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Molecular Modeling

Molecular modeling is the application of theoretical and computational techniques to predict properties and interactions of molecular systems. The molecular modeling software Schrodinger Suite is available for free to the Tri-I community. 

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Scientists Discover the Basics of how Pressure-sensing Piezo Proteins Work

Composite of a cryo-electron microscopy image showing lipid vesicles with embedded Piezo channels, and the Piezo channel structure (top). Topography image of a single Piezo channel under force as recorded by high-speed atomic force microscopy (circle) and its lateral expansion in the membrane as a function of applied force (right). All images:Dr. Simon Scheuring.)

A team of scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine and The Rockefeller University has illuminated the basic mechanism of Piezo proteins, which function as sensors in the body for mechanical stimuli such as touch, bladder fullness and blood pressure. The discovery is a feat of basic science that also opens up many new paths of investigation into the roles of Piezo proteins in human diseases and potential new therapeutic strategies.

PhD Student Exit Checklist

All graduating doctoral students, including MD/PhDs returning to the MD Phase, should follow this checklist to ensure that all requirements are completed prior to departing from the program. Failure to complete the steps detailed below will result in a delay of your degree conferral. Prior to departure, please sign and return the WCGS PhD Student Exit Checklist form (available on the Student Forms page) to the Senior Coordinator for Student Success in A-131 or via email.

Music and Medicine

WCM Music & Medicine Initiative was created to allow medical students, physicians, graduate students, and staff to find a community of musicians amid their academic and medical lives. WCM Music and Medicine welcomes musicians from the Tri-Institutions (WCM, Rockefeller University, Memorial Sloan Kettering), other medical institutions across NYC, and non-medically inclined friends of the Music and Medicine program.

Four Faculty Members Named Crain’s Notable Women in Healthcare

Four Weill Cornell Medicine women physicians and scientists

Four distinguished Weill Cornell Medicine physician-scientists – Drs. Silvia Formenti, Barbara Hempstead, Lisa Newman and Laura Riley – have been selected as Crain’s Notable Women in Healthcare in New York City.

The Weill Cornell Medicine awardees are part of a list of 100 women chosen by Crain’s New York Business for outstanding professional and philanthropic achievements in New York City, as well as proven commitments to mentorship and the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Discovery May Open Up New Possibilities for Treating Allergic Inflammatory Diseases

Visualizing innate lymphoid cells in the mouse lymph node: ILCs (green), B cells (cyan), T cells (magenta). Image courtesy of Dr. Saya Moriyama and Dr. David Artis

A molecule best known for its association with migraines may be a key to new treatments for common worm infections as well as allergic inflammatory disorders such as asthma, according to a study from scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine and the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

A Beacon of Hope: Dr. Juan Cubillos-Ruiz Aims to Improve Survival Rates for Ovarian Cancer

Stressful Situation: A scientific illustration shows how T-cells that are exposed to harsh conditions inside a tumor experience endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress, depicted by “burning” ER (orange) surrounding the nucleus (purple and turquoise). Mitochondria are seen in bluish gray, with cancer cells in red. Credit: Ella Maru Studio

By Amy Crawford

Dr. Juan Cubillos-Ruiz got his first look at ovarian cancer early in his doctoral research, which focused on understanding how the microenvironment of a tumor affects a patient’s immune system. “It was one of my first experiments,” recalls Dr. Cubillos-Ruiz, now an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology in obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he is also a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center.

‘A Beacon of Hope’

A Beacon of Hope

By Amy Crawford

Dr. Juan Cubillos-Ruiz got his first look at ovarian cancer early in his doctoral research, which focused on understanding how the microenvironment of a tumor affects a patient’s immune system. “It was one of my first experiments,” recalls Dr. Cubillos-Ruiz, now an assistant professor of microbiology and immunology in obstetrics and gynecology at Weill Cornell Medicine, where he is also a member of the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center.

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