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Pictured: Scott Armstrong, Kornelia Polyak & Victor Velculescu
Paul Marks Prize Honors Young Investigators for Promising Cancer Research
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center feted three gifted young investigators for their insightful contributions to cancer research in a public symposium on December 1, 2011.
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Ping Chi Named to Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair
Medical oncologist Ping Chi has been named an incumbent of a Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair, a position designed to provide funding to outstanding young researchers at a crucial early stage in their careers.
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Study Reveals How Some Skin Tumors May Evade New Therapy
Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan Kettering has identified a previously unknown mechanism of resistance to the newly approved melanoma drug vemurafenib.
In the Lab
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Studies Show How Certain Gene Mutations May Promote Cancer
Two Memorial Sloan Kettering studies provide new clues about genetic mutations that affect cell behavior and play a role in several types of cancer.
Q&A
Pictured: Ion Channel K2P1
3D Shape of an Ion Channel Revealed
Structural biologist Stephen Long talks about how his team used x-ray crystallography to discover the structure of an ion channel called K2P1.
In the News
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Made Major Contributions to Cancer Advances in 2011
Two of the year's top five cancer research advances cited by the American Society of Clinical Oncology were led by Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators.
In the Lab
Pictured: Eric Pamer
Researchers Shed Light on Possible Cause of Infections in Cancer Patients
Infections are a common cause of complications in cancer patients. Now a Memorial Sloan Kettering research team finds that a commonly prescribed antibiotic could increase susceptibility to a bacterial infection.
In the Clinic
Pictured: Michael Morris
Bone Scan Index May Help Determine Response to Prostate Cancer Treatment
Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering have shown the usefulness of a scale called the Bone Scan Index (BSI) for determining whether some prostate cancer patients are responding to therapy.
Honors
Five Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have been named to Stand Up To Cancer's new Melanoma "Dream Team."
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Appointed to Stand Up To Cancer Melanoma “Dream Team”
Five Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists have been appointed to a new research team dedicated to identifying targets for therapies to treat a certain form of melanoma.
In the Lab
Pictured: Structural formula of IBNtxA
Findings Could Lead to the Development of a New Painkiller
Scientists have generated a compound that could potentially be used to create a new type of pain medication that may prevent the side effects of currently available painkillers.