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First Anatomical Map of Innate Lymphoid Cells in Healthy Human Tissues Created: Published in Immunity

Heat map visualization of gene expression signatures of human innate lymphoid cells throughout the body

Heat map visualization of high (red) or low (blue) gene expression signatures of human innate lymphoid cells throughout the body.Image courtesy of Dr. Laurel MonticelliAs published in Immunity on February 12, 2019, the first anatomical map detailing the distribution of innate lymphoid cells in tissues from previously healthy humans has been created. Dr. David Artis, Director of the Jill Roberts Institute for Research in Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Director of the Friedman Center for... Read More

Phase 2 Trial Using Pembrolizumab for Advanced Esophageal Cancer Yields Promising Results

Dr. Manish ShahCurrently, there are limited treatment options for patients with advanced metastatic esophageal cancer – a cancer that has a survival range of 10 to 12 months. However, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian investigators have yielded promising results from a phase 2 clinical trial that suggest there may be a new and effective therapeutic approach on the horizon.Published in JAMA (December 20, 2018), the study, led by Dr. Manish Shah, Bartlett Family Associate Professor... Read More

Successful GME Diversity Welcome Back Held at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Sponsored by the Diversity Center of Excellence of the Cornell Center for Health Equity, Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM) and the Minority Housestaff Committee, and NYP’s Graduate Medical Education office, a Graduate Medical Education Diversity Welcome Back was held on January 19, 2019 for residency applicants to programs across NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. The event, presented in the Weill Auditorium, was co-chaired by Drs. Ruslan Gracia and Dario Villamar of... Read More

Cornell Center for Health Equity-Diversity Center of Excellence/Office of Diversity and Student Life: Successful Kickoff for 2019!

On January 29, 2019, the Cornell Center for Health Equity-Diversity Center of Excellence/Office of Diversity and Student Life/Weill Department of Medicine Mentoring Cascade kicked off with a highly successful start. Held in the state-of-the-art Belfer Building, the event hosted medical students, residents, fellows, and faculty. Participants will include eighty four trainees and 33 faculty from Weill Cornell Medicine/New York Presbyterian, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Hospital for... Read More

Latinas in Healthcare Mixer Inaugural Event Huge Success: Shared Heritage and Interests

With support from the President’s Council of Cornell Women, the Weill Cornell Department of Medicine, the Diversity Center of Excellence, the Weill Cornell Medicine chapter of the Latino Medical Students Association hosted the first Latinas in Healthcare Winter Mixer. The event was open to students, trainees and professionals in the fields of medicine, nursing, physician’s assistant, social work, administration, and more. An invitation was also extended to Latinas at neighboring institutions,... Read More

Dr. Shen Receives a Kellen Junior Faculty Fellowship Award

Dr. Megan Johnson ShenDr. Megan Johnson Shen, Assistant Professor of Psychology in Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, has received the highly competitive Kellen Junior Faculty Fellowship Award. The award will fund her research study on Advance Care Planning (ACP) and its critical connection to quality End-of-Life (EoL) care. It is known that the provision of EoL care enables a greater likelihood of a patient’s wishes being followed at the end of life and that advance care... Read More

American Society of Nephrology Kidney Newsletter Highlights the Research of Dr. Lee

Dr. John R. LeeDr. John R. Lee, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, was highlighted on the front cover of the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Newsletter in January 2019. The newsletter’s feature was in recognition of Dr. Lee’s pivotal abstract that presented an evaluation of the gut microbiota in 169 kidney transplant recipients. Dr. Lee reported that gut abundances of Escherichia coli and Enterococcus were associated with future development of... Read More

Dr. Tagawa Investigates Targeted Radionuclide Therapy for Prostate Cancer with Funding from the DoD

Dr. Scott Tagawa, the Richard A. Stratton Associate Professor in Hematology and Oncology, is investigating an experimental therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer with funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) and Prostate Cancer Foundation. As an awardee and co-Principal Investigator on the 3-year $1 million dollar grant, Dr. Tagawa continues work with a collaborative national consortium comprised of 13 leading academic medical centers that are focused on clinical and translational... Read More

Dr. Hempstead Appointed to Dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

Dr. Barbara Hempstead has been appointed to serve as Dean of the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, which offers more than a dozen doctoral and graduate programs in a variety of disciplines. Dr. Hempstead, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, is the O. Wayne Isom Professor of Medicine as well as a professor of neuroscience at Weill Cornell Medicine. A preeminent hematologist, neuroscientist, administrator, and educator, Dr. Hempstead’s distinguished career at Weill... Read More

Dr. Weir Appointed to Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at NYPH/WCM for the Lower Manhattan Campus

Dr. David Chappell Weir, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, has been appointed to Director of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine for the Lower Manhattan Campus.An expert in airway disorders, Dr. Weir provides clinical care in the outpatient and inpatient settings. His expertise includes treatment and symptom management for advanced lung disease, with an emphasis on compassionate care for... Read More