- Academic Convocation Recognizes Graduates and Award WinnersMemorial Sloan-Kettering's 30th annual 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.
- Freeman A. Hrabowski, III's 2009 Academic Convocation AddressMemorial Sloan-Kettering's 30th annual Academic Convocation featured a stirring address by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
- PhD Recipients, Their Thesis Titles, and MentorsA complete list of all PhD recipients, their thesis titles, and mentors.
- New Geriatrics Service Will Address Surge in Older Cancer PatientsTo address the special challenges of treating cancer in older patients, Memorial Sloan-Kettering recently established a Geriatrics Service in the Department of Medicine.
- An Interview with Michael OverholtzerMichael Overholtzer is a recent recruit to Sloan-Kettering Institute's Cell Biology Program, he pairs this curiosity with a dedication to finding new ways to control disease.
- Samuel and May Rudin Awards Recognize Nursing ExcellenceEach year, the Samuel and May Rudin Nursing Awards recognize outstanding performance by Memorial Sloan-Kettering nursing staff.
- Advances in Development of New Targeted Therapy for Prostate Cancer Show PromiseA team of researchers led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering physician-scientist Charles L. Sawyers has reported on the preclinical development and early results from the first clinical trial of a promising new drug for prostate cancer.
- News from ASCOMore than 100 Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators shared their latest findings with oncologists from around the world at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, which was held in Orlando May 29 through June 2.
- Eight Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigators Awarded ASCO GrantsEach year, during ASCO's annual meeting, the ASCO Foundation recognizes oncologists who are in different stages of their careers for major achievements or proven commitment to clinical research. This year, eight Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center investigators were honored with ASCO grants.
- Targeted Therapy Prevents Tumors from Reappearing After SurgeryPatients operated on for gastrointestinal stromal tumors live longer without their disease coming back if they receive the drug imatinib (Gleevec®) as an adjuvant therapy after surgery.
- Memorial Sloan-Kettering President Attends White House SigningMemorial Sloan-Kettering President Harold Varmus joined lawmakers, scientists, and patients on March 9 at a White House ceremony as President Barack Obama issued an executive order lifting the strict limits on human embryonic stem cell research.
- Dinshaw Patel Elected to the National Academy of SciencesDinshaw J. Patel, a Member in Sloan-Kettering Institute's Structural Biology Program and incumbent of the Abby Rockefeller Mauzé Chair in Experimental Therapeutics, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences at its 146th annual meeting in April.
- Richard O'Reilly Receives Compleat Physician AwardRichard J. O'Reilly, Chair of Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Department of Pediatrics and Chief of the Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Service, received the John P. McGovern Compleat Physician Award from the Harris County (Texas) Medical Society and the Houston Academy of Medicine.
- William Breitbart Named Vice Chair of Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesWilliam S. Breitbart has been named Vice Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.
- Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki Named Chief of Geriatrics ServiceBeatriz Korc-Grodzicki has been appointed Chief of the newly established Geriatrics Service in the Department of Medicine.
- Two Young Investigators Named to New Bristol-Myers Squibb/James D. Robinson III Junior Faculty ChairsMemorial Sloan-Kettering's Boards of Overseers and Managers have announced the creation of the Bristol-Myers Squibb/James D. Robinson III Junior Faculty Chairs and have named the first two incumbents: Sloan-Kettering Institute's Grégoire Altan-Bonnet and Songhai Shi.
- Jennifer Zallen Selected as Early Career Scientist By Howard Hughes Medical InstituteJennifer A. Zallen, a member of the Developmental Biology Program in the Sloan-Kettering Institute, has been selected by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) as an Early Career Scientist.
- John P. Mulhall Appointed Director of the Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine ProgramJohn P. Mulhall has been affiliated with Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Urology Service since 2003 and has now been appointed Director of the Male Sexual and Reproductive Medicine Program.
- Gerald A. Soff Appointed Director of the Benign Hematology ProgramGerald A. Soff has joined Memorial Sloan-Kettering as Director of the Benign Hematology Program in the Department of Medicine and a member of the Hematology Disease Management Team.
- Malcolm C. Pike Joins Memorial Sloan-Kettering's Epidemiology ServiceMalcolm C. Pike is a renowned epidemiologist who has made seminal contributions to the understanding of hormone-related breast cancer.
- Meera R. Hameed Appointed to Memorial Sloan-Kettering FacultyMeera R. Hameed is a pathologist who is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology, molecular genetic pathology, and clinical cytogenetics.
- Raul O. Parra Appointed Clinical MemberRaul O. Parra is a urologic cancer surgeon and an expert in minimally invasive and robotic surgery for prostate, bladder, and kidney cancers.
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