Education & Training: New & Noteworthy

Pictured: Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research Seminar
Scientists Discuss Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research

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.

Pictured: Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research Seminar
Pictured: Harold Varmus
2012 Commencement and Academic Convocation

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

Pictured: Harold Varmus
Pictured: Graduates
First Four Students Receive Doctoral Degrees from Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

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.

Pictured: Graduates
Pictured: David Panicek & Barbara Raphael
Training the Next Generation of Cancer Specialists

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

Pictured: David Panicek & Barbara Raphael
32nd Annual Memorial Sloan-Kettering Convocation

Academic Convocation honored students receiving PhD degrees for work conducted in Memorial Sloan-Kettering’s laboratories; younger Memorial Sloan-Kettering physicians, scientists, and postdoctoral research fellows; and established clinicians and investigators from the Center and beyond.

City of Hope and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Receive NCI Grant to Train Nurses Caring for Cancer Survivors

A five-year grant of more than $1.4 million will fund a program to train nurses in helping survivors achieve the best possible quality of life after cancer.