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Medical oncologist Bob Li in front of a grey background
Perspective
An MSK Doctor’s Journey: Drawing Strength from Diversity, Despite Attacks on the Asian Community

In 2014, Bob Li was a medical oncology clinical research fellow at Royal North Shore Hospital in Sydney, Australia, one of the best in the country. His...
MSK financial services specialist Charlene Jerome smiling
Superhero of Hope: Charlene Jerome 

As a financial services specialist at MSK, Charlene Jerome helps patients overcome financial barriers to treatment by hunting for free drugs, deep discounts, and financial aid so patients can focus on healing.
Doctors operating
New Facility Eases Patient Experience and Promotes Collaborative Treatment and Research

On June 7 when Memorial Sloan Kettering opened a facility housing the novel Center for Image-Guided Interventions, a suite of endoscopy rooms, and new operating rooms for the Surgical Day Hospital.
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.
MSK Postdoc Siting Gan
Sloan Kettering Institute Postdoc Spotlight: Siting Gan, Massagué and Pe'er Labs

Siting Gan has the heart of a rebel. Although she focused on physics in high school in Beijing, China, where she grew up, and chose to major in physics in college, she knew that she “wanted to do research and discover things myself.” That determination to pursue her own questions led her to biology and, ultimately, to a unique situation at Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI).
The GSK class of 2019
Event
Convocation and Commencement Ceremony Celebrates Scientists and Scholars from MSK and Beyond

Scientists and scholars received degrees and awards at MSK's 40th annual ceremony, held on May 29.
Lucy Fleming
Celebrating Pride: Lucy Fleming Shares Positive Energy in MSK’s Patient Access Service

Within moments of speaking with Lucy Fleming, you notice she is always smiling. It’s a bright smile that radiates warmth. Lucy channels this positive energy as manager of the Patient Access Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK).
Caring Canine Plum
MSK Therapy Dog Competing in Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

“Plum” from the Caring Canines program will compete June 11-13.
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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.
Maria Jasin, PhD, 2019 Shaw Prize Winner
World-Renowned Molecular Biologist Maria Jasin Wins the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine

Maria Jasin, PhD, a molecular biologist at the Sloan Kettering Institute, was named a recipient of the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine. Dr. Jasin was recognized for her contributions to research showing that localized double-strand breaks in DNA stimulate recombination in mammalian cells.