Cornell scientists link E. coli bacteria to Crohn's disease
ITHACA, N.Y. A team of Cornell University scientists from the College of Veterinary Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences have discovered that a novel group of E. coli bacteria containing genes similar to those described in uropathogenic and avian pathogenic E. coli and enteropathogenic bacteria such as salmonella, cholera, bubonic plague is...Weill Cornell team identifies potential new cancer drug target
... ... Experts know that cancers spread in two separate ways -- by t...Cornell finds natural selection in humans
ITHACA, N.Y. -- The most detailed analysis to date of how humans differ from one another at the DNA level shows strong evidence that natural selection has shaped the recent evolution of our species, according to researchers from Cornell University, Celera Genomics and Celera Diagnostics. ... In a study published in the Oct. 20 issue of the journal Nature, Cornell scientists analyzed 11,624 genes,...Methodist, University of Houston, Cornell combine biomedical imaging expertise
... The three institutions have jointly founded the Institute for Biomedical Imaging Science (IBIS). This Institute will create interdisciplinary programs in the sciences of biomedical imaging and will foster joint training programs to produce the next generation of basic and applied scientists. Biomedic...Weill Cornell pharmacologist receives prestigious NIH MERIT Award
... ... ...Cornell lab confirms deadly fish virus spreading to new species
ITHACA, N.Y. -- A lethal fish virus in the Great Lakes and neighboring waterways is approaching epidemic proportions, according to Paul Bowser, Cornell professor of aquatic animal medicine in the College of Veterinary Medicine. The viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV), which causes anemia and hemorrhaging in fish, has now been identified in 19 species and poses a potential threat to New Yor...NSF awards $3.3 million grant to Cornell to bolster the percentage of women faculty members
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Cornell University a $3.3 million grant to boost significantly over the next five years the percentage of women faculty members in the university's science and engineering departments. The grant begins on Nov. 1, 2006. ... Cornell is committed to diversity, gender equality and promoting an environment in which all faculty can achieve their pote...Cornell researchers find serious fish virus in Northeast for first time
A deadly fish virus has been found for the first time in a variety of freshwater fish in the northeastern United States by Cornell University researchers.... According to experts at the Aquatic Animal Health Program at Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine, the viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus (VHSV), which causes fatal anemia and hemorrhaging in many fish species, was discovered in upstate...Northeast Sun Grant Institute at Cornell spurs 'green revolution'
ITHACA, N.Y. -- In a time of skyrocketing gasoline prices and concerns over global warming, Cornell University is helping to spearhead the next green revolution by using plants to produce energy, industrial chemicals and green materials.... Awarded more than $8.2 million in federal funding over four years through the recent signing of the federal Transportation Bill, Cornell has been tapped by t...Stem cell research at Weill Cornell, The Rockefeller University, and Sloan-Kettering
In 2005, Weill Medical College of Cornell University launched a new stem cell center, the Ansary Center for Stem Cell Therapeutics, to focus on finding ways to boost the growth of adult stem cells for therapeutic purposes. Among Weill Cornell's pioneering contributions to stem cell biology are the discovery of vascular stem cells in the adult bone marrow that can contribute to wound healing and b...Cornell graduate student named 2005 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leader
Washington, DC--The American Institute of Biological Sciences, a Washington-based nonprofit scientific association, has named Cornell University PhD candidate Karen Deen Laughlin as its 2005 Emerging Public Policy Leader....... Laughlin will receive a trip to Washington next month to participate in the Science-Engineering-Technology Work Group's annual Congressional Visits Day, a two-day event t...Using gene transfer technology, investigators were able to immunize mice against anthrax in just 12 hours, according to new research featured in the February 2005 issue of Molecular Therapy, the peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy (ASGT). ...... In any bioterror attack, vaccines that provide a rapid, effective defense against the pathogen will be key to saving...