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Overview
The physicians
and scientists of Weill Medical College of Cornell University are
engaged in both basic and clinical research in such cutting-edge
areas as genetics and gene therapy, neuroscience, structural
biology, AIDS, cancer, and psychiatry. Weill Cornell biomedical
investigators are delving ever deeper into the realms of cellular
and molecular biology, which hold the secrets to both the normal
functioning of the body and the malfunctions that lead to serious
medical disorders.
Workforce
Research Funding
Research Space
Medical Affiliations
Memberships
Examples of large scale inter-institutional collaborations
Contact Information
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Workforce (for 2002)
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Research Funding (for 2002)
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Research Space
Research
space 200,000 sq ft
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Medical Affiliations
Hospitals
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New York-Presbyterian, the University hospitals of Columbia and
Cornell
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
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Hospital for Special Surgery
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Payne Whitney Clinic
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Memberships
National
Academy of Sciences membership
Maria Iandolo
New
Medical
Physiology and Metabolism, 1996
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Examples of large scale inter-institutional collaborations
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program
Tri-Institutional MD-PhD program is training physician-scientists
who will become the next generation of leaders in biomedical
research. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, The
Rockefeller University, and the Sloan-Kettering Institute combine to
form one of the few inter-institutional collaborations dedicated to
joint MD and PhD training.
In the past 25
years, nearly 150 graduates have been prepared to tackle the urgent
medical research needs of society. The Program awards the MD degree
from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and the PhD degree
from either Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences of Cornell
University or The Rockefeller University. Each year approximately
350 students apply for on average 12 positions per year, which are
fully funded from start to finish-in part by the National Institutes
of Health's Medical Scientist Training Program.
The eminent
clinical and research faculties of the three institutions provide a
stimulating environment for both basic research and medical
training. With over 270 participating faculty members, and an
organization that fosters student freedom and independence, the
Program offers unparalleled opportunities for individualized
research training. Graduates of the Program are thus prepared to
lead tomorrow's biomedical research and to carry the knowledge
acquired from basic research to the bedside.
The Faculty
The faculties
at Cornell, Rockefeller, and Sloan-Kettering are among the most
distinguished medical and biomedical scientists in the world. The
three institutions are the home for more than 35 members of the
National Academy of Sciences. Currently, the combined graduate
faculty numbers more than 385 between The Rockefeller University
Graduate School and the Cornell University Graduate School of
Medical Sciences (formed by Cornell University Medical College and
the Sloan-Kettering Institute). The size of the graduate faculty
ensures that there is broad expertise in all of the major biomedical
research disciplines: biochemistry and structural biology; cell and
developmental biology; immunology and microbiology; molecular
biology and genetics; pharmacology and therapeutics; neuroscience;
and physiology and biophysics. The quality and size of the Program
faculty and the limited number of students in the Program ensure
that the students will receive outstanding research training as well
as substantial contact with their advisors and other faculty
members.
The Scientific
Community
The adjacent
campuses of Cornell University Medical College, The Rockefeller
University, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Presbyterian Hospital (New York-Cornell), and the Hospital for
Special Surgery comprise a neighborhood of institutions centered at
York Avenue and Sixty-Eighth Street on Manhattan’s Upper East Side
(an attractive and safe place to live and a short distance from the
cultural highlights of New York City). The institutions host
numerous internationally renowned scientists, who present their
research in a rich variety of lectures and seminars. The educational
experience is further enriched by concerts, shows and other cultural
events.
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Contact Information
Harry M.
Lander, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
for Research Administration
Weill Medical
College of Cornell University
1300 York Ave,
Rm A-131
New York, N.Y.
10021
Phone: (212)
746-5979
Fax: (212)
746-4527
Email:
hmlander@med.cornell.edu
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