Announcements
Press Releases
Feb. 27, 2014
Scientists Uncover Trigger for Most Common Form of Intellectual Disability and Autism
Finding May Explain Many Brain Disorders, Lead to Prevention and Treatment
A new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College scientists shows that the most common genetic form of mental retardation and autism occurs because of a mechanism that shuts off the gene associated with the disease.
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/343/6174/1002.full
April 23, 2012
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, The Rockefeller University &
Weill Cornell Medical College
receive new funding for the Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative to pursue cutting-edge stem cell research and therapies
http://weill.cornell.edu/news/releases/wcmc/wcmc_2012/04_23_12.shtml
Jan. 20, 2010
New Way to Generate Abundant Functional Blood Vessel Cells From Human Stem Cells Discovered
Weill Cornell Medical College Study Lays Groundwork for New Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease and Other Conditions
http://weill.cornell.edu/news/releases/wcmc/wcmc_2010/01_20_10.shtml
March 9, 2009
Text of President Barack Obama's Executive Order on Removing Barriers to Responsible Scientific Research Involving Human Stem Cells
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/Fact-Sheet-on-Presidential-Executive-Order/
New York State Governor Paterson's Announcement on New Stem Cell Research Grant Awardees
http://www.ny.gov/governor/press/press_0309095.html
New York State Stem Cell Research Award Grantees
http://www.nyhealth.gov/funding/targeted_and_generic_award_list.htm
Recent Highlights: Stem Cell Research on the Tri-I campuses
Seminars and Symposia
See the Education and Training page.
Funded Research and new Funding Opportunities
Funding opportunities in stem cell research will be announced to Tri-Institutional faculty via our intranet website at www.trisci.org. Also see the Grants/Fellowships page.
Press Contacts
Anne O’Malley
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
212 639-3580
omalleya@mskcc.org
Joseph Bonner
The Rockefeller University
212 327-8998
bonnerj@rockefeller.edu
Jonathan Weil
Weill Cornell Medical College
212 821-0566
jweil@med.cornell.edu