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A Breakthrough Single-Cell Method for Mapping DNA-Protein Interactions

A new technology allows scientists to map, in single cells, the DNA binding sites of transcription factors and other regulatory proteins that control gene activity, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and the New York Genome Center. With key advantages over methods currently in use, the technology is expected to be a powerful addition to biologists’ toolkit for studying cells in health and disease...

Grant Aims to Transform Care for Young Cancer Survivors

Weill Cornell Medicine received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, to develop innovative support strategies for an understudied group of cancer patients: adolescents and young adults (AYAs). For these individuals, cancer survival often marks the beginning of lifelong challenges from treatment effects.

Every year, over 80,000 people aged 15 to 39 are diagnosed with cancer. And more than 2...

Study Finds Challenges in Accessing Medicaid-Funded Home Care

Obtaining home care for older adults with Medicaid can be a complex, multi-step process marked by delays and uncertainty, often resulting in long wait times, according to a new Weill Cornell Medicine study. Medicaid is a joint federal and state program that millions of Americans with limited income and resources depend on for free or low-cost health coverage, including the help needed to age at home.

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"Targeting Oncogenic Chromatin Remodeling in Blood Cancers"

June 9, 2026 - 5:00pm

Guest Speaker: Darko Barisic, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Cancer Biology John P. Leonard and Gwirtzman Family Research Scholar Faculty Meyer Cancer Center Faculty Department of Medicine Seminar Title: Targeting Oncogenic Chromatin Remodeling in Blood Cancers. Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Location: 1300 York Avenue Weill Auditorium Room C-200 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 PM Host: Department of Pharmacology - Dr. Lorraine J. Gudas

Work in Progress Seminar

June 12, 2026 - 1:00pm

"Innate Immunity Protein IFITM3 Promotes Tau Seeding and Aggregation in Neurons" Abigail Cross, PhD Candidate in Neuroscience (Yueming Li Lab), Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences / Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

A new and unexpectedly effective treatment for restoring sight

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

Carbon Nanotubes for the Detection of Brain Tumors and Biomarker Discovery

Date: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 - 1:00pm

Dana Alexander Goerzen
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. George Khelashvili
Major Sponsor: Dr. Daniel Heller
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Jason Lewis and Dr. Alban Ordureau

A Human iPSC Model of CFL2 Nemaline Myopathy: Intact Myogenesis, Defective Actin Homeostasis

Date: Friday, June 12, 2026 - 2:00pm

Therande Jashari
Cell and Developmental Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Michael Overholtzer
Major Sponsor: Dr. Mary Baylies
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Danwei Huangfu and Dr. Lorenz Studer

Human Genetic Variants Impacting Efficacy of Adeno-associated Virus Mediated Gene Expression

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 - 2:00pm

Jenifer Melissa Vasquez
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Olivier Elemento
Major Sponsor: Dr. Ronald Crystal
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Todd Evans and Dr. Geoffrey Pitt

2026 NSF GRFP Awardees and Honorable Mentions

Weill Cornell Graduate School congratulates the graduate students who received award offers and honorable mention recognition in the 2026 National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

2026 NIH Parent 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.

2025 NIH Parent 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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