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The Department of Medicine Annual Investigators Award Recipients of 2015

The 24th Annual Weill Department of Medicine Awards were announced on June 17, 2015 at Medicine Grand Rounds. This award is presented annually to members of the Weill Department of Medicine below the rank of professor who perform on outstanding levels in the areas of clinical and/or basic biomedical research. It is supported by the Michael Wolk Foundation.WinnerLukas Dow, Ph.D.Division: Belfer Research Laboratory (Hematology and Medical Oncology)Inducible in vivo genome editing with CRISPR/... Read More

The 2015 Fellow Award in Research Finalists Announced at Medicine Grand Rounds

Initiated in 2002, the Fellow Award in Research is presented annually to fellows within the Weill Department of Medicine who have presented outstanding research. This year's finalists were announced at the June 10 Medicine Grand Rounds (13th Annual).WinnerBishoy Morris Faltas, M.D.Fellow, Hematology-Oncology"Clonal Evolution of Platinum-Resistant Metastatic Urothelial Cancer"FinalistsFlonza Isa, M.D.Fellow, Infectious Disease"A Novel Biomarker for Mycobacterium Tuberculosis"Sunnie Kim, M.D.... Read More

The 2015 David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award Finalists Announced

Established in 1995, the David E. Rogers Memorial Research Award encourages medical residents to continue their investigative research in internal medicine. Each year, senior medical residents submit research abstracts, and four finalists are chosen to present their work during medical grand rounds.The award was founded and is chaired by Holly S. Andersen, MD, Director of Education and Outreach at The Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute (and Associate Attending Physician at NewYork-Presbyterian... Read More

Dr. Faltas Receives a 2015 Conquer Cancer Foundation of ASCO Young Investigator Award (YIA)

Dr. Bishoy M. Faltas, a clinical fellow in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, has received a 2015 Young Investigator Award from Conquer Cancer Foundation of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). His award is funded through a grant supported by The John and Elizabeth Leonard Family Foundation. Dr. Faltas is currently mentored by Dr. Mark Rubin, Director of the Institute of Precision Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College. Dr. Faltas is currently focused on molecular... Read More

Dr. Sonnenberg and Colleagues Publish Breakthrough Findings in Science

Dr. Gregory SonnenbergDr. Gregory F. Sonnenberg, newly recruited to the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, has published breakthrough findings in Science on how the immune system prevents chronic inflammation in the intestine. In earlier research, he and his team had identified a new member of the innate immune system – innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) which interact with T cells in the GI tract. The new findings in Science reveal that ILCs directly educate T cells in the intestine to not... Read More

Weill Cornell Department of Medicine's Employee Recognition Program: Three Superstars Announced

The Employee Recognition Review Committee (R3) of the Weill Department of Medicine completed its bimonthly review of all nominees, and three "superstar" winners were announced: Sarah Ahmad, Program Specialist, and Sarah Schneider, ANP-BC, Staff Associate/Nurse Practitioner, both from the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, and Lisette Torres, Senior Patient Coordinator, Division of Cardiology.Lisette Torres was noted for her ability to seamlessly coordinate patient appointments and to... Read More

Headstrong Project Receives the Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge: A Model of Success for the Treatment of PTSD

Dr. Ann BeederThe Weill Cornell Headstrong Project has been selected by Morgan Stanley as one of nine recipients to receive the Morgan Stanley Strategy Challenge. The Headstrong Project is co-directed by Dr. Ann Beeder, Chief of the Division of Public Health Programs. The "Challenge" will assist the Headstrong Program in NYC to replicate their model of treatment for PTSD in post-9/11 veterans who live in other cities in the U.S.Morgan Stanley's Strategy Challenge unites top-performing employees... Read More

Dr. Garrett-Bakelman a Featured Speaker at the 2015 AMEC Conference (SNMA)

Dr. Francine Garrett-BakelmanDr. Francine Garrett-Bakelman recently spoke at the SNMA's Medical Education Conference (AMEC) held in New Orleans. An Instructor in Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, she was highlighted as one of four physician-scientists at the conference's Grand Rounds opening session. During her medical and graduate school training, Dr. Garrett-Bakelman served as an officer with SNMA and she is currently a Chairperson Emeritus.SNMA, the nation's largest... Read More

Dr. Schafer Gives Keynote Address for the Royal College of Physicians in London

Dr. Andrew I. Schafer gave the Keynote Address at the spring meeting of the Royal College of Physicians in London on Feb. 27, 2015, to an audience that included HRH Princess Anne. In his address, Dr. Schafer talked about the future of academic medicine, comparing and contrasting the situations in the U.S. and the United Kingdom and Europe, in areas such as medical education and research funding. Following the lecture, the Academy of Medical Sciences of England sponsored a series of brief... Read More

Dr. Patterson Receives 2015 Distinguished Scientist Award from the ACC

A world-renowned leader in the field of molecular cardiology, Dr. Cam Patterson has received the prestigious 2015 Distinguished Scientist Award from the American College of Cardiology (ACC). The award, which recognizes major contributions to the advancement of scientific knowledge, was presented to Dr. Patterson at the College's 64th Annual Scientific Session.Dr. Patterson, a Professor of Medicine in the Weill Department of Medicine (WDOM), is the newly recruited Senior Vice President &... Read More