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In the News
Molecular biologist Ken Marians and cell biologist Michael Overholtzer
MSK’s Graduate School Welcomes New Dean, Bids Farewell to Its First

Cell biologist Michael Overholtzer will succeed DNA replication expert Ken Marians.
FDA Expands Use of HPV Vaccine: What It Means in the Fight against Cancer

The US Food and Drug Administration has updated its recommendations for the use of Gardasil 9, the vaccine that protects against human papillomavirus (HPV), to include people age 27 to 45. Previously, Gardasil 9 was only approved for use in those between age nine and 26. 
In the Lab
Confocal microscopic image of mouse lymphedema tissue with staining for immune cells and lymphatic vessels.
Researchers Zero In on the Cause of Lymphedema, a Debilitating Cancer Complication

Learn how an MSK laboratory is bringing much-needed focus to cancer-related lymphedema and investigating new ways to prevent the complication.
Dr. Michel Sadelain, Director of the Center for Cell Engineering, receives the Pasteur Weizmann/Servier Prize at the Academy of Sciences in Paris on October 16, 2018.
World-Renowned Immunologist Michel Sadelain Wins Pasteur-Weizmann/Servier Prize

Michel Sadelain, MD, PhD, Director of the Center for Cell Engineering at MSK, has been awarded the Pasteur-Weizmann/Servier International Prize. Dr. Sadelain was chosen in recognition of his pivotal research demonstrating the therapeutic potential of engineered T cells.
Q&A
Illustration of liver inside human torso with other organs (intestines) also visible.
What’s Behind the Rise in Liver Cancer Deaths — and What Can Be Done About It?

Find out what’s contributing to a marked increase in the death rate for liver cancer.
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Gayle Rawlins-Peters and Anastasia Zankow
Improving the Lives of People with Brain Cancer, Thanks to a New Model for Treatment

Learn more about the Neurology Multidisciplinary Care Clinic, which aims to help people with brain cancer and offer hope for their families.
New Nanosensor Finds Long-Term Effects of a Bad Diet on the Liver

After developing a noninvasive nanosensor to detect the progression of fatty liver disease in mice, researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute have determined that there is a long-term effect on liver macrophages from eating a high-fat and high-sugar diet, even after switching back to a normal diet.
Times Square “Goes Gold” to raise awareness for pediatric cancer.
Times Square Goes Gold to Raise Awareness for Pediatric Cancer

Recently, dozens of survivors, their parents, and members of the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) Department of Pediatrics joined the Times Square Advertising Coalition to turn the bright lights of Times Square gold to raise awareness for pediatric cancer.
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Laura Ostrowsky sitting at desk
From Employee to Patient: I Worked at MSK and Then Was Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

Find out what it’s like to undergo cancer treatment when you work at a cancer hospital like Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Event
Family at BMT event
Blood and Marrow Transplant Thrivers Come Together for MSK's 23rd Annual Celebration

The Thrivers event at Memorial Sloan Kettering celebrates Bone Marrow Transplant recipients on their return to health.