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Event
Graduates and speakers pose on a stage
2017 MSK Convocation and Commencement Ceremony Celebrates Distinguished Scientists and Young Scholars
Degrees were presented and awards were given at the 38th annual ceremony held on May 18.
Science Byte
Blue cells containing small red dots on a green and black background
Lifeguard on Duty: Looking at DNA Repair under a Microscope
Learn about what DNA repair looks like under a microscope.
In the Lab
Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute are learning why some immune cells are stubbornly hard to revive with immunotherapy.
Why Immune Cells Sometimes Fail to Fight Cancer (and What to Do about It)
By looking at how DNA is packaged in cells, scientists are teasing apart a long-standing conundrum about the immune response to cancer.
Announcement
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology
Scientists came to MSK to celebrate the 75th birthday of a leader in the field of structural biology.
In the Lab
Cancer biologist and pediatric oncologist Alex Kentsis
Jumping Genes and the Dark Genome: MSK Researchers Gain New Insight into Childhood Cancers
Researchers have discovered a genetic mechanism that may trigger most childhood cancers.
Mount Rushmore viewed through face-detection software.
Making a Splash: Researchers Apply Face-Detection Technology to the Study of Genes
Taking a cue from smartphone technology, scientists are using face-recognition algorithms to improve RNA interference.
Finding
Grey T lymphocytes
#AACR17: Researchers Shed Light on Biological Activity of a New, First-in-Class Immunotherapy
A team at MSK uncovered how TRX518, a new immunotherapy drug in early development, works in the body.
In the Lab
Wearable device on woman’s arm with labels indicating beams going into nanotubes and coming back out for analysis.
Detective Work: How Implantable Nanosensors Could Monitor Cancer Activity
Learn how tiny sensors made of nanotubes could serve as implantable devices that offer a noninvasive way to monitor cancer and its treatments.
In the Lab
Adrienne Boire at the lab bench
Inspired by a Patient, a Doctor Finds Answers for a Devastating Cancer Complication
Research is providing new clues about how cancer spreads to spinal fluid, a condition called leptomeningeal metastasis.
Feature
Molecular biologist John Petrini of the Sloan Kettering Institute.
Understanding the DNA-Damage “First Responders”: John Petrini at Work
Scientists know that cancer can result from mistakes in DNA repair. But understanding what controls the repair process itself has been a hard nut to crack.