October 2009 - A veterinarian who specializes in animals used in biomedical research, Neil Lipman ensures the welfare of the Center's research animals.
October 2009 - Since 1999, Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Integrative Medicine Service has provided complementary therapies that improve quality of life for Memorial Sloan-Kettering patients by alleviating symptoms of cancer.
October 2009 - Structural biologists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center are collaborating with biochemists and cell biologists at The Rockefeller University to study how cells read genetic instructions imprinted on histones, DNA's packaging proteins.
October 2009 - Memorial Sloan-Kettering physician-scientist Charles L. Sawyers has been named a recipient of the 2009 Lasker~DeBakey Award for Clinical Medical Research.
October 2009 - Results from studies in cell cultures and mouse models suggest that the experimental targeted therapy PU-H71 may be effective against one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer.
October 2009 - The third annual Rock & Run on the River 5K run/walk and cancer survivorship celebration drew more than 5,000 runners, walkers, survivors, and supporters to Hudson River Park raise money for Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Cancer Survivorship Program.
October 2009 - Peter T. Scardino, Chair of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Department Surgery and incumbent of the David H. Koch Chair, was awarded the Barringer Medal from the American Association of Genitourinary Surgeons for his distinguished contributions to urology.
October 2009 - Mary Jane Massie has been appointed by Governor David A. Paterson to be Chair and Member of the New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education.
