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Pictured: Barbara Raphael & Chioma Enweasor

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Summer Fellowship Gives Medical Students the Tools to Become Physician-Scientists

By Christina Pernambuco-Holsten, MA | Friday, August 23, 2013

Our summer fellowship program helps medical students learn to become physician-scientists. Read about one of our trainees who investigated an imaging tool for use in patients with a rare uterine cancer.

Tags: Education & Training; Research; Uterine Cancer

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2013 Academic Convocation and Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School Commencement

By Celia Gittelson | Monday, July 8, 2013

Honors were conferred, PhD degrees were awarded, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author addressed the graduates at the May 10 ceremony.

Tags: Education & Training; Research

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Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Siddhartha Mukherjee Addresses 2013 Graduates

By Celia Gittelson | Friday, May 17, 2013

Physician-scientist Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer, spoke to 2013 graduates of the “tenderness and tension” inherent in scientific discovery.

Tags: Education & Training; Research

Pictured: Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research Seminar

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Scientists Discuss Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research

By Julie Grisham, MS, Science Writer/Editor | Friday, March 1, 2013

At the seventh annual seminar for high school students and teachers, investigators discuss how cutting-edge biomedical research may ultimately contribute to better treatments for cancer patients.

Tags: Cancer Biology; Education & Training; Pathology; Research; Targeted Therapy; Immunology

On Our Website

Information about Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s Diversity Programs Now Available Online

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, December 31, 2012

Our Office of Diversity Programs offers information and resources about clinical care, research, and training focused on reducing cancer health disparities in medically underserved populations.

Tags: Cancer Care; Education & Training; Research; Website

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Beyond Borders: Cancer Experts Take Their Knowledge and Expertise Overseas

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, December 3, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians and nurses take their knowledge and expertise overseas.

Tags: Cancer Care; Education & Training

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Webcast of 2012 Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research

By Andrea Peirce, BA, Writer/Editor | Tuesday, November 6, 2012

For the first time, our annual seminar for high school students and teachers from the New York City area will be available to watch live from around the nation and the world.

Tags: Education & Training; Research

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Training Nurses to Care for Cancer Survivors

By Media Staff | Friday, September 28, 2012

A new program is training nurses across the country to identify the needs of cancer survivors and to help patients and their families achieve the best possible quality of life after treatment.

Tags: Cancer Care; Education & Training; Survivorship; Nursing

Announcement

Graduate School Launches Redesigned Website

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Monday, July 23, 2012

The Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, has redesigned its website to enhance the experience of current and prospective students.

Tags: Education & Training; Website

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2012 Commencement and Academic Convocation

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, June 13, 2012

A May 11 ceremony recognized doctoral and honorary degree recipients and featured National Cancer Institute Director Harold Varmus as the keynote speaker.

Tags: Education & Training; Research

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First Four Students Receive Doctoral Degrees from Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Friday, May 18, 2012

As part of Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s 33rd annual academic convocation on May 11, the Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences awarded PhDs to four graduates.

Tags: Education & Training; Research

Pictured: David Panicek & Barbara Raphael

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Training the Next Generation of Cancer Specialists

By Jim Stallard, MA, Allyson Collins, MS, and Celia Gittelson, BA
Thursday, March 1, 2012

Memorial Sloan-Kettering trains medical students, residents, and fellows to become leaders in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

Tags: Cancer Care; Education & Training

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Watch Videos from 2011 Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research Seminar

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Thursday, January 12, 2012

Hundreds of high school students and teachers attended our sixth annual Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research seminar to learn about cutting-edge biomedical research and to engage with leading scientists.

Tags: Education & Training; Research