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illustration of TMEM16F protein in closed and open conformations

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have revealed the detailed workings of a cell membrane protein that has essential roles in all animals. The discovery could lead to new therapeutic strategies for blood coagulation disorders, cancers and other conditions in which the protein, called a TMEM16 scramblase, works abnormally.

Scramblases operate within cell membranes, where they alter or “scramble” the normal layered...

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cell division

Temporarily disabling a protein complex that organizes DNA into loops inside the cell’s nucleus drastically disrupted the three-dimensional structure of the genome, but surprisingly most genes continued to function as usual, Weill Cornell Medicine researchers found. However, they also discovered a small group of affected genes that play a critical role in guiding cells to become specific types, for example heart, brain, or liver cells.

The...

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Medicaid panel discussion

As states reassess Medicaid coverage following recent federal policy changes and the end of pandemic-era protections, researchers are advocating for evidence-based health care policy reform and expanded Medicaid coverage for children. Weill Cornell Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics, the Cornell Health Policy Center (CHPC) and Ariadne Labs are collaborating to launch the Era of the Child...

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Upcoming Seminars

April 24, 2026 - 1:00pm
"Enriched Detection of Clostridium perfringens Epsilon Toxin on Multiple Sclerosis Lymphocytes and Its Effects on Immune Function" Jennifer R Linden, PhD, Assistant Professor of Research in Neuroscience, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, WCM
Dr. Sheila Nirenberg
December 30, 2026 - 3:00pm
Systems and Computational Biomedicine (SCB) Seminar Series Presents: Sheila Nirenberg, Ph.D. Professor in Systems and Computational Biomedicine Nanette Laitman Professor in Neurology and Neuroscience

Thesis Defenses

Logan Fisher
Date: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 - 10:00am

Logan Fisher

Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis

 

Chairperson: Dr. Morgan Huse

Major Sponsor: Dr. Chrysothemis Brown

Minor Sponsor: Dr. Andrea Schietinger

Additional Member: Dr. Cica Canesso (Albert Einstein College of Medicine)

Arianna Richelle Izawa-Ishiguro
Date: Wednesday, April 29, 2026 - 9:00am

Arianna Richelle Izawa-Ishiguro

Pharmacology

 

Chairperson: Dr. Lonny Levin

Major Sponsors: Dr. Daniel Heller and Dr. Ingo Mellinghoff

Minor Sponsors: Dr. Adrienne Boire and Dr. Jacob Geri

Student Research

Notice of 2026 NIH F31 program awardees
Weill Cornell Graduate School congratulates the graduate students who received award offers in the 2026 National Institutes of Health Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) program.

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Notice of 2025 NIH F31 program awardees
Weill Cornell Graduate School congratulates the graduate students who received award offers in the 2025 National Institutes of Health Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (Parent F31) program.

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Notice of 2026 PhRMA Foundation Fellowship Awards
Weill Cornell Graduate School congratulates our graduate student who received an award offer in the PhRMA Foundation Fellowship program.

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