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… Wednesday, October 1, 2008 October 2008 - The school welcomes five new faculty members. Julia Kaltschmidt Developmental Biology Research Interests: Understanding the mechanisms of synaptic specificity underlying neuronal circuit formation. Minkui Luo Molecular Pharmacology and Chemistry Research Interests

Read about a discovery that a gene linked to pediatric cancers may play an essential role in normal brain development.

… Wednesday, January 14, 2026 When scientists discover new cancer-related genes, their primary concern is learning how the mutation triggers runaway cell growth. It is often much easier to see how things go awry than to decipher the gene’s normal function — and to determine if that function is actually

Meet Sheree Scarlett, who helps to promote the wellness-related resources available to employees in her role in Employee Health and Wellness Services at MSK.

… Tuesday, February 1, 2022 In her role in Employee Health and Wellness Services at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Sheree Scarlett helps to promote the wellness-related resources available to employees, including the recently launched Guided Wellbeing program. Sheree was born in Kingston, Jamaica

Read about an antibody-drug conjugate treatment for HR+, HER2- breast cancer.

… Wednesday, December 10, 2025 People with hormone receptor (HR)-positive, HER2-negative  breast cancer that has spread (metastasized) usually receive  endocrine therapy as the first treatment. These breast cancers often ultimately become resistant to endocrine therapy and continue growing. At this point

Cancer treatments like chemotherapy may cause cognitive changes, which experts call “chemo brain.” Learn how Memorial Sloan Kettering experts help patients with this condition.

… Tuesday, May 3, 2016 Summary Patients undergoing chemotherapy sometimes experience “chemo brain,” a frustrating ailment marked by cognitive changes that can sometimes mimic other conditions. MSK offers help from  occupational therapists like Grace Chen , who help patients experiencing chemo brain to

A clinical trial led by MSK sarcoma expert Mrinal Gounder has shown promising results for treating desmoid tumors.

… Thursday, December 20, 2018 Summary Thanks to a clinical trial at MSK, college administrator Kirt Robinson was able to receive targeted therapy for an inoperable desmoid tumor. When Kirt Robinson, now age 43, started feeling pain in his neck about three years ago, he thought that he’d pulled a muscle

Learn how MSK research on a family of rare blood cancers called histiocytosis is leading to new targeted therapies that benefit patients.

… Thursday, October 23, 2025 The first time Joey Carlsen Martinez came to Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), he was in terrible shape. He had a rare blood cancer called Erdheim-Chester disease, and his symptoms included crushing fatigue, severe joint pain, and memory loss. He needed a wheelchair

Research is focusing on ways to help cancer-fighting immune cells stick around longer, boosting their effectiveness.

… Tuesday, January 29, 2019 Summary Cancer-fighting cells have been engineered to override how the body naturally gets rid of T cells. This enables the immune cells to be more effective. Genetically engineered immune cells have shown tremendous promise in treating blood cancers. Indeed, the US Food and

Medical physicist Lawrence Dauer explains what you should know about the use and safety of tests such as CT scans that use radiation to obtain images of the body.

… Friday, September 15, 2023 Summary Medical physicist Lawrence Dauer explains what you should know about the use and safety of tests such as CT scans that use radiation to obtain images of the body. Over the last few decades, there has been a dramatic increase in the availability and application of tests

El físico médico Lawrence Dauer explica lo que debe saber sobre el uso y la seguridad de pruebas como las tomografías computarizadas, que utilizan radiación para obtener imágenes del cuerpo.

… Friday, September 15, 2023 Resumen El físico médico Lawrence Dauer explica lo que debe saber sobre el uso y la seguridad de pruebas como las tomografías computarizadas, que utilizan radiación para obtener imágenes del cuerpo. En las últimas décadas, ha habido un gran aumento en la disponibilidad y aplicación