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COVID
November 13, 2025
Prior exposure to coronaviruses that cause ordinary colds can boost the immune system’s ability to attack a vulnerable site on the COVID-19-causing coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine.
37th annual Cancer Research Gala
November 13, 2025
Supreme President E. Chris Kaitson attended the District five 37th annual Cancer Research Gala this weekend in Edison, New Jersey. The event boasted nearly 200 members and gave three impressive grants to some of the nation’s most respected research institutions.
Trophy
October 20, 2025
(New York, Oct. 16, 2025)—Dr. Lauren Henderson, a physician-scientist whose research focuses on children with difficult-to-treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis and other autoimmune disorders, has been awarded the 10th annual Gale and Ira Drukier Prize in Children’s Health Research, Weill Cornell Medicine announced today.
May 29, 2025
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pershing Square Foundation (the “Foundation”) today announced that it has awarded $5.25M to seven groundbreaking scientists at five premier institutions. For over a decade, the Foundation has advanced health initiatives in New York City by funding pioneering cancer researchers through the Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance (“PSSCRA”). Expanding on its enduring commitment to cancer research and its broader investments in women’s health over the years,...
Ovarian cancer cells dividing. Credit: ecancer
May 29, 2025
Dr. Juan R. Cubillos-Ruiz, the William J. Ledger, M.D. Distinguished Associate Professor of Infection and Immunology in Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Dr. David Lyden, the Stavros S. Niarchos Professor in Pediatric Cardiology, both from Weill Cornell Medicine, have been named inaugural recipients of the Pershing Square Foundation’s 2025 Ovarian Cancer Challenge Grant.
May 20, 2025
NEW YORK, May 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Lupus Research Alliance (LRA) today announced the launch of the Lupus Nexus Foundational Analyses, a major scientific initiative aimed at creating one of the most comprehensive and accessible lupus research datasets ever assembled. This effort will generate numerous molecular datasets using biospecimens collected through the Lupus Landmark Study, a key component of the Lupus Nexus. These molecular datasets, integrated with robust clinical data,...
Co-corresponding author Octavio Ramilo, MD, St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases chair and co-first author M. Asunción Mejías, MD, PhD, St. Jude Department of Infectious Diseases.
May 19, 2025
Newswise — Infants hospitalized with severe COVID-19 have significantly different immune responses than adults or older children. The finding comes from scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai and Yale University. The researchers established the unique features of hospitalized infants’ immune cells during mild, moderate and severe COVID-19. The...
David Lyden ISEV 2025 Special Achievement Award
May 8, 2025
We are proud to announce that Dr. David C. Lyden, a member of the Gale and Ira Drukier Institute for Children's Health and the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, has received the prestigious Special Achievement Award from the International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV). This distinguished honor, voted on by over 2,000 ISEV members, recognizes Dr. Lyden’s groundbreaking contributions to the field of extracellular vesicle (EV) research.
Dr. M. Virginia Pascual
April 24, 2025
Provost Kavita Bala and professors Anurag Agrawal and Dr. M. Virginia Pascual have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on April 23.

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