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Developmental biologist Kathryn Anderson
In Memoriam: Developmental Biologist Kathryn V. Anderson

Remembering Kathryn Anderson, the founding chair of the Developmental Biology Program in the Sloan Kettering Institute.
David Scheinberg and Lisa DeAngelis
MSK a Founding Member of Break Through Cancer

MSK is a founding member of Break Through Cancer, a newly launched foundation aimed at accelerating collaborative research, clinical trials, and cures for the deadliest cancers.
In the Lab
Physician-scientist Luc Morris
Clearing the Fog around Tumor Mutational Burden

MSK researchers shed light on how the number of mutations in a tumor affect a patient’s response to immunotherapy drugs.
Carol Brown, MD
Carol Brown, MD, Named a Notable Black Executive by Crain’s

Gynecologic cancer surgeon Carol Brown featured in Crain's New York Business’ Notable Black Leaders and Executives list.
Dr. Robert Motzer speaks to a patient
Making Progress in Genitourinary Cancers: MSK Physicians Share Research Advances at Annual ASCO GU Symposium

MSK's Robert Motzer presented positive data from a phase III randomized study that assessed two different treatment combinations as first-line therapies that may benefit people with advanced kidney cancer.
Finding
Genetic counselor Elise Fiala and pediatric cancer expert Michael Walsh
Study Demonstrates the Reasons to Screen Children with Cancer for Inherited Cancer Genes

The largest study of its kind to look at data from children with cancer finds inherited cancer genes are more common than expected.
Roberta Zappasodi, Taha Merghoub, and Jedd Wolchok. Photo credit: Flynn Larsen for Ludwig Cancer Research
To Improve Immunotherapy, Researchers Look to Shift Immune Cells’ Access to Sugar

More sugar available for immune cells could mean better immune responses against cancer.
Al Roker
Health Equity and Cancer — A Conversation with Al Roker and Dr. Carol Brown

TV anchor Al Roker discusses his own prostate cancer experiences, disparities in cancer care and outcomes for people of color, the importance of cancer screening for Black men, and more with Dr. Carol Brown, a gynecological oncology surgeon at Memorial Sloan Kettering and Nicholls-Biondi Chair for Health Equity at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Dr. Santosha Vardhana
MSK Experts Share Key Learnings About COVID-19

During the AACR COVID-19 and Cancer Meeting, several MSK physicians presented information about providing safe patient care, vaccines, and clinical research.
Tracy-Ann Moo
‘It’s Never Too Late for a Good Start’: Examining Race in the Medical Community

Hear from Memorial Sloan Kettering breast surgical oncologist Tracy-Ann Moo about her experience as a woman of color in medicine.