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Illustration of a fish inside a bubble-like structure. The fish has strands of genetic material coming from its mouth. Outside the bubble is a worm-like creature with an open mouth, ready to gobble up the fish.
Researchers Discover New Cancer Cell Vulnerability: Droplets in the Nucleus
SKI researchers have learned how tiny droplets prevent a cancer-causing type of messenger RNA from being degraded in leukemia cells.
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The National Cancer Act @ 50: Reflecting on Half a Century of Cancer Research
Fifty years ago, the signing of the National Cancer Act ushered in a new era of cancer research and care.
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Super Vision: How New Imaging Technologies Are Transforming Biomedical Research
With the power of advanced microscopes, Sloan Kettering Institutes scientists are pushing the boundaries of what can be seen and measured.
Cornelius Taabazuing
From a Village in Ghana to a Rising Young Researcher: Cornelius Taabazuing Reflects on His Journey
Learn about the journey of Cornelius Taabazuing, a rising young scientist who recently won the Tri-Institute Breakout Award for Young Investigators at the Sloan Kettering Institute.
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Three photos of Karen Milich: one with her grandson, one of her with her sons, and one of her alone
How Four Decades of Research Led to an Important Advance in Lung Cancer
Read how a clinical trial is changing the outlook for some people with lung cancer.
Michael Roehrl
‘Long COVID’: MSK Scientists Search for Potential Autoimmune Causes
A new resource provides a comprehensive list of human proteins that could trigger autoimmune symptoms in ‘long COVID’ patients.
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IT Expert Reflects on Importance of Education — and Getting a Little Help from Friends
Meet Sashi Ghosal, an IT project manager at MSK. He has always benefited from doting relatives, kind bosses, and caring colleagues who have offered him support, counsel, or career advice that has transformed his life.
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Improving Health Equity on Long Island
COVID-19 vaccines represent a step towards ending the pandemic and getting back to a sense of normalcy after enduring more than a year of isolation, social distancing, and other measures to control the spread of the coronavirus.
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Computational biologist Nikolaus Schultz
Open Source: MSK Researchers Share Valuable Cancer Data
The cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics, developed by computational biologists at MSK more than a decade ago, provides valuable data on the genetic makeup of tumors for the broader cancer community.
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GSK Dean Michael Overholtzer stands at the podium
Virtual Convocation and Commencement Ceremony Honors Graduates and Award Winners
Memorial Sloan Kettering’s 42nd annual ceremony recognized graduates and award winners with a virtual ceremony.
John Maciejowski
Life as a ‘Forever Student’: At Work with Molecular Biologist John Maciejowski
Dr. Maciejowski studies chromosome instability and its role in cancer. In a May 2021 interview, he discussed how he got into science and what his lab has been focusing on lately.
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7 Gerstner Sloan Kettering Students Prepare to Graduate
Seven students will be awarded PhD degrees on May 19, 2021, from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK), an innovative doctoral program that prepares the next generation of basic laboratory scientists to work in research areas related to human disease with a focus on cancer.
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Memorial Sloan Kettering medical oncologist Dean Bajorin
Immunotherapy Drug Lowers Risk of Bladder Cancer Returning after Surgery
People with bladder cancer may soon have a new treatment option following surgery.
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MSK Nurse Exemplifies Tradition of Filipino Nursing in America
Elaine Mosqueda has traveled far in so many ways since moving from the Philippines to the United States at the age of 21.
SKI immunologist Gretchen Diehl
A Delicate Balance: Learning New Ways That Gut Microbes Educate the Immune System
Researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute have found that gut microbes shape the immune system of mice in an unexpected way.
Marcia Levine
An Unplanned Path to Nursing Leadership at MSK
Marcia Levine didn’t grow up wanting to be a nurse. It’s a career that found her, providing a direction for the desire she always had to help, to fix things, to care for others.
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MSK Nurses Honored with Robbins Family Awards for Nursing Excellence
This year, the Robbins Family Awards for Nursing Excellence at Memorial Sloan Kettering held a deeper significance.
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Dermatologist Ashfaq Marghoob
5 Surprising Facts about Melanoma
Expand your knowledge of melanoma with these surprising facts.
Two clinical trials looking at the effects of a ketogenic diet on cancer treatment are in the works, says MSK medical oncologist Vicky Makker (above). Photo from early 2020.
Can a Keto Diet Fight Cancer?
Learn more about how the keto diet may one day be used as a boost to cancer treatment.
Nancy Lee
MSK Radiation Oncologists: More Research Needed to Support Use of Immunotherapy in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer
MSK experts co-authored a piece in Targeted Oncology about the findings from a recent clinical trial.