Recent News

Upcoming Seminars and Events

View upcoming seminars and events.

Learn more
574 News Items found
An illustration of proteins serving as bar-code-reading drones
In the Lab
“Molecular Origami” Enables Proteins to Serve as Specialized Delivery Vehicles, Study Finds

Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute have identified a fundamentally new type of protein-sorting system in cells.
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
In the Lab
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.
An illustration of sugar pouring onto NRF2
Finding
Sugar Directly Controls a Cancer-Causing Protein, Scientists Find

The discovery suggests a potential new treatment approach for certain cancers.
Molecular image with target symbol
In the Lab
Scientists Develop a Tool to Watch a Single Gene Being Transcribed in a Living Cell

A new imaging technology developed at MSK allows researchers to focus on genes as they are copied into messenger RNA.
cartoon of man hitting a snooze button
In the Lab
Drug That Hits CAR T Snooze Button Can Quiet a Cytokine Storm

An FDA-approved drug used to treat leukemia can serve as a temporary off switch for CAR T cells, MSK scientists have found.
Fluorescent red and green cells
In the Lab
Scientists Use CRISPR to Learn How Cells Make Decisions

The genome-editing technique uncovered several genes previously not known to influence embryonic development.
DNA winding around histones
In the Lab
Research Clarifies How IDH Mutations Cause Cancer

The MSK team’s goal was to get at the underlying defects in cells that these mutations cause.
Colored scanning electron micrograph of a clump of pluripotent stem cells.
In the Lab
Stem Cells Stay “Young” on a Fat-Free Diet

Researchers have discovered a simple way to keep stem cells in a more flexible state for research and potential treatments.
An illustration of a samurai and a crab.
In the Lab
Ro Versus Musashi: How One Molecule Can Turn Cancer Cells Back to Normal

Researchers identify a compound that appears to eliminate tumor cells in a dish and in mice.
Immune cells surrounding a cancer cell
In the Lab
Checkpoint Challenge: When Releasing Immune Cell Brakes Is Not Enough to Stop Cancer

Scientists have learned that cutting a T cell’s brakes can have unexpected consequences.