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Structure of an intermediate during the homologous recombination reaction.
Wielding Powerful Imaging Tools, MSK Researchers Decipher Process of DNA Repair

The high-resolution views provided by cryo-electron microscopy are helping scientists learn how proteins and DNA collaborate to repair broken DNA.
Nadeem Riaz (left) and Jorge Reis-Filho (right)
For People with Certain BRCA Mutations, Activating the Immune System Could Be Promising Treatment

Human data and results from mouse experiments suggest that people with BRCA2 mutations may respond well to immunotherapy drugs.
In the Clinic
Medical oncologist Alexander Drilon
A Perfect Match: Molecular Tests Developed at MSK Guide Personalized Treatment for Lung Cancer

For personalized treatment to work, it’s important to analyze each person’s tumor for genetic mutations and find the best drugs to target those mutations.
Finding
Systems biologist Joao Xavier in his lab
MSK Study Is the First to Link Microbiota to Dynamics of the Human Immune System

MSK researchers have shown for the first time that the concentration of different types of immune cells in the blood changes in relation to the presence of different bacterial strains in the gut.
MSK Kid, Rihanna, and her family visit New York City to see her billboard.
Grateful for MSK Kids: Giving Thanks to MSK’s Youngest Patients

As we reflect in this season of gratitude, MSK Kids, the pediatric cancer program at Memorial Sloan Kettering, is grateful for our pediatric patients and their families. Patients just like Rihanna.
In the Lab
SKI cell biologists Junmei Yi and Xuejun Jiang
More Evidence that Cellular ‘Death by Iron’ Could Be Promising Avenue of Cancer Treatment

Cancers with certain mutations are vulnerable to ferroptosis, a form of iron-dependent cell death.
Aaron Mitchell, MD, MPH, a medical oncologist and health services researcher in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Researchers  Review Physician Prescribing Practices Across a Wide Range of Specialties

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), have published the first systemic review of the association between industry payments and physician prescribing in order to determine whether evidence is sufficient to conclude that payments cause physicians to change their prescribing practices across a broad range of  medical specialties and drug types.
Dr. Jeffrey Drebin
Spotlight on Pancreatic Cancer Treatment and Research

With notable cases of pancreatic cancer in the news this year, MSK held an Information Session for Patients and Caregivers with the goal of helping people understand the disease and sharing some of the encouraging breakthroughs in research and treatment.
Emmanouil Pappou
Don’t Skip Routine Cancer Screenings: MSK Patient Shares How a Colonoscopy May Have Saved Her Life

Dr. Emmanouil Pappou urges the importance of routine cancer screenings, even during COVID-19, on the TODAY Show.
Vincent Laudone
NBC’s Al Roker Shares Important Message About Prostate Cancer Screening

Al Roker, anchor of NBC’s TODAY, shared an update on his successful treatment for prostate cancer at MSK in a recent segment on the broadcast.