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...
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...
