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Side-by-side images of brain MRIs.
Feature
A new imaging approach could shorten the time needed to determine whether a brain tumor treatment is working.
NK cells attacking
Feature
A lesser-known immune cell is suddenly getting more attention in the field of cancer immunology.
MSK computational biologist Dana Pe'er
In the Lab
Sloan Kettering Institute investigators are taking important steps toward being able to identify all the cell types in tumors. With this information, they can figure out how the cells work together.
Leukemia cells
Finding
A team at MSK has discovered a previously unknown type of resistance to a new leukemia drug.
A doctor examines a mole.
Finding
It's not only what's inside your cells that determines your cancer risk. It's what surrounds them too.
Five scientists in a lab
Feature
What's it like being LGBTQ in the world of science? We asked some MSK scientists to find out.
Omar Abdel-Wahab
Feature
The word “epigenetic” literally means “above the genes.” Calico cats demonstrate a type of epigenetic inheritance called X-inactivation.
Large cells filled with yellow-colored fat
Finding
Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread
Research conducted in zebrafish shows that melanoma cells have an affinity for fat, and that eating it makes them more aggressive.
Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (blue) attached to a red cancer cell.
Finding
A newly identified group of immunosuppressive cells could provide insight into the effects of immunotherapy drugs.
An illustration showing the process of CAR T cell therapy
In the Lab
By uncovering the root cause of cytokine release syndrome, MSK researchers have found a way to stop it.