Graduate School of Medical Sciences
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2024 Immunology & Microbial Pathogenesis Retreat

The IMP community returned to Crystal Springs Resort in Vernon, New Jersey in October 2024 for the annual scientific retreat. Crystal Springs provided a beautiful autumnal backdrop along with excellent amenities and ample space for over 250 students, post-docs, and faculty to listen to a spectrum of excellent talks, engage in lively discussions, and connect with future collaborators. 

Discovery Reveals Lipid-Signaling Microdomains in Cells

Important signaling molecules called phospholipids are active throughout cells in small compartments called condensates, rather than functioning primarily in cell membranes as previously thought, according to a study from researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The finding helps open a new avenue of investigation in cell biology and may also be relevant to the study of neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer’s disease.

Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI) Welcomes Weill Cornell Medicine to Cancer Research Consortium

San Francisco and New York — Dec. 13, 2023 — The Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI), the largest concentration of immuno-oncology (IO) expertise in the world, announced it has added Weill Cornell Medicine to its network of preeminent academic and medical research institutions at the forefront of the fight against cancer.

Graduate Students Share Cutting-Edge Research in Three-Minute Talks

Three minutes and one projected slide–that’s all each graduate student had to present a big-picture research goal to a non-specialist audience in a way they could understand and appreciate.

BCMB Program Retreat 2024

The BCMB community gathered for an extraordinary experience at the BCMB program retreat. After trying something new we were super excited to reconnect at our favorite retreat location. This year we returned to the beloved Mohonk Mountain house for our annual retreat. The energy was unlike any other, faculty and students where filled with joy and interactions were soaring.

Weill Cornell Medicine Announces New Residence for Graduate and Medical Students, Expanding Scope of Upper East Side Campus

Video of New Student Residence at Weill Cornell Medicine

NEW YORK (Oct. 17, 2023)—Weill Cornell Medicine is constructing a modern new student residence that, when it opens in 2025, will expand the scope of the institution’s Upper East Side campus and nearly double the existing student residential living space.

Weill Cornell Medicine Receives Sixth Consecutive HEED Award for Diversity and Inclusion

For the sixth consecutive year, Weill Cornell Medicine has been awarded the Health Professions Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award by INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, which recognizes the institution’s exceptional commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Scientists Shed Light on How Stressed Cells Sequester Protein-Forming mRNAs

Researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine have illuminated one of the important ways that cells respond to stress. The findings could also be relevant to Alzheimer’s, ALS and other diseases in which this mechanism may be abnormally active.