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A collage of photos showing a zebrafish with GFP-labeled melanocytes, magnified GFP-labeled melanocytes, and hPSC-derived melanocytes growing in a dish.
Why Are Only Some Cells ‘Competent’ to Form Cancer? MSK Scientists Say Context Is Key

Experiments with zebrafish and human pluripotent stem cells reveal the necessary ingredients, besides genetic mutations, that fuel the development of melanoma.
Computational biologist Quaid Morris
In the Lab
Machine Learning Helps Clarify the Risk Connected to Age-Related Blood Condition

A new study shows how evolution and natural selection influence clonal hematopoiesis, an aging-related blood condition that increases the risk of blood cancer and cardiovascular disease.
MSK doctors and nurses
Forbes Names MSK a Top Employer in New York State

MSK ranked #15 across all companies and industries in New York State (NYS) and #2 in the NYS Healthcare & Social Industry.
MSK medical oncologist William Tap with Julian Fraser's family
Coast to Coast to Cure Childhood Cancers: A Family Love Story

It’s rare to meet someone who makes you want to be a better person. Cristy and Alec Fraser are those people — they are inspiring in an extraordinary and life-changing way.
MSK scientists Margaret Callahan, Ronglai Shen, and Katherine Panageas
MSK Study Identifies Biomarker That May Help Predict Benefits of Immunotherapy

A blood-based test identifies patients in whom immunotherapy may ‘LAG.’
Memorial Sloan Kettering nurses Christina Giwa and Odalis Cortes
Spreading Their Wings: MSK Nurses Support Each Other through Mentorship

Learn how a mentoring program at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center helped two nurses excel in their roles.
MSK patient Charlie Sweeney and wife Kendra
Cancer Straight Talk: 3 Things Caregivers Should Know

Get helpful advice on being a caregiver for someone with cancer.
Larry Norton, MD, and Hedvig Hricak, MD, PhD
MSK Researchers Use Simulation-Based Analysis to Estimate Increase in Breast Cancer Survival Worldwide Through Scale-up of Treatment and Early Detection

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers join with experts from international institutions to estimate the potential impact of scaling up the availability of treatment and imaging modalities on breast cancer survival globally, together with improvements in quality of care.
Colorectal Tumors in Young vs. Older Adults Are Biologically Similar, Says MSK Study

The largest, most comprehensive study of its kind from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center finds that the biology of colorectal cancer in people under 50 is very similar to the disease in older people and more aggressive treatment of younger patients may not be warranted.
Daniella Jimenez
Education
Summer Internships at MSK: Opening Eyes and Doors for the Next Generation of Cancer Scientists

For some students, summer means fun in the sand, surf, and sun. But the high school and college students accepted into one of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s summer internship programs have a far more meaningful answer to the perennial question, “What did you do this summer?”