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Luis A. Diaz, MD
Taking Giant Leaps: Luis Alberto Diaz, Jr., MD, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Inducted into Giants of Cancer Care® Class of 2022
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce Luis Alberto Diaz, Jr., MD, Head of the Division of Solid Tumor Oncology; Grayer Family Chair at MSK, has been elected to the 10th class of Giants of Cancer Care® for his contributions in translational science.
Headshot of Vik Gill, an analyst for MSK's Institutional Review Board
Vik Gill: The Uplifter
Most children face pressures growing up — including from their parents and peers. Vik Gill wrestled with circumstances “that may sound more familiar to any child of first-generation immigrants.
A man and a woman sit on a boat wearing life jackets and holding a large icicle. An iceberg sticking out of the water is behind them.
FDA Approves Immunotherapy That’s Less Intensive for People With Lymphoma
In April 2022, the FDA approved the immunotherapy drug axicabtagene ciloleucel (Yescarta®) for the treatment of diffuse large B cell lymphoma earlier in the course of disease. Retired teacher and basketball coach Joe Crimi is one of the patients who benefited from this treatment.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive, and Chair of Nursing Tracy Gosselin
‘People Want To Be Heard’: Meet MSK’s New Chief Nurse, Tracy Gosselin
Memorial Sloan Kettering's new chief nurse Tracy Gosselin says she was taken by surprise when she was asked to consider MSK's top nursing job.
Ethan Zohn is pictured in a field of cannabis plants.
Cannabis and Cancer: What We Know So Far
Dr. Diane Reidy-Lagunes discusses cannabis and cancer with MSK’s Director of Pediatric Integrated Medicine, Dr. Nirupa Raghunathan, and cancer survivor and winner of TV’s “Survivor: Africa”, Ethan Zohn.
Headshot of MSK clinical social worker Victoria Lassen
How To Talk to Family and Friends About a Cancer Diagnosis Linked to HPV
An MSK expert gives advice on how to talk to family and friends about a cancer diagnosis linked to HPV, which some people find particularly challenging.
In the Lab
Christopher Klebanoff
New Immunotherapy Approach Targets a Commonly Mutated ‘Driver’ Protein Unique to Cancer Cells
Investigators at MSK are developing new immunotherapy treatments that rely on engineering T cells to recognize mutated proteins that are unique to cancer.
SKI immunologist Ming Li
SKI Scientists Identify Potential New ‘Soldier’ for Cancer Immunotherapy
The new cells, which the scientists have dubbed killer innate-like T cells, differ in several notable ways from the conventional target of many immunotherapies.
Charles Sawyers and Elizabeth Wasmuth
With CryoEM, MSK Researchers Obtain Exquisite View of the Androgen Receptor — A Key Protein in Prostate Cancer
The pictures provide new clues about how the androgen receptor interacts with cancer-causing proteins.
Cancer research lab
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Receives $12M in Grants on Break Through Cancer’s One Year Anniversary
The collective efforts of the “TeamLabs” will accelerate discoveries in glioblastoma, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers