Search by keywords: Connect with us Stay Informed. Get the latest news and updates on MSK’s cancer care and research breakthroughs sent straight to your inbox with our e-newsletters. Newsletter Sign Up 1839 News Items found Announcement Memorial Sloan Kettering Shares Historic Gift to Fund Immunotherapy Research Monday, January 6, 2014 Immunologist Alexander Rudensky and medical oncologist and immunologist Jedd Wolchok are investigating innovative ways to use the immune system to fight cancer. In the Lab Researchers Fast-Forward Stem Cell Aging to Study Degenerative Diseases Monday, December 30, 2013 A team of Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists has come up with an approach to make stem-cell-derived neurons rapidly age in a cell culture dish. The breakthrough could transform research into Parkinson’s and other late-onset diseases. In Memoriam Memorial Sloan Kettering Mourns the Death of Cancer Research Pioneer Janet Rowley Friday, December 20, 2013 Memorial Sloan Kettering President and CEO Craig Thompson reflects on the life and career of cancer research pioneer Janet Rowley. Profile At Work: Immunologist Alexander Rudensky Monday, December 16, 2013 Alexander Rudensky’s research focuses on the role of a subset of white blood cells called regulatory T cells, which are believed to suppress the immune system’s ability to fight tumors. In the Lab Molecular Studies Explain Effectiveness of Longtime Treatment for Prostate Cancer Thursday, December 12, 2013 Laboratory studies have revealed an explanation for why androgen-deprivation therapy makes radiation therapy more effective in the treatment of high-risk prostate cancer. In the News New Biotech Startup Will Pit the Immune System Against Cancer Friday, December 6, 2013 Memorial Sloan Kettering’s partnership in a pioneering effort to speed the development of cancer immunotherapies drew national headlines. Announcement Michael Foley Named Director of Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute Thursday, December 5, 2013 A renowned chemist with 25 years of industry and academic experience, Michael Foley will lead a pioneering collaboration designed to speed the development of new drugs for people with cancer and other diseases. Ask the Expert How does having diabetes affect my cancer treatment? Tuesday, November 26, 2013 Memorial Sloan Kettering endocrinologist Azeez Farooki discusses the risk factors associated with diabetes and why cancer treatment may be more complicated for those who are diabetic. Announcement Cancer Biologist Joan Massagué Named Director of the Sloan Kettering Institute Monday, November 25, 2013 Internationally recognized cancer biologist Joan Massagué has been named Director of the Sloan Kettering Institute. He was previously Chair of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering. In the Lab Study Reveals Genetic Causes for Thyroid Cancer Increase after Chernobyl Wednesday, November 13, 2013 The study of some victims exposed to ionizing radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident is yielding new information about how radiation-induced thyroid cancer develops. Pagination Load More Book traversal links for Newsroom Previous Newsroom Next Cancer Vaccine Could Prevent Neuroblastoma From Returning After Antibody Treatment