Another patient, a man in his mid-30s, was asymptomatic when he began treatment, but tests of electrical activity in his muscles indicated that symptoms would likely emerge soon. In three years of ...

More information The research appears in “Programmable gene insertion in human cells with a laboratory-evolved CRISPR-associated transposase,” published May 15 in Science. All authors: Isaac P. Witte ...

Thanks to a man who allowed himself to be bitten by his pet snakes, scientists have developed the first broad-spectrum antivenom that neutralizes the neurotoxins in 19 of the world’s deadliest snakes.

Gokhan L. Akfirat, MD, Neurology: Akfirat is a board-certified neurologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Medical Group Westchester specializing in dementia, epilepsy, and headache. Jorge Delgado, MD, ...

A mammogram can reveal whether a woman has dense breasts, a feature linked to a higher risk of breast cancer, and needs extra screening. A new study now suggests that six different breast texture ...

More Information Learn more about the Academy of Clinical Excellence, including information about the ACE Career Guidance and Advisory Service, which is available to clinical faculty and trainees at ...

This week, Columbia University Irving Medical Center celebrates the graduating Class of 2025 with commencement ceremonies for all four schools. We spoke to five graduates from programs at the Vagelos ...

Events From Freeze to Evisceration of U.S. Foreign Aid May 15, 10 a.m. Online 2025 Luminary Employees Recognition: A Panel and Networking Celebration May 15, 3:30 p.m. School of Nursing, 560 W. 168 St ...

Dear CUIMC community, As we end the academic year, we would like to express our deepest gratitude and admiration for our shining graduates and for all members of our remarkable community. During a ...

The Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons Class of 2025 celebrated graduation with friends and families on May 21. The ceremony honored 136 students who received MD degrees ...

Michel Sadelain, the Herbert and Florence Irving Professor of Medicine, has been awarded the 2025 Richard N. Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology for developing chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell ...

Students in the VP&S Class of 2025 started their educational journeys on a campus still defined by the COVID pandemic. At the 2021 White Coat Ceremony, a rite of passage signifying each student’s ...