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A network of neurons
Finding
New findings from experiments done in mice suggest a surprising cause of common neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
An organoid of a developing brain
In the Lab
Researchers from MSK and Weill Cornell have found that two compounds appear to fight off infection with the Zika virus.
A scientist looks at illustrations of chromosomes.
In the Lab
The reason certain patients with follicular lymphoma do worse than others may come down to a missing gene.
Images from three different mice showing the effects of antibiotics and microbiome replacement
In the Lab
Research recently published by MSK scientists suggests that the best way to fight dangerous bacteria may be with other bacteria.
Developmental biologist Anna-Katerina (Kat) Hadjantonakis
Science Byte
MSK researchers shed light on the signals that determine the fate of embryonic cells.
Graduates and speakers pose on a stage
Event
Degrees were presented and awards were given at the 38th annual ceremony held on May 18.
Blue cells containing small red dots on a green and black background
Science Byte
Learn about what DNA repair looks like under a microscope.
Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute are learning why some immune cells are stubbornly hard to revive with immunotherapy.
In the Lab
By looking at how DNA is packaged in cells, scientists are teasing apart a long-standing conundrum about the immune response to cancer.
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology
Announcement
Scientists came to MSK to celebrate the 75th birthday of a leader in the field of structural biology.
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
In the Lab
Researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may trigger most childhood cancers.