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Visible Ink Performance
13 Years of Storytelling: MSK’s Visible Ink Writing Program Presents Performances of Works by Patients  

For more than a decade, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s (MSK) Visible Ink writing program has given a voice to more than 3,000 people with cancer, allowing each of them a unique opportunity to express themselves through interpretive dance, music, and poetry.
Dr. Yelena Janjigian hugs MSK patient Cecilia Defoe
New Gastric & Esophageal Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

There are new, FDA-authorized treatment options for people facing esophageal and gastric (stomach) cancer, thanks to clinical trials at Memorial Sloan Kettering that combined immunotherapy with standard treatments.
Xiuzhen Chen (left), winner of the Kravis WiSE Postdoctoral Fellowship, and Brianna Naizir, winner of the Kravis WiSE Graduate Fellowship.
Two Sloan Kettering Institute Researchers Named 2022 Kravis WISE Fellowship Grant Recipients

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce that two Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) researchers have been named 2022 Marie-Josée Kravis WISE fellowship grant recipients.
Healthy foods
Watch: MSK Experts Share Tips for Healthy Eating and Explore the Connection Between Diet and Cancer

MSK recognized National Cancer Prevention Month (February) and National Nutrition Month (March) with online educational programming highlighting the connection between diet, nutrition, and cancer.
Dirk Remus and Richard Hite
SKI Scientists Determine Structure of a DNA Damage 'First Responder'

The results of this collaborative project overturn some conventional wisdom about how the DNA repair process works.
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Charles Swanton
Meet Charles Swanton, a Recipient of the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Charles Swanton of Cancer Research UK and University College London was one of the recipients of the 2021 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research.
Atefeh Riazi, Chief Information Officer
Atefeh Riazi Named 2022 Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Most Influential Women in Health IT Award Recipient

Atefeh “Atti” Riazi, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Health Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards. 
Dr. Jae Park
How Do Gut Microbes Affect the Success of CAR T Immunotherapy? New Answers From MSK

In an effort to improve patients’ response to immunotherapy, MSK researchers have studied how microorganisms in the gut affect outcomes in people receiving CAR T therapy.
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Sun Hur
Meet Sun Hur, a Recipient of the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research

Sun Hur of Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital was one of the recipients of the 2021 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research.
Older man in navy firefighter officer uniform.
MSK’s Second Opinion Spared Joe Ryan From Grueling Therapy for Esophageal Cancer

A former teacher and volunteer firefighter benefits from less-intense treatment for early stage-esophageal cancer.