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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.
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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.
In the Clinic
Memorial Sloan Kettering reconstructive surgeon Babak Mehrara.
Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: Debunking Four Common Myths

Learn the truth behind common misunderstandings about breast reconstruction.
Immunologist, James Allison
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded to Former MSK Immunologist, James Allison

The Nobel committee this week awarded its Prize in Physiology or Medicine to work focused on cancer, specifically, James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo for their work on immune checkpoint blockade. Dr. Allison was a member of the Sloan Kettering Institute from 2004 to 2012.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Christopher Crane speaks with a patient.
Rays of Hope: Radiation Technique Controls Inoperable Liver Tumors

Learn how a new treatment approach using high-dose radiation has given hope to people with inoperable tumors.