Potential new HIV therapy seen in immune cells

Weill Cornell Medical College scientists have discovered a way to limit replication of the most common form of HIV at a key moment when the infection is just starting to develop.

$50M gift creates Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering

A decade after its creation, the Department of Biomedical Engineering has received a $50 million gift that will expand and elevate it as the Nancy E. and Peter C. Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering.

Engineers' synthetic immune organ produces antibodies

Cornell engineers have created a synthetic immune organ that produces antibodies and can be controlled in the lab, completely separate from a living organism.

Stem cell technology could lead to ailing heart mending itself

A new technique, published May 28 in Stem Cell Reports, could allow scientists to generate large numbers of rare cells in the network that pushes the heart's chambers to consistently contract.

Weill Cornell Graduate School honors Avery August

Avery August, professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine, was awarded the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award May 27.

Clinical test validates precision medicine for cancer

A Weill Cornell Medical College research team has shown how next-generation genome sequencing can offer new insights and treatment targets in patients with advanced, treatment-resistant cancer.

Mann Award winner Tang studies molecular 'trash bags'

Doctoral student Shaogeng Tang won the Harry and Samuel Mann Outstanding Graduate Student Award for his research into cells' waste disposal.

Lin, Boudker named Howard Hughes investigators

Cornell faculty members Hening Lin and Olga Boudker have been named 2015 Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigators, the institute announced May 19.

Study finds how pancreatic cancer spreads to liver

Weill Cornell Medical College and international scientists have discovered the precise molecular steps that enable pancreatic cancer to spread to the liver. The finding may lead to targeted treatments.