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...
Study Finds Lipid Mediator Associated with Good Cholesterol Promotes More Than Just Good Heart Health
June 8, 2015
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is often referred to as "good" cholesterol because it transports fat molecules out of blood vessels, protecting against stroke and heart disease. Now, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have discovered that HDL in blood also carries a protein that powerfully regulates immune function. Together they play an important role in preventing inflammation in the body.In the study, published June 8 in Nature, the investigators found that a lipid molecule called...
