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Doctoral Students Present Theses Projects in Just Three Minutes

More than 160 faculty and students filled Uris Auditorium Dec. 5 to hear doctoral candidates deliver bite-size presentations of their research in an entertaining way. The catch? They had to deliver their work in three minutes or less.

Oftentimes, the theses presentations were full of puns and good humor. From likening the ability of the blood-brain barrier to block the easy passage of molecules to a strict bouncer standing imposingly at a party’s entrance, and depicting a RAS mutant...

New Computational Method Builds Detailed Maps of Human Tissues

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have developed a computational method to map the architecture of human tissues in unprecedented detail. Their approach promises to accelerate studies on organ-scale cellular interactions and could enable powerful new diagnostic strategies for a wide range of diseases.

The method, published Oct. 31 in Nature Methods, grew out of the scientists’ frustration...

Two Weill Cornell Graduate Students Awarded HHMI Fellowships

Two doctoral students at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences have been awarded prestigious Gilliam Fellowships for Advanced Study from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI).

Ph.D. candidates Ahmed Mahmoud and...

Towards Quantifying Evolvability in Cancer With Single Cell Approaches

January 30, 2023 - 11:00am

Institute for Computational Biomedicine (ICB) Seminar Series Sohrab Shah, Ph.D. Chief, Computational Oncology Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Professor Weill Cornell Medical College Nicholls-Biondi Chair Hosted by Dr. Ashley Laughney

Mechanisms of Human Stem Cell Renewal during Obesity

February 2, 2023 - 1:00pm

Biochemistry and Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture Series presents: Silvia Corvera, M.D. Chair, Diabetes Research Professor, Molecular Medicine University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Spatial Organization of Mitochondria

February 9, 2023 - 1:00pm

Biochemistry and Cell & Developmental Biology Lecture Series presents: Jonathan Friedman, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Cell Biology University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Identification of Novel Targets of Serine/Arginine-Rich Protein-Specific Kinase 2

Date: Friday, February 3, 2023 - 2:00pm

Kripa Shobana Ganesh
Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Chairperson: Dr. Mary Baylies
Major Sponsor: Dr. John Blenis
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Lewis Cantley and Dr. Lukas Dow

Additional Member(s): Dr. Heeseon An (Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)

VDAC, The Mitochondrial Beta Barrel Protein, Adds a New 'Fold' to the Field of Phospholipid Scramblases

Date: Friday, February 10, 2023 - 9:00am

Helene Jahn
Biochemistry and Structural Biology

Chairperson: Dr. David Eliezer
Major Sponsor: Dr. Anant K. Menon
Minor Sponsors: Dr. Stephen B. Long and Dr. Timothy Ryan

Inaugural Sawyers Fellowship Awarded to WCGS Student

We are delighted to announce that Christopher Bourne (IMP, 5th year) recently received the the Sawyers Fellowship, which supports traditionally underrepresented early career scientists in the biomedical sciences who are pursuing doctoral thesis research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC). This award, generously sponsored by a donation from Charles and Susan Sawyers to the Maximizing Excellence in Research, Innovation, and Technology Program, supports trainees with aspirations...

2021 HHMI Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study Awarded to WCGS Adviser and Student

Congratulations to Chloe Lopez-Lee (Neuro, 4th year) and Dr. Li Gan on receipt of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced Study. This innovative award funds both the dissertation adviser and graduate student. The selection criteria are based on essential components of a productive research environment, particularly the adviser’s commitment to creating a healthy academic ecosystem that places importance on diversity and inclusivity, as well as the student’s...

Nicholas Prescott Awarded Prestigious NCI Fellowship

We would like to congratulate Nicholas Prescott (TPCB, 5th year) on receipt of the prestigious NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award (F99/K00). This year, the NCI bestowed the award on a total of 24 trainees across the country. This extremely competitive fellowship will support Nicholas for the duration of his dissertation research training and his subsequent transition to a cancer-focused postdoctoral research position. Further, this multi-year award brings in over $300,...

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