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Pictured: Scott W. Lowe
Biologist Scott Lowe Joins Memorial Sloan Kettering

Scott W. Lowe has joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a member of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program in the Sloan Kettering Institute and Chair of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center.
Pictured: Douglas Levine
Genomic Analysis Provides Clues about Most Common Form of Ovarian Cancer

In a large-scale genomic analysis of the most common and aggressive type of ovarian cancer, researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering and other centers identified genetic mutations and pathways that set the disease apart from other types of ovarian cancer and other solid tumors.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Discover How Gene Mutation Contributes to Leukemia

A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering and New York University has shown that <i>TET2</i> loss enhances the function of blood stem cells, causing them to renew themselves more efficiently than normal blood stem cells.
Charles Sawyers
Charles Sawyers Receives Korsmeyer Award

Charles L. Sawyers, Chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, is a co-recipient of the 2011 Stanley J. Korsmeyer Award from the American Society for Clinical Investigation.
Brett Carver
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Discover How Prostate Cancer Disease Pathways Regulate Each Other

Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have discovered that the AR and PI3K disease pathways regulate each other through reciprocal negative feedback.
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New Tool to Predict Breast Cancer Metastasis

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have identified a feature in the DNA of breast cancer cells that might indicate the likelihood a woman's disease will become life threatening.
Pictured: Maria Jasin
Studies Provide New Insight into Fundamental Biological Process

Developmental biologist Maria Jasin studies homologous recombination, which is important in DNA repair and can lead to cancer when it malfunctions.
Viviane S. Tabar
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Show Brain Tumors Make Their Own Blood Vessels from Stem Cells

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center researchers have published new findings that may help explain why brain tumors called glioblastomas are so resistant to treatment.
Pictured: Craig Thompson
Student Lecture Highlights Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research

More than 500 high school students and their teachers filled the Rockefeller Research Laboratories to learn about recent discoveries.
Study Elucidates How Antibiotics Can Increase Some Harmful Infections in Cancer Patients

An interdisciplinary team from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has shown how antibiotics can disrupt the normal, healthy balance of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract.