Our Campaign Priorities

 

Through the Discoveries that Make a Difference Campaign, Weill Cornell will raise $1.3 billion in private philanthropy to support groundbreaking initiatives in biomedical research, medical education, and patient care. With strategic investments in critical areas such as endowment, faculty recruitment and program support, and the construction of new, state-of-the-art biomedical research facilities, Weill Cornell will pioneer new frontiers of knowledge and understanding about human health and disease.


An Interdisciplinary Approach

The Medical College’s vision is based on the principle that the most profound discoveries in medical science will occur through the collaboration of new ideas. As such, Discoveries that Make a Difference is investing substantial resources in multi-disciplinary research programs addressing key public health issues, including:

  • Cancer

  • Cardiovascular Disease

  • Obesity, Diabetes and Metabolic Disorders

  • Neurodegenerative, Neuropsychiatric Diseases & Aging

  • Stem Cell, Developmental Biology, Regenerative & Reproductive Medicine

  • Global Health and Infectious Diseases

  • Children’s Health

  • Molecular Therapeutics

Strategic Areas of Investment


In order to remain at the vanguard of medical education, research and patient treatment, Weill Cornell is making significant investments in the following areas:

  • Faculty Recruitment and Support: The Medical College will recruit 100 of the most talented physicians and scientists to advance and participate in areas of study where we have the potential to make an historic impact.

  • Enhanced Campus Facilities and Services: A new biomedical research facility will be constructed on our growing campus, housing state-of-the-art laboratories and equipment to support our translational and clinical research initiatives. In addition, major renovations to existing research laboratories will further enhance our current faculty and research programs.

  • New and affordable housing units will be acquired to allow for the expansion of our student and faculty rosters, and contribute greatly to an improved quality of life for faculty and students alike.

  • Endowed Support: To attract and retain outstanding faculty members, Weill Cornell must provide opportunities for growth and development, and ensure dedicated time to pursue academic and scholarly work. Discoveries will create new Professorships, Clinical Scholar Awards, Research Scholar Awards and Education Scholar Awards to provide the long-term funding and prestige essential to facilitate this balance of activity and recruit and retain top academic talent. These endowed funds will provide salary support for superior senior faculty, and protected time for junior faculty who wish to dedicate more time to research and/or teaching; thus preserving Weill Cornell’s status as a premier center of learning. Additionally, endowment support for education programs will be targeted to enhancements in the curriculum, medical student scholarships, graduate student stipends, faculty support for teaching activities and administrative support for new programs.

  • Inter-Campus Collaboration: Weill Cornell will establish a center for translational biomedical research that will bring together the outstanding work of Weill Cornell clinical researchers with the exceptional basic research conducted by our colleagues at the Ithaca Campus of Cornell University, thus harnessing our combined intellectual capital to develop groundbreaking translational research.