Toxin-Emitting Bacteria Being Evaluated as a Potential Multiple Sclerosis Trigger
October 16, 2013
Variant of Common Soil-Based Pathogen Found for the First Time in a Patient With MSResearchers Find Evidence of Similar Infection in Other MS PatientsNEW YORK (October 16, 2013) — A research team from Weill Cornell Medical College and The Rockefeller University has identified a bacterium it believes may trigger multiple sclerosis (MS), a chronic, debilitating disorder that damages myelin forming cells in the brain and spinal cord.Their study, published in PLoS ONE, is the first to identify the...
New Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute Established at Weill Cornell Medical College
April 8, 2013
Neuroscientist Dr. Costantino Iadecola to Lead the Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute Designed to Rapidly Translate Neurological Research Discoveries from the Laboratory to the Patient's Bedside$28 Million Gift from the Feil Family Founds the InstituteNEW YORK (April 8, 2013) — Weill Cornell Medical College has established the new Feil Family Brain and Mind Research Institute, a unique, multidisciplinary translational neuroscience research hub. Named in honor of long-time benefactors...
Research Building Named in Honor of Longtime Weill Cornell Supporters
October 18, 2010
Gertrude and Louis Feil's legacy of philanthropy at Weill Cornell Medical College began in 1987 with the establishment of scholarships in their name. On Monday, Oct. 4, the latest chapter of their years of generosity and commitment to Weill Cornell was written with the dedication of the Gertrude and Louis Feil Family Research Building at 407 E. 61st St."We are forever indebted to their generosity," Dr. Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., dean of the Medical College, said of the Feils at the dedication...
