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Patient Story
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Burt’s Story: A Urologic Oncologist Becomes a Bladder Cancer Patient

Learn how a bladder cancer specialist diagnosed with a very rare form of the disease turned to MSK for its expertise.
In the Lab
Left-handed and right-handed KRas molecules
Mirror-Image Chemistry Enables New Approach for Targeting an “Undruggable” Cancer-Causing Protein

MSK chemists are focusing on developing small-molecule drugs to target KRas, an important cancer protein.
Event
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2017 MSK Convocation and Commencement Ceremony Celebrates Distinguished Scientists and Young Scholars

Degrees were presented and awards were given at the 38th annual ceremony held on May 18.
Science Byte
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Lifeguard on Duty: Looking at DNA Repair under a Microscope

Learn about what DNA repair looks like under a microscope.
Q&A
Female instructor leading a “chair yoga” class with female patients seated with back to camera and arms stretched to side.
Q & A: Which Complementary Therapies Work Best for Women With Breast Cancer?

Integrative medicine specialists determine which complementary therapies appear to be most effective.
In the Lab
Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute are learning why some immune cells are stubbornly hard to revive with immunotherapy.
Why Immune Cells Sometimes Fail to Fight Cancer (and What to Do about It)

By looking at how DNA is packaged in cells, scientists are teasing apart a long-standing conundrum about the immune response to cancer.
Announcement
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology

Scientists came to MSK to celebrate the 75th birthday of a leader in the field of structural biology.
In the Lab
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
Jumping Genes and the Dark Genome: MSK Researchers Gain New Insight into Childhood Cancers

Researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may trigger most childhood cancers.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Suggest a Mechanism for the Triggering of Solid Tumors in Children and Young Adults

A new discovery made by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers and published in the journal <i>Nature Genetics</i>, identifies a mechanism for the triggering of solid tumors — including most types of cancers that affect children and young adults. For more information or to arrange interviews, e-mail Rebecca Williams at [email protected].
Mount Rushmore viewed through face-detection software.
Making a Splash: Researchers Apply Face-Detection Technology to the Study of Genes

Taking a cue from smartphone technology, scientists are using face-recognition algorithms to improve RNA interference.