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![Camir Ricketts, Tri-I CBM program Ph.D. student awarded with the Jamaican 2018 Prime Minister’s National Youth Award for Excellence in Academics](https://physiology.med.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/C_Ricketts.png)
![Christopher E. Mason, Ph.D. awarded the Science and Media Award by the American College of Nutrition](https://physiology.med.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Mason-370x370.jpg)
Christopher E. Mason, Ph.D. awarded the Science and Media Award by the American College of Nutrition
![Artificial Intelligence (AI) Aids in Cancer Diagnosis](https://physiology.med.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/AI_Aids_in_Cancer_Diagnosis-370x208.jpg)
An artificial intelligence (AI) program developed by Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian researchers can distinguish types of cancer from images of cells with almost 100 percent accuracy, according to a new study. This new technology has the potential to augment cancer diagnosis techniques that currently require the human eye. Currently, cancer is diagnosed by visual examination of tissue samples under…
![Dr. Harel Weinstein named a 2018 fellow of the Biophysical Society](https://physiology.med.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/hweinstein.1347465530-370x370.jpg)
Dr. Harel Weinstein, chairman of physiology and biophysics, the Maxwell M. Upson Professor of Physiology and Biophysics, professor of physiology and biophysics and a tri-institutional professor, in August was named a 2018 fellow of the Biophysical Society for his contributions to the biophysics of G-protein coupled receptors, neurotransmitter transporters and membrane dynamics. Read more…
![Chris Mason on Igor Tulchinsky WorldQuant grant](https://physiology.med.cornell.edu/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/Mason_worldquant460-370x247.jpg)
Weill Cornell Medicine announced April 28 a gift made by WorldQuant LLC and Igor Tulchinsky that will further realize the promise of precision medicine. The $5 million gift establishes a new initiative that will use predictive tools to enhance Weill Cornell Medicine’s capability to diagnose and treat a variety of illnesses to improve outcomes for patients. Read more…