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MD-PhD student Christian Saffran Photo credit: Travis Curry
MD-PhD student Christian Saffran Photo credit: Travis Curry

Former Detective Set to Become Investigator of a Different Kind: A Scientist

As an undercover investigator in the New York Police Department's organized crime unit, Christian Saffran had a knack for identifying underlying causes of criminal activity. In a job where being nimble could mean the difference between life and death, he thrived on seeing beyond the obvious to secure arrest warrants and make communities safer.

During drug purchases, he would assess every detail of every situation: "How do I get out of this room? What's behind...

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Dr. Ethel Cesarman
Dr. Ethel Cesarman

$1M NIH Grant Helps Researchers Refine Quick Cancer Test

By Blaine Friedlander

One of the most common cancers in sub-Saharan Africa, Kaposi's sarcoma has significant morbidity and mortality rates. It's difficult to distinguish from other cancers, particularly in Africa, where access to pathology is limited to a few hospitals.The National Institutes of Health has awarded researchers from Cornell University, Weill Cornell Medicine, the University of California, San Francisco, and the Infectious Diseases...

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Dr. Heather Yeo
Dr. Heather Yeo

Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Awards Prestigious Clinical Investigator Award to Two Weill Cornell Medicine Scientists

Two Weill Cornell Medicine scientists have received the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Clinical Investigator Award for 2016 for their innovative research.

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation bestows these annual awards upon young physician-scientists who are conducting disease-oriented research that demonstrates a high level of innovation and creativity. ...

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Dr. Ronald Crystal
Dr. Ronald Crystal

Anti-Cocaine Vaccine Approved for Clinical Study in People

A vaccine developed at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian to blunt the effects of cocaine has advanced to clinical trials for testing in humans. After demonstrating that the vaccine prevented cocaine from reaching the brain in earlier animal studies, investigators are now enrolling active cocaine addicts in a Phase I randomized control study to test how it works...

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