Focus on Weill Cornell Medical College, edited by Lauren Gold, offers in-depth features, research reports and news from the Weill Cornell campus.

Oct. 31, 2008
Minimally invasive spine surgery shown effective
Drug resistance could make plague a renewed threat
Payne Whitney clinic celebrates 75th anniversary
New technique improves prostate cancer surgery

Sept. 19, 2008
Researchers discover how antidepressants and cocaine interact with their protein targets in brain cells
'Wii-habilitation': Using video games to heal burns
Blood pressure meds put women at greater risk than men for enlarged heart
NSF recognizes ribosome researcher Blanchard

June 13, 2008
Estrogen may play key role in prostate cancer, WCMC researchers find
Medicine heads into the wild with Cornell wilderness first responder course

May 2, 2008
New hope to aid antibiotics comes with era of 'anti-infectives'
Antioxidants may aid in Alzheimer's treatment, research shows
Helping people with autism recognize faces could be in the eyes
Postdoc Research Day slated for May 8

March 28, 2008
Inaugural class in Qatar celebrates 'extraordinary' match day
Adelphic Award goes to WCMC-Q premed student
Doha calling Ithaca: Live wires spark great exchange
WCMC-Q educators reach out to Qatari high school students

Feb. 15, 2008
Weill Cornell partners with Touch Foundation and Sanford Weill to train doctors in Tanzania
Scientists close in on taurine's activity in the brain
Lewis Drusin receives James D. Bruce Memorial Award
Robotic prostate surgery study finds 5-year outcomes favorable

Dec. 7, 2007
Studies show disparities in vascular disease diagnosis, treatment
Sneaky Chef cooks for pediatric patients
Milstein Family Heart Center topped off with final beam
Bruce McCandliss receives Presidential Early Career Award

Oct. 25, 2007
Researchers identify key protein in leptospirosis bacterium
Nap now, sleep tonight -- and think better tomorrow
Sarnat Award recognizes David and Beatrix Hamburg
The latest sbout male infertility and testosterone from NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Dr. Andrew I. Schafer appointed head of Department of Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

Sept. 14, 2007
Barely conscious for five years, patient regains critical skills following deep brain stimulation
First gene therapy clinical trial for Parkinson's improves patients' motor skills with no major side effects
Hajjar named Medical College's senior executive vice dean and executive vice provost
Cornell to host wilderness medicine conference, Sept. 26-28

May 31, 2007
Researchers make progress in the search for Alzheimer's treatment
Weill Cornell celebrates nation's largest organ transplant program

April 19, 2007
Weill Cornell seniors 'match' to the nation's most prestigious residency programs
Weill Cornell science mentoring program celebrates 10th year

March 8, 2007
Airline-cancer partnership to study effects of secondhand smoke in the workplace
Medical college students focus on neglected tropical diseases

Jan. 23, 2007
Alzheimer's disease is focus of several collaborative efforts
$15 million gift establishes Appel Alzheimer's institute at WCMC

Nov. 1, 2006
Tanzania's first lady visits Weill Cornell to discuss an affiliation to fight HIV/AIDS
Fighting the body's natural weight is a lifelong battle, say experts at women's health symposium

Sept. 21, 2006
Major gift will target pathogens that plague 90 percent of the world
Training the next generation of M.D.-Ph.D. students

May 10, 2006
Ankit Patel '04 elected Weill Cornell student overseer
After the postdoc: How to succeed in science job 101
Isadore Rosenfeld receives prestigious Greenberg Award

March 29, 2006
Tri-Institutional student receives Soros fellowship
Weill Cornell psychologist writes book on anger management

March 2, 2006
Career Pathways: Deciding on how to walk the academic road
Doha Diary: Teaching assistants inspire pre-medical students in Qatar

Jan. 18, 2006
Outreach Program offers biology course to high school students
Weill Cornell researchers score a Nature quadruple play

Dec. 15, 2005
Spending summer at the Gateways to a bright future

Oct. 18, 2005
Accelerated MBA program for medical students broadens their horizons amid gorges views
Katie Couric salutes 'heroes' who treat cancer at Jay Monahan Center
State awards $1 million Clean Energy Grant to hospital

Sept. 22, 2005
Qatari students reap summer of research in the city
Weill Cornell prepares for an aging America
White coat ceremony ushers medical students into lifetime at the bedside

Aug. 18, 2005
Gift helps Komansky Center cater to needs of children and families
How 'good' bacteria could counter overuse of antibiotics
Yoga: Therapy for Parkinson's disease?

July 28, 2005
Guided da Vinci robot assists prostatectomy surgery at Weill Cornell
Stem cell research at Weill Cornell and partners receives $50 million boost from foundation
Transplant alumni enjoy smooth sailing

June 23, 2005
Weill Cornell breast cancer panel talks of cure on the horizon
From antiquity to eternity: Revised Hippocratic Oath resonates with graduates
New ambulatory care, medical education building is 'topped out'

May 26, 2005
Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium gives students taste of professional life
Student group spreads awareness of delicate issue of organ donation
Shahin Rafii named Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator

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