March 17, 2026 Location: Room: A-250, Anne Evans Estabrook Lecture Hall 1300 York Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10065 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Host: Dawid Nowak, Ph.D. Lissett Checo Administrative Specialist Department of Pharmacology Administrative Support Weill Cornell Medicine 1300 York Avenue Department of Pharmacology Room E-409 New York, N.Y. 10065 (212) 746-6250 (212) 746-8835 Email: lic2008@med.cornell.edu

Work in Progress Seminar

March 20, 2026 - 1:00pm

"Modeling Tissue-Resident Macrophage Development from Mouse Pluripotent Stem Cells" Ann K. Baako, PhD candidate in Neuroscience (Vierbuchen/Perry labs), Developmental Biology and Immunology Programs, SKI and MSKCC

A PAX5-Anchored Transcription Factor Network Coordinates BCL11A and Foxo1 to Maintain B-Cell Identity

Date: Friday, March 13, 2026 - 12:00pm

Kalina Todorova Belcheva
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Matthias Stadtfeld
Major Sponsor: Dr. Jayanta Chaudhuri
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Morgan Huse and Dr. Thomas Vierbuchen

Circuit Mechanisms of Stress-Induced Maladaptation and Neuromodulatory Recovery in the Medial Prefrontal Cortex

Date: Monday, March 23, 2026 - 3:00pm

Kenneth Wayne Johnson
Pharmacology

Chairperson: Dr. Logan Grosenick
Major Sponsor: Dr. Conor Liston
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Francis Lee, Dr. Jimcy Platholi, and Dr. Miklos Toth

Neuro-Immune Regulation of Tissue Inflammation and Pathophysiology

Date: Monday, March 23, 2026 - 3:00pm

Beibei Fang
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Chairperson: Dr. Joseph Sun
Major Sponsor: Dr. Alexander Rudensky
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Daniel Mucida and Dr. Carl Nathan

David Hoyos Awarded the Prestigious 2024 Hertz Foundation Fellowship

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

2024 NSF GRFP Awardees and Honorable Mentions

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

2023 PhRMA Foundation Fellowship in Drug Discovery

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

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