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Pictured: Three-dimensional structure of the protein mTOR

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A Recently Revealed Protein Structure Creates New Opportunities for Cancer Research and Drug Design

By Eva Kiesler, PhD, Science Writer/Editor | Thursday, May 30, 2013

In an eagerly awaited study, Memorial Sloan-Kettering researchers report on the molecular structure of mTOR, a protein commonly mutated in cancer.

Tags: Cancer Biology; Lab Research; Research; Drug Discovery; Molecular Pharmacology; Structural Biology

Honor

Structural Biologist Christopher Lima Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator

By Esther Napolitano, BS, Science Writer/Editor | Thursday, May 9, 2013

Dr. Lima is one of 27 biomedical researchers in the country being named an HHMI investigator today. This elite group of scientists will receive approximately $150 million over the next five years.

Tags: Research; Structural Biology

Pictured: Nikola Pavletich and Alexander Rudensky

Honor

Two Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators Named to National Academy of Sciences

By Memorial Sloan-Kettering | Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Structural Biology Program Chair Nikola P. Pavletich and immunologist Alexander Y. Rudensky have received one of the highest honors given to scientists working in the United States.

Tags: Research; Immunology; Structural Biology