July 22, 2020
A code discovered in DNA packaging proteins enables the rapid expression of genes needed to fight immediate threats, a finding that may pave the way for new treatments for cancer and inflammatory diseases, according to a study by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.A study published in Nature on July 22 found that when a chemical tag composed of a phosphate group is added to H3.3, one of the spool-like histone proteins that condense DNA and control access to genes, the cell’s gene expression machinery can quickly find the genes.Dr. Steven JosefowiczAssistant Professor of Pathology and...
July 2, 2020
Please join us in congratulating Domenick Falcone, PhD on becoming the inaugural Assistant Dean for Foundation Curriculum.
July 2, 2020
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Tyler, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, as Diversity Champion representing the Department.
June 25, 2020
An enzyme has been discovered to play a critical role in blocking the metabolic processes that contribute to the rapid growth and spread of liver cancer
June 3, 2020
I am pleased to announce that Theresa Scognamiglio, MD will serve as the new Chief of Surgical Pathology effective July 1, 2020.
May 23, 2020
In March, as the COVID-19 pandemic gained a visible foothold in New York City and infected hundreds of thousands of residents, Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian faced a task unlike any they had encountered before.Laboratory technologists and accessioning staff at Weill Cornell Medicine. From left, Anqi Chen, Kathy Fauntleroy and Amy Robertson. All photos provided.How would they quickly establish a reliable diagnostic testing program to identify patients and healthcare workers who had been exposed to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, amid a rapidly escalating public...
September 10, 2019
The Pathologist has named Genevieve Crane...
May 23, 2019
March 6, 2019
Congratulations to Dr. Nicholas Brady, a post-doctoral fellow working in David Rickman’s lab, who won 1st prize for a poster and talk he presented at the 12th Annual Multi-Institutional Prostate Cancer SPORE Retreat.Nicholas is also a recipient of the NIH/NCI Molecular and Translational Oncology Research (MTOR) Training Program (7/2018 – 6/2020).
February 17, 2019
We are delighted to announce that the New York City Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will be honoring Dr. Selina Chen-Kiang at the 2nd Annual Crimson Ball on Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at The Mandarin Oriental in New York City