November 21, 2022
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Melissa Cushing for her appointment as the Daniel M. Knowles, M.D. Distinguished Professor in Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.
October 14, 2022
Dr. Liming Bao became the Weill Cornell Medicine and NYP/WC Director of Cytogenetics on October 1, 2022. Dr. Bao joins us from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus where he is a professor of pathology at the Colorado University School of Medicine. He is board-certificated in clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics by the American Board of Medical Genetics and Genomics.
October 14, 2022
Dr. Benjamin Kleaveland, an assistant professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been awarded a five-year, $2.1 million grant from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) of the National Institutes of Health to investigate how cells regulate noncoding RNAs, molecules that are thought to have major roles in health and disease.
September 22, 2022
A common, spontaneous mutation in blood stem cells, which has been linked to higher risks of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease, may promote these diseases by altering the stem cells’ programming of gene activity and the mix of blood cells they produce, according to a study co-led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian, the
August 15, 2022
A portable diagnostic device designed by researchers at Cornell Engineering and Weill Cornell Medicine has been deployed in clinical tests in Uganda to identify cases of Kaposi sarcoma, a common yet difficult-to-detect cancer that often signals the presence of HIV infection. Ethel Cesarman, MD, PhDProfessor of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineNow, thanks to a $4 million grant from the National Cancer Institute Center for Global Health, the rollout is expanding to 11 sites throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including locations in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Botswana and Malawi – where a shortage of...
July 22, 2022
Vaccination against COVID-19 had no impact on the health of placentas in pregnant women, according to new research by pathologists at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian.
July 16, 2022
Read the latest WCM Pathology Newsletter to learn more about our Research Highlights, Scholarly Advances, new faculty and much more. You can also read our past issues here.
July 14, 2022
Dr. Steven Josefowicz, an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, has won a 2022 Investigators in the Pathogenesis of Infectious Disease (PATH) award from the Burroughs Wellcome Fund.
July 6, 2022
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Melissa Cushing to Executive Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs. Melissa Cushing, MDExecutive Vice Chair of Clinical AffairsIn her new role, Dr. Cushing will work closely with the Chair and Clinical Vice Chairs in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine to implement department-wide initiatives in clinical pathology, anatomic pathology and hematopathology, as well as oversee faculty and trainee affairs for the Department. She will also lead projects to integrate and standardize the clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology across...
June 8, 2022
During the June 3rd Resident’s Dinner, three members of the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Department were recognized with some of our most important departmental awards.Dr. Susan Mathew, Director of Cytogenetics and Professor of Clinical Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, earned the M. Desmond Burke Teaching Award, which was voted on by the Pathology residents.Dr. Matthew Greenblatt, Associate Director of Pathology Residency Training Program and Assistant Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, earned the David P Hajjar Distinguished Research Award. This award is given for...