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Finding
Pictured: Kenneth Offit
New Findings May Lead to Better Predictions of Breast Cancer Risk in Women with Inherited Mutations
A study identifies genetic variations that alter the risk of breast cancer in women who have a certain gene mutation.
In the Clinic
Cell-Based Immune Therapy Shows Promise in Leukemia Patients
Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have used genetically modified immune cells to eradicate cancer in five patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
In the Lab
Pictured: ESK1 Monoclonal Antibody
New Molecule Targets Proteins Inside Cancer Cells
Scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering have collaborated on the discovery of a unique monoclonal antibody, called ESK1, that appears to be effective at targeting and destroying several types of cancer cells.
Honors
Pictured: Charles Sawyers
Physician-Scientist Charles Sawyers Awarded Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Charles Sawyers, Chair of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, is a recipient of the inaugural $3 million prize for groundbreaking achievements in scientific research.
In the Lab
Pictured: Neurons
Researchers Identify Key Element of Nerve Cell Development
Researchers have clarified the process by which developing nerve cells are directed to specialize into distinct parts.
In the Lab
Pictured: X-ray Image
New Findings Clarify How Kidney Cancer Spreads to Distant Organs
Scientists have identified genes and biological mechanisms that one day could be targeted with drugs to stop kidney cancer from spreading to the bone, brain, or other organs.
Q&A
Pictured: Ming Li
Study Suggests New Ways of Manipulating Immune System to Treat Autoimmune Diseases and Cancer
Recent findings by Memorial Sloan Kettering immunologists might one day pave the way for new strategies to control a range of diseases, including autoimmune disorders and cancer.
Announcement
Pictured: Michel Sadelain & Jedd Wolchok
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Appointed to Stand Up To Cancer Immunology “Dream Team”
Physician-scientists Michel Sadelain and Jedd Wolchok have been appointed to a new research team dedicated to investigating ways to harness the immune system to fight cancer.
Q&A
Pictured: Lorenz Studer
Developmental Biologist Lorenz Studer Comments on the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Methods to generate stem cells have given scientists new ways to study some diseases and identify potential drugs, and could one day be used to rebuild diseased or damaged tissues in patients.
Announcement
Pictured: Charles Sawyers
President Obama Names Physician-Scientist Charles Sawyers to National Cancer Advisory Board
Charles Sawyers, Chair of Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, is widely recognized as someone who is revolutionizing the molecular treatment of cancer.