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Molecular Structures Provide Roadmap for Targeted Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics
August 10, 2026
Video of LRRK2 Protein Animation | Weill Cornell...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/molecular-structures-provide-roadmap-targeted-parkinsons-disease-therapeutics" aria-label="Read more about Molecular Structures Provide Roadmap for Targeted Parkinson’s Disease Therapeutics">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">Coordinating the Development of Heart Muscle and Vasculature</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/pnas_4_rgb_0.jpg?itok=KM18Qktn" alt="scientific image in blues, yellows and reds" /></div> <p class="post-date">August 5, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>During development, regional dips in oxygen levels serve as a signal that triggers the coordinated growth of heart muscle and coronary vessels, according to a study led by researchers at Weill Cornell Medicine. The findings, published <a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2536457123">online</a> in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could point toward innovative approaches for treating cardiovascular conditions that lead to heart failure.</p><p>“The signaling...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/coordinating-development-heart-muscle-and-vasculature" aria-label="Read more about Coordinating the Development of Heart Muscle and Vasculature">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">New Tool Empowers Research on Key Proteins</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/menon_microscopy_crop_resize_0.jpg?itok=IivIkmW4" alt="microscope stage with special slides" /></div> <p class="post-date">June 15, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>A new single-protein analysis technique gives researchers an unprecedented ability to study proteins called scramblases, which have critical roles in biology. The development of the new technique, in a study led by investigators at Weill Cornell Medicine and <a href="https://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/en">Ruhr University Bochum</a> in Germany, expands the toolkit available to cell biologists and biophysicists and could someday be useful in devising new strategies against multiple diseases.</p>...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/new-tool-empowers-research-key-proteins" aria-label="Read more about New Tool Empowers Research on Key Proteins">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">Targeting Inflammation May Help Overcome Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/dow_colorectal_cancer_cells_0_0.png?itok=dAnkcOpR" alt="colorectal cancer biopsy" /></div> <p class="post-date">May 21, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Chemotherapy drugs that target a common mutation in colorectal cancer rapidly lose efficacy in patients, leading to relapse. According to a new preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine and MD Anderson Cancer Center investigators, colorectal tumors often find multiple ways to survive treatment, including additional genetic mutations and activation of cellular pathways typically associated with inflammation and regeneration. Targeting this tumor-specific inflammatory process could enhance...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/targeting-inflammation-may-help-overcome-drug-resistance-colon-cancer" aria-label="Read more about Targeting Inflammation May Help Overcome Drug Resistance in Colon Cancer">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">Faculty Honored with Notable Awards</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/dsc_0799.jpg?itok=hfM89zyL" alt="Two men wearing graduation regalia posing during commencement exercises." /></div> <p class="post-date">May 15, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members were honored with awards for their exemplary achievements in medical research, education and care May 13-14 during Weill Cornell Medicine’s commencement activities.</p><p><strong>Dr. Pinkal Desai</strong> was awarded the Jeanne and Herbert Siegel Faculty Development Award. The prize recognizes an early-career faculty member for exemplary clinical and research contributions, as well as teaching and mentoring medical students.</p><p><strong>Dr. Michele...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/faculty-honored-notable-awards" aria-label="Read more about Faculty Honored with Notable Awards">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">A New Kind of Cold Sensor</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/nimigean050526_copy.png?itok=S0zXAlF2" alt="density map, close up and thermometer showing different cold sensitivities" /></div> <p class="post-date">May 6, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>All life forms need to continuously adapt to temperature changes to survive. Now, Weill Cornell Medicine investigators studying a bacterial protein have identified a new mechanism of sensing cold temperatures. The finding points to the possibility that this same type of mechanism exists in other organisms, including humans, and may have relevance for disorders involving faulty temperature regulation.</p><div class="caption caption-right panopoly-image-original">...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/new-kind-cold-sensor" aria-label="Read more about A New Kind of Cold Sensor">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">Reverse Engineering Ketamine’s Effects May Lead to New Antidepressants</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/shutterstock_2184735157.jpg?itok=CcEcsZZh" alt="silhouette of a woman with her head in her hand" /></div> <p class="post-date">May 1, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Weill Cornell Medicine investigators have “reverse engineered” ketamine’s antidepressant effects to identify potential new strategies for treating depression.</p><div class="caption caption-right panopoly-image-original"><div class="caption-width-container" style="width: auto;"><div class="caption-inner">...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/reverse-engineering-ketamines-effects-may-lead-new-antidepressants" aria-label="Read more about Reverse Engineering Ketamine’s Effects May Lead to New Antidepressants">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">45th Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium Celebrates Graduate Student Research</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/poster_session_main_2.png?itok=tk6yglQo" alt="graduate student poster session" /></div> <p class="post-date">April 30, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p>Rows of poster boards filled the Griffis Faculty Club at Weill Cornell Medicine, showcasing research ranging from cancer immunology and microbiome science to the emerging field of space biology. Standing beside them, graduate students explained months of work in a matter of minutes, fielding questions from judges, faculty and peers.</p><p>The 45th annual Vincent du Vigneaud Memorial Research Symposium held on April 16 had a record number of 153 abstracts submitted this year, including...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/45th-vincent-du-vigneaud-symposium-celebrates-graduate-student-research" aria-label="Read more about 45th Vincent du Vigneaud Symposium Celebrates Graduate Student Research">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">Nerves in Skin Can Slow Melanoma Growth</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/simon_melanoma.png?itok=xHKRBxkW" alt="immunofluorescent image of nerves innervating melanoma" /></div> <p class="post-date">April 29, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p class="NormalNon-book">Nerve fibers within melanomas can slow the growth of these tumors, according to a study led by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The findings help clarify the emerging field of cancer neuroscience and may inform future therapeutic strategies.</p><p class="NormalNon-book">In the <a href="https://www.cell.com/neuron/fulltext/S0896-6273(26)00285-0">study</a>, published April 29 in Neuron, the researchers used mouse models of the skin cancer melanoma to examine the...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/nerves-skin-can-slow-melanoma-growth" aria-label="Read more about Nerves in Skin Can Slow Melanoma Growth">Read full article</a></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even views-row-last clearfix view-teaser"> <div class="views-field views-field-title-1"> <h3 class="field-content">Dr. Olga Boudker Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences</h3> </div> <div class="teaser-image"><img class="panopoly-image-quarter" src="https://celldevbiology.weill.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/styles/panopoly_image_quarter/public/news_images/boudker.jpg?itok=rmpm2Y3b" alt="Photo of a woman standing in a laboratory" /></div> <p class="post-date">April 28, 2026</p> <div class="views-field views-field-body-1"> <div class="field-content"><p class="NormalNon-book"><a href="https://vivo.weill.cornell.edu/display/cwid-olb2003">Dr. Olga Boudker</a>, professor of biochemistry and biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine, has been elected as a member of the <a href="https://www.amacad.org/">American Academy of Arts and Sciences</a>.</p><p class="NormalNon-book">The academy, one of the United States’ oldest honorary societies, was chartered during the American Revolutionary War to recognize Americans with significant accomplishments, and...</div> </div> <div class="views-field views-field-path"> <span class="field-content"><a href="/news-and-updates/dr-olga-boudker-elected-american-academy-arts-and-sciences" aria-label="Read 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