Tow Center for Developmental Oncology
The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology unites scientists across MSK to develop fundamental insights into the molecular mechanisms of cancers in children and young adults, and to devise new approaches for definitive therapy and control.
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Andrew Kung, Chair, Department of Pediatrics
Faculty

The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology brings together investigators from across all of MSK. This includes basic scientists from the Sloan Kettering Institute, experts from MSK Kids (MSK’s pediatric program), and physician-scientists from Memorial Hospital and the Human Oncology & Pathogenesis Program.

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Faculty Recruitment for the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology
The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology is recruiting scientists to join our world-renowned faculty conducting research focused on the biology, physiology, and molecular mechanisms of cancers in children and young adults. MSK’s ultimate goal is to make fundamental discoveries to develop definitive treatments for patients.
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Innovative Discoveries

Learn about our ongoing research.

Finding
Researchers Ahmet Zehir and Elli Papaemmanuil talk while looking at a computer.
Why Do Certain Chemotherapies Increase the Likelihood of Blood Cancer?

New research focuses on clonal hematopoiesis, an age-related blood condition that increases the risk of blood cancer.
In the Lab
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
Analyzing Urine Can Guide the Treatment of Childhood Kidney Tumors

A protein detected in the urine of children with Wilms’ tumor led to the development of a test to improve diagnosis and treatment.
In the Lab
Mutlinucleated muscle cells from flies
Scientists Home In On “Equation” for Muscle Cell Size

A new study in flies reveals a previously unknown type of cooperation at work in muscle cells.
In the Lab
In this fluorescent microscopy image of endoderm tissue from a mouse embryo, cell membranes are red, cell nuclei are blue, and extra-embryonic endoderm cells are green (they appear turquoise because blue and green are merged).
Scientists Rewrite the Textbook of Organ Development, One Cell at a Time

A large study that analyzed nearly 120,000 cells in a developing mouse embryo is full of surprises.
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Pediatric oncologists Andrew Kung, Neal Shukla, and Fil Dela Cruz
One by One: How MSK Kids Is Using Precision Medicine to Tailor Treatment for Children with Cancer

Learn how the Pediatric Translational Medicine Program at Memorial Sloan Kettering is bringing together experts to make new discoveries about pediatric cancer.

 

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Our Donor Community Drives Progress

Essential philanthropic support from The Tow Foundation and other generous donors allows the Tow Center for Developmental Oncology to advance research and care for kids with cancer worldwide.

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