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cytokines acting as pregnancy hormones

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered in a preclinical model that cytokines, proteins that control immune response, circulating in maternal blood during pregnancy may mitigate an offspring's risk for psychiatric conditions. The findings are surprising because circulating maternal cytokines are at such low levels that they were not implicated in fetal brain development and offspring behavior before.

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immunofluorescent staining of the coronary lesion

Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have uncovered a way to unleash in blood vessels the protective effects of a type of fat-related molecule known as a sphingolipid, suggesting a promising new strategy for the treatment of coronary artery disease.

In the study, published March 8 in Circulation Research, the researchers showed that boosting levels of a sphingolipid called S1P in artery-lining endothelial cells...

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illustration of bacteria floating over intestinal villi

Microbes in the mammalian gut can significantly change their hosts’ amino acid and glucose metabolism, acting almost like an extra liver, according to a new preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators.

The study, published April 23 in Cell Host & Microbe, adds to the growing list of ways in which the microbiome influences physiology, and...

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Upcoming Seminars

WIP 4/26/24
April 26, 2024 - 1:00pm
Peter A. Goldstein, MD, Professor of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesiology, Professor of Anesthesiology in Neuroscience, Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, Associate Professor of Medical Ethics in Medicine, Department of Medicine, WCM Part of the Work in Progress Lecture series
May 1, 2024 - 2:00pm
WCM Community Town Hall Wednesday, May 1, 2024 1:00 - 2:00 pm Uris Auditorium, Meyer Building, 1300 York Ave and Zoom All faculty, staff, and students are invited to attend and participate in this WCM community event. Hosted by: Robert A. Harrington, MD Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Dean Weill Cornell Medicine Provost for Medical Affairs Cornell University
Orion Weiner
May 2, 2024 - 1:00pm
Biochemistry and Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture Series presents: Orion Weiner, Ph.D. Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry & CVRI University of California, San Francisco

Thesis Defenses

Lorien Shakib
Date: Monday, April 29, 2024 - 11:00am

Lorien Shakib
Physiology, Biophysics and Systems Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Carl Blobel
Major Sponsor: Dr. Laura Donlin
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Morgan Huse and Dr. Dan Landau

Anika Nabila
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 - 3:00pm

Anika Nabila
Neuroscience

Chairperson: Dr. Anjali Rajadhyaksha
Major Sponsor: Dr. Miklos Toth
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Christine Mayr and Hagen Tilgner

Angela Lee
Date: Wednesday, May 1, 2024 - 1:00pm

Angela Lee
Immunology and Microbial Pathogenesis

Chairperson: Dr. Sabine Ehrt
Major Sponsor: Dr. Carl Nathan
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Lionel Ivashkiv and Dr. Justin Perry

Student Research

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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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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