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12th Annual Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology Symposium

12th Annual Tri-Institutional Chemical Biology Symposium
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
9 am – 5:30 pm
Zuckerman Research Building 105

Please visit http://chembio.triiprograms.org/symposium to register.

Jacob Litke & Michaelyn Lux
Co-Chairs
12th Annual TPCB Symposium

Precision Cancer Test Validated for Clinical Usage

A powerful next-generation genome-sequencing test developed at Weill Cornell Medicine can detect mutations that guide precision cancer treatment with over 95 percent accuracy, according to new research. The scientists say their findings, published July 20 in NPJ Genomic Medicine, validate the test, called Weill Cornell Medicine EXaCT-1, and demonstrate its feasibility in a clinical setting.

Dr. Olivier Elemento

Developed by Weill Cornell Medicine's Englander...

Metabolic protein linked to cancer and autoimmunity

Scientists in the lab of Lewis Cantley, Ph.D., director of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian, found that a little gene with a long name – type 2 phosphatidylinositol-5-phosphate 4-kinase gamma (PIP4K2C) and its associated protein PI5P4Kγ- plays a role in the regulation of the immune system.

“This suggests that drugs that inhibit PIP4K2C function could be useful to enhance cancer immunotherapy,” said first author Hyeseok Shim,...

BBI Matches Inventors with Business Professionals

On May 24 the Bench to Bedside Initiative (BBI), together with Hacking Health NYC and gyro:human, hosted its inaugural Commercializing Life Science matchmaking event. The purpose of the event was to help inventors form successful teams around their patents by connecting them with talented business professionals outside of their respective fields with complimentary backgrounds. Ultimately, the hope is that these teams will form successful business enterprises and solve some...

We Are Weill Cornell Medicine : Dr. Randy Longman

Video of We Are Weill Cornell Medicine : Dr. Randy Longman

For gastroenterologist Dr. Randy Longman, having the greatest effect on his patients’ lives means searching for new strategies to treat – or even cure – their disease. As a physician-scientist at Weill Cornell Medicine, he possesses a unique insight into the integrative patient care encouraged and nurtured by the institution.

New Gene Therapy Protects Against Peanut Allergy

Dr. Ronald Crystal

A new gene therapy developed by scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine could eventually prevent the life-threatening effects of peanut allergy with just a single dose, according to a new pre-clinical study.

Peanuts are the most common food that induces fatal or near-fatal reactions in those who are allergic to them, yet preventive treatment is limited. In their study, published June 29 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Weill...

WCGS Faculty Among Principal Investigators of Four NYC Medical Centers to Receive New NIH Precision Medicine Grant

"As doctors and scientists, we are committed to providing our patients with the very best, most cutting-edge care to ensure that illness isn't a barrier in their everyday lives," said Dr. Mark Rubin, director of the Englander Institute for Precision Medicine and the Homer T. Hirst III Professor of Oncology in Pathology at Weill Cornell Medicine, and director of the precision medicine program at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Developmental Changes in Teen Brain Facilitate Recovery from Traumatic Memories

Unique connections in the adolescent brain make it possible to easily diminish fear memories and avoid anxiety later in life, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers. The findings may have important implications for the treatment of trauma and anxiety disorders.

In a study of mice, the researchers found that the prefrontal cortex, which controls fear and anxiety, goes through a rearrangement during adolescence where it forms a significant number of new...

Tri-Institutional Women in Science Mixer

Over 70 men and women from Memorial Sloan Kettering, Weill Cornell, and Rockefeller University sipped on wine and tested their luck at trivia for the Tri-Institutional Women in Science Mixer on May 2nd at Rockefeller’s faculty club. The event, organized by women in science groups from the three institutions, was the result of months of planning and had the goal of fostering connections between postdocs and students.

The event started with human bingo and ended with women in science-...

MD-PhD student Gustav Cederquist receives first runner-up for Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation

Gustav Cederquist, an MD-PhD student in Dr. Lorenz Studer’s lab, has won first runner-up/honorable mention for the 2016 Regeneron Prize for Creative Innovation.

The Regeneron Creative Innovation Prize honors students and postdoctoral fellows who have had particularly productive early scientific careers. Each contestant is asked to write a "dream project" proposal. The proposal aims to distinguish scientists who are productive because of their labs versus those who are...