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Novel Maneuver Helps Malaria Parasite Dodge the Immune System

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have discovered how a parasite that causes malaria when transmitted through a mosquito bite can hide from the body’s immune system, sometimes for years. It turns out that the parasite, Plasmodium falciparum, can shut down a key set of genes, rendering itself “immunologically invisible.”

Dr. Francesca Florini

“This finding provides another piece of the puzzle as to why malaria has been so...

Celebrating Future Health Care Leaders at Commencement

Video of Class of 2025 Commencement Highlights | Weill Cornell Medicine

For six years, Dr. Benjamin Allwein studied to be a scientist at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, immersed in structural biology and biochemistry. His educational journey investigating proteins involved in metabolism and DNA replication was intellectually rewarding, but it was also bookended by uncertainty and disruption.

Dr. Allwein started his doctoral studies in July 2019, fresh off...

Faculty Honored with Notable Awards

Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members were honored with awards for their exemplary achievements in medical research, education and care May 14-15 during Weill Cornell Medicine’s commencement activities.

Dr. Jane Chang was awarded the Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Faculty Development Award. The prize recognizes an early-career faculty member for exemplary clinical and research contributions, as well as teaching and mentoring medical students.

Dr. Anthony Brown was awarded the Jeanne...

Convocation Honors Graduate Students’ Achievements

Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences celebrated students in the Class of 2025 for their academic achievements during its May 14 convocation ceremony.

The ceremony honored students who are graduating with their master’s degrees, as well as those who earned special awards and prizes for their accomplishments in research, scholarship and service. The ceremony also recognized exemplary graduate school faculty.

Dr. Ting Jia (Ph.D. ’08), founder and managing member of...

How a Tiny RNA Modification Helps Control Cell Stress Responses

A tiny chemical modification commonly found on messenger RNAs plays a surprisingly large role in how cells respond to stress, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The finding clarifies an important aspect of cell biology, and may have clinical implications, since this messenger RNA modification, known as m6A, is the target of an emerging class of cancer treatments.

Messenger RNA (mRNA)—the molecule that carries genetic instructions to make proteins—is...

A group of people cutting a ceremonial ribbon

Ribbon Cutting Commemorates Student Residence Completion, Official Name

As a third-year medical student, Stone Streeter cut his teeth during his medical education at Weill Cornell Medicine while living in the institution’s student housing—first at Olin Hall during his classroom instruction, then at Lasdon House for his clerkships. As he eyes his last year at Weill Cornell Medical College, he’s preparing for yet another move: to the Feil Family and Weill Family Residence Hall.

“Now, I’m standing here today, a mosaic of past experiences, ready to tackle the...

Science and Community Shine at 44th Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium

Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium co-chairs Jian Zheng and Tzippora Chwat-Edelstein

The Griffis Faculty Club buzzed with excitement as doctoral students from the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences presented their research, drawing peers, faculty and alumni to the 44th annual Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium on April 24. Entirely student...

blue and red drawing of different types of viruses

A VAST New View of Viruses

A major new effort at Weill Cornell Medicine seeks to catalog the normal human virome, the immense ecosystem of viruses that lives in and on us. The work, part of a multi-institution collaboration called Viromes Across Space and Time (VAST), supported by the National Institute on Aging, part of the National Institutes of Health, will pioneer new techniques, illuminate a crucial aspect of human biology that was impossible to study before, and establish a baseline set of data that could help...

Three-Dimensional Gene Hubs May Promote Brain Cancer

The way DNA folds inside the nucleus of brain cells may hold the key to understanding a devastating form of brain cancer called glioblastoma, suggests a new preclinical study from Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The findings, published April 3 in Molecular Cell, offer a new way to think about cancer beyond gene mutations, based on the way that genes are connected and regulated in three-dimensional space.

Dr. Effie Apostolou

Study Finds Protein Partnership Protects Chromosomes

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they divide, a key process in keeping cells healthy. Using yeast, the researchers reveal protein interactions that could explain how the enzyme telomerase is tightly regulated to prevent cells from dividing uncontrollably or aging prematurely. The preclinical study, published April 17 in Nucleic Acids Research, brings us closer to understanding the mechanisms behind aging and...

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