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Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute are learning how far-flung regions of genes connect to start the process of making proteins.

… Monday, September 21, 2020 Summary Through powerful high-resolution microscopy and precise biochemical methods, researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute have seen for the first time how proteins and DNA come together to commence the transcription of genes — the first step in making proteins. A common

New York State Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright held the 6th Annual New York State Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony. MSK’s Cynthia McCollum and Mini Kamboj, MD, were both honored at this virtual event held in recognition of Women’s History Month.

… Friday, March 26, 2021 New York State Assembly Member Rebecca A. Seawright held the 6th Annual New York State Women of Distinction Awards Ceremony on March 23, 2021. MSK’s Cynthia McCollum and Mini Kamboj, MD , were both honored at this virtual event held in recognition of Women’s History Month. The

The decision as to whether to use high-dose iplimumab as an adjuvant treatment for melanoma is difficult and requires excellent communication between physician and patient.

… Wednesday, October 12, 2016 The recent FDA approval of the monoclonal antibody ipilimumab as an adjuvant treatment for melanoma has created an important opportunity for clinicians to weigh the benefits, risks, and limitations of this new treatment option. The FDA’s decision was based on results from

Learn how bladder removal to treat bladder cancer can be effective without impairing quality of life.

… Friday, October 7, 2022 Bladder removal is an effective treatment for bladder cancer . A new study shows patients recover well from the surgery and have good quality of life. When Toni Carlos was diagnosed with bladder cancer, she was relieved to learn the disease can be treated very effectively with

Fighting cancer is often sobering and difficult work, but it is also full of hope. Ask anyone who works at MSK what inspires them, and they will tell you it’s the courage and resilience of the people they care for every day.

… Thursday, September 11, 2025 Dear MSK Community, If you ask the 21,000 people who work at MSK what inspires their tireless commitment to our mission of ending cancer for life, you will hear remarkable responses. Stories about the courage and resilience of the people we care for, an epiphany early in

… Friday, June 6, 2025 From the day Shakima Grant was hired as a care coordinator at MSK, in 2007, she says she knew she had found her purpose. “It always felt like I was meant to be here,” says Shakima, whose grandmother passed away from stage 4 ovarian cancer that very same year. Her grandmother lived

What's it like being LGBTQ in the world of science? We asked some MSK scientists to find out.

… Thursday, June 21, 2018 From left: Jason Lewis, Scott Keeney, Kat Hadjantonakis, Stefanie Windner, and Suleman Hussain. From left: Jason Lewis, Scott Keeney, Kat Hadjantonakis, Stefanie Windner, and Suleman Hussain. Photos by Rick DeWitt. They’re here. They’re queer. They’re scientists. In honor of Pride

Mitochondria provide both the energy cells need to survive and the building blocks they need to grow and divide. Researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute reveal for the first time how mitochondria choose between these opposing paths — and what implications it may have for cancer.

… Wednesday, November 6, 2024 Many of us remember from high school biology class that mitochondria are the cell’s “power plants.” These small kidney-bean-shaped structures are what convert nutrients from food into ATP — the cell’s “energy currency.” Cells spend that currency every time they perform basic

… Friday, May 30, 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the following awards and appointments: Andrea Cercek and Vinod Balachandran Named to the 2025 TIME100 Health List Andrea Cercek and Vinod Balachandran Named to the 2025 TIME100 Health List Andrea Cercek, MD , gastrointestinal

A high-dose radiation treatment is effective for pancreatic cancer patients who cannot have surgery.

… Thursday, March 11, 2021 Summary Pancreatic cancer is notoriously difficult to treat, partly because surgery is not possible or is ineffective. MSK has developed a high-dose form of radiation therapy that can give safe, effective treatment to many patients who are unable to have surgery. Pancreatic cancer