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March 27, 2019

Investing in the Future: Dr. Ting Jia outside the Wall Street subway station in Lower Manhattan. Photo credit: John Abbott

As a student in immunology and microbial pathogenesis at the Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Dr. Ting Jia published eight papers in top journals, including four as first author. Working with Dr. Eric Pamer—a member of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, where he serves as head of the Division of Subspecialty Medicine...

Anemia Drug Shows Promise for Treating Leukemias

March 26, 2019

By Jim Stallard

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is one of the most common blood cancers in adults. The disease is difficult to treat with chemotherapy and usually proves fatal. However, researchers have identified a potential chink in the armor: AML cells have a greatly reduced ability to export iron compared with normal blood cells, leaving them at risk for iron induced death.

Now, researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine and the Sloan Kettering Institute have found a way to exploit...

Physician Assistants Program Prepares Graduates for Critical Role in Healthcare

March 8, 2019

Melissa Steadman is not new to healthcare: The Massachusetts native attended pharmacy school for a year and worked as an EMT after college. But it was a volunteer job at a free clinic that made her realize that she wanted a more hands-on role in patients’ lives as a physician assistant.

“At the clinic I saw that I made a real impact on people’s lives,” she said. “I realized that I want to work directly with patients, be there for them. PAs make a real connection with patients, so this...