Exploring mechanisms of disease progression
July 25, 2018
Dr. Susan Gauthier’s research passion lies in uncovering the underlying principles that govern disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Despite potent anti-inflammatory treatment and other strides in MS, predicting a patient’s disease progression still eludes us. Furthermore, there has been very little impact on altering the clinical course of MS once patients enter the progressive phase.Her research focuses on exploring two main hypotheses on why people may progress:Years of loss of...
Digital Ed
December 14, 2017
By Amy CrawfordPhotos by John AbbottIllustration by Alexander VidalBrain and Behavior, a required course for students in the fall of their second year, covers a wide range of topics—from basic neuroscience to diseases of the central nervous system and the physiology of mental illness. As in any medical school course, it comprises a staggering amount of information, and absorbing it all can be a challenge. But Lee Gottesdiener ’19 says the details of one disease—multiple sclerosis (MS)—are...
2017 Junior Faculty Fellowship Awarded to Five Weill Cornell Medicine Researchers
February 28, 2017
The Junior Faculty Fellowship Fund, which provides $50,000 in research support to exceptional junior faculty who are juggling basic or clinical research with childcare responsibilities, recently made awards to five Weill Cornell Medicine scientists and physicians.Now in its second year, the grant was established in 2015 with a $1.25 million gift from the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation. The goal is to provide junior faculty with funding so that they can establish a scientific track...
