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Pictured: Bayard Clarkson
Feature
Dr. Clarkson of the Sloan Kettering Institute’s Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Program was recognized for his more than three decades of work on behalf of the AACR.
Pictured: David Scheinberg
Feature
The MD Anderson Cancer Center presented its annual award to Dr. Scheinberg in recognition of his pioneering work in developing chemotherapeutic agents for leukemia and other cancers.
Pictured: Kathryn Anderson
Feature
The Genetics Society of America medal honored Dr. Anderson, Chair of the Developmental Biology Program, for her lifetime contributions to the science of genetics.
Pictured: Neural stem cells
Feature
Research at Memorial Sloan Kettering will benefit from renewed support for The Starr Cancer Consortium and the Tri-Institutional Stem Cell Initiative totaling $105 million.
Pictured: Nikola Pavletich and Alexander Rudensky
Honors
Structural Biology Program Chair Nikola P. Pavletich and immunologist Alexander Y. Rudensky have received one of the highest honors given to scientists working in the United States.
Media Advisory
A new study offers the first evidence of a drug capable of preventing lethal damage to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract caused by exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation, such as those occurring during a nuclear incident.
Pictured: American Association of Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2012
Announcement
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), the world's oldest and largest professional organization dedicated to advancing cancer research, held its 2012 annual meeting in Chicago.
Pictured: Scott Armstrong, Kornelia Polyak & Victor Velculescu
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center feted three gifted young investigators for their insightful contributions to cancer research in a public symposium on December 1, 2011.
Pictured: Timothy Chan
In the Lab
Two Memorial Sloan Kettering studies provide new clues about genetic mutations that affect cell behavior and play a role in several types of cancer.
Pictured: Ion Channel K2P1
Q&A
3D Shape of an Ion Channel Revealed
Structural biologist Stephen Long talks about how his team used x-ray crystallography to discover the structure of an ion channel called K2P1.