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Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have found that two genetic variants that confer high risk of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) together trigger a harmful inflammatory response in the brain’s immune cells, particularly in females, in a preclinical model.

The findings, published Sept. 30 in Neuron, emphasize the importance of considering sex differences in Alzheimer’s research – a step that could ultimately lead to...

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Stimulating a key metabolic pathway in T cells can make them work more effectively against tumors when combined with immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, according to a preclinical study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings suggest a potential strategy for enhancing the potency of anticancer immunotherapies.

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A new preclinical model using CRISPR, an advanced technology that allows scientists to cut and edit genes, has given Weill Cornell Medicine researchers and their colleagues a deeper insight into how prostate cancer spreads or metastasizes.

In the study, published Sept. 23 in Cancer Discovery, scientists charted the complicated routes...

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Upcoming Seminars

Dr. David Jones
November 20, 2024 - 4:00pm
2024 - 2025 Physiology, Biophysics, and Systems Biology (PBSB) Seminar Series presents: David K. Jones, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Pharmacology Department of Internal Medicine University of Michigan Medical School Hosted by Alessio Accardi, Ph.D.
Matthews J. Merrins
November 21, 2024 - 1:00pm
Biochemistry and Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture Series presents: Matthew J. Merrins, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Medicine Div. of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health
Dr. Maria Basil
November 21, 2024 - 3:00pm
"Deciphering the Respiratory Airways: Pathways to Lung Regeneration" Maria Basil, MD, PhD Assistant Professor of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Thesis Defenses

Jinnie Kim
Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024 - 10:00am

Jinnie Kim
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Daniel Heller
Major Sponsor: Dr. Xuejun Jiang
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Neal Rosen and Dr. Richard White

Student Research

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

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

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2023 NIH F31
Weill Cornell Graduate School congratulates our current graduate students who received award offers in the 2023 NIH F31 program.

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