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Kat Hadjantonakis, PhD
Follow Your Gut with “MSK Science Spotlight”

The May 11 session of “MSK Science Spotlight” features Chair of the Developmental Biology Program at SKI, Kat Hadjantonakis, PhD, presenting, “Follow Your Gut: How Communities of Cells Work Together to Build Organs.”
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Honors
Robbins Family Awards Recognize Nursing Excellence

Seven MSK nursing staff members are honored with the 2020 Robbins Family Awards for Nursing Excellence.
Nurses Week
MSK Celebrates National Nurses Week

MSK is celebrating National Nurses Week, which runs from May 6 to 12 every year – the end date coinciding with Florence Nightingale's birthday.
Paul Marks
In Memoriam
Remembering Paul Marks, President Emeritus of Memorial Sloan Kettering

Dr. Marks was a towering figure who left a profound legacy.
Pictoral representation of telemedicine visit
“Meeting” With Your Doctor Virtually During COVID-19

Given the current pandemic, every time a healthcare provider asks a patient to come in for an appointment, they’re making a mental calculation of the risk and benefit. Utilizing telemedicine has allowed providers at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) to keep patients safely sheltered at home, while continuing to provide their necessary care.
Chromosomes from a human male
In the Lab
How Small Chromosomes Compete with Big Ones for a Cell’s Attention

During meiosis, small chromosomes risk being lost in the shuffle. Here’s how they hold their own.
Ross L. Levine, MD
Ross Levine, MD, on Clonal Evolution in “MSK Science Spotlight”

The May 6 session of “MSK Science Spotlight” features Ross Levine, MD, Laurence Joseph Dineen Chair in Leukemia Research and Chief, Molecular Cancer Medicine Service, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, presenting his work on “Deciphering and Targeting Clonal Evolution.”
MSK Information Sessions
MSK Experts Address Patient Questions about COVID-19 and Cancer

Worry and confusion around COVID-19 are common in the general population, but cancer patients are also balancing concern over what the pandemic means for their treatment, prognosis, and vulnerability to the virus.
Andrea Schietinger, PhD
“MSK Science Spotlight” to Feature Andrea Schietinger, PhD

The May 4 session of “MSK Science Spotlight” will feature series host, Andrea Schietinger, PhD, Assistant Member, Immunology Program, SKI, presenting her own research, “Decoding T Cell Dysfunction in Tumors.” Dr. Schietinger, a former winner of the prestigious National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award, has served as host for past sessions of the online seminar series for the scientific community.
Fluorescent image of mouse prostate gland
In the Lab
New Discovery Explains How the Prostate Gland Regenerates Itself

Androgen-deprivation therapy, a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment, may give prostate cells new growth abilities, scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have found.