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The BBVA Foundation has awarded Joan Massagué, Chairman of MSKCC's Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, with their Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Biomedicine category.
… Wednesday, March 25, 2009 The BBVA Foundation has awarded Joan Massagué , Chairman of MSKCC’s Cancer Biology and Genetics Program , with its Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Biomedicine category. This inaugural prize seeks to recognize world-class research at an international level and is secondary
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Seven MSK nursing staff members are honored with the 2020 Robbins Family Awards for Nursing Excellence.
… Monday, May 11, 2020 Summary As part of National Nurses Week, Memorial Sloan Kettering recognizes outstanding nursing staff members for exemplary service. This year’s winners of the Robbins Family Awards for Nursing Excellence exemplify the superb performance of MSK’s entire nursing staff. Memorial Sloan
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During 23 years with Accenture, Ms. Taylor helped transform the global technology and consulting firm into one of the world’s leading brands.
… Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Roxanne Taylor Roxanne Taylor Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has appointed Roxanne Taylor as Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, effective February 3. In this role, Ms. Taylor will be responsible for shaping and enhancing the MSK brand and will be accountable
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Read how a woman's decision to travel from Mississippi to MSK for urothelial carcinoma treatment saved her life.
… Tuesday, September 9, 2025 Judy Wells was puzzled by the pain in her stomach. It was her first day of retirement after 47 years as a registered nurse in Laurel, Mississippi. At age 69, she planned to continue her passion for baking pastries, beekeeping, and helping people who are ill and confined to
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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.
… Tuesday, April 3, 2012 Summary 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. Two Memorial Sloan Kettering studies that demonstrate advances in the personalized
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Discover how current and former Memorial Sloan Kettering pediatric cancer patients closed out the end of the school year.
… Thursday, June 16, 2016 Summary Current and former childhood cancer patients at Memorial Sloan Kettering capped off the academic year with prom and convocation. Highlights MSK’s class of 2016 celebrated at pediatric convocation on June 9. Graduates and MSK leaders gave inspiring speeches. Childhood cancer
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Learn how our donor community supported MSK this year — and see what’s ahead for 2021.
… Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Thank you to Memorial Sloan Kettering’s extraordinary donor community. Your commitment to supporting MSK’s mission — this year and always — is essential to advancing our goals. Thank you for standing with us through every challenge. This year, with the help of our donors, MSK
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A freely accessible software program provides researchers with an easy way to optimize a popular genome-editing tool.
… Friday, May 5, 2017 Summary By facilitating quick and easy DNA changes in cells, the genome-editing tool CRISPR has transformed biological research. But lack of full knowledge of the genome in question can lead to unwanted, off-target changes. MSK researchers have developed a solution. Highlights Using
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MSK physician Carol Brown spoke about cancer disparities at The US State of Women Summit organized by the White House. Learn how she and MSK are leading the way in addressing this issue.
… Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Summary Gynecologic oncologist Carol Brown was invited by the White House to speak at the United State of Women Summit in Washington, DC. Dr. Brown spoke about the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative and how it can help alleviate cancer disparities among women. She emphasized the
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Meet Sandra Lowe, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in February 2021 and was treated successfully at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
… Thursday, September 26, 2024 Sandra Lowe’s lung cancer lung cancer diagnosis came out of nowhere. She was 63, healthy and living an active life near Albany, New York, working full-time at a credit union, hiking the Adirondack Mountains with her husband, and visiting her two sons in Boston. When a routine