Gene helps dietary fat find its way in the body
Research reveals the complex signaling that directs formation of intestinal lacteals, the lymphatic channels required for fat absorption in vertebrates. Read more
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Any Person...Any Career...Greater Impact
Cornell science policy resources expand career options, enable broader, more tangible impact. Read more
Researchers ‘turn off’ driver of aortic stenosis heart disease
Professor Jonathan Butcher has helped discover how to ‘turn off’ a key driver of aortic stenosis, identifying the biological process behind certain instances of the disease in which heart valves become calcified and damaged. Read more
Prime time: First therapeutic clinical trial of C’Dots underway
C’Dots, silica-encased nanoparticles developed in the lab of engineering professor Ulrich Wiesner, have just begun their first therapeutic human clinical trial. Read more
Tumors differ depending on age of cancer patients
Investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified significant differences in the molecular characteristics of tumors from younger and older cancer patients across several cancer types. Read more
New cell database paints fuller picture of muscle repair
A single-cell transcriptomic dataset of mouse skeletal muscle established by Cornell Engineers has become a powerful tool for biological discovery. Read more
$9M Grant Funds Study of Gut-Brain Connection in Parkinson’s Disease
Weill Cornell Medicine professor of neurosurgery Michael Kaplitt leads international team including Meinig School professors Chris Schaffer & Nozomi Nishimura Read more
Machine learning predicts antibiotic resistance spread
Cornell researchers used machine learning to sort organisms by their functions and use this information to predict with near-perfect accuracy how genes are transferred between them, an approach that could potentially be used to stop the spread of antibiotic resistance. Read more
David Putnam selected for one of Cornell's highest teaching honors
Meinig School professor is one of ten Cornell faculty members selected to receive prestigious award honoring excellence in undergraduate teaching and mentoring. Read more
Gene editing, brand acquisition, neural dust: Kessler Fellows devote summer to startups
While some returning students left behind long days at the beach and summer barbeques, the student entrepreneurs in the 2021 cohort of the Kessler Fellows program returned having completed 10-week internships with startups around the nation. Read more