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MSK researchers and collaborators have developed a new type of CAR T cell designed to attack a cell surface protein called uPAR — allowing them to target both tumors and cancer-supporting cells in the tumor microenvironment.

… Monday, March 30, 2026 Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy — CAR T for short — has been a major advance in treating blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma. But the immunotherapy has struggled against solid tumors for two main reasons: tumor cells often don’t share one consistent surface target

Atefeh “Atti” Riazi, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Health Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards. 

… Monday, March 14, 2022 Atefeh “Atti” Riazi, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has been selected as a recipient of the 2022 Health Information and Management System Society (HIMSS) Most Influential Women in Health IT Awards .  The award

Find out what Vice President Joe Biden had to say when he visited MSK for a roundtable “cancer moonshot” discussion.

… Friday, May 27, 2016 VIDEO From left: Roundtable participants Sue Posthumus, an MSK nurse; MSK President Craig Thompson; Vice President Joe Biden; Mary Solomon of ScanVan Mobile Mammography; and MSK neurosurgeon Mark Souweidane Video Details Summary MSK hosted the vice president and members of the New

Rosario Costas-Muñiz’s work is helping Latino patients at MSK and across Latin America.

… Friday, May 27, 2022 As a young girl growing up on the south side of Puerto Rico, Rosario Costas-Muñiz, PhD , felt a calling to help people with the mental health side effects of a cancer diagnosis. Today, she is a psycho-oncologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She focuses on the mental

El trabajo de Rosario Costas-Muñiz ayuda a pacientes latinos en MSK y en toda América Latina.

… Friday, May 27, 2022 Cuando era una niña y crecía en el lado sur de Puerto Rico, la doctora Rosario Costas-Muñiz , sintió el llamado de ayudar a las personas a lidiar con los efectos secundarios de un diagnóstico de cáncer en la salud mental. En la actualidad, es psicooncóloga en el Memorial Sloan Kettering

Craig B. Thompson, MD, has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center effective November 2, 2010. His appointment concludes a search that began in January 2010.

… Tuesday, August 10, 2010 Craig B. Thompson, MD , has been named the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center effective November 2, 2010. His appointment concludes a search that began in January 2010. He succeeds Harold Varmus, MD, who left Memorial Sloan Kettering

The insights lay the groundwork for earlier diagnosis and better treatment of the disease.

… Wednesday, February 3, 2021 Summary Both genes and environment are necessary to trigger pancreatic cancer development. A new study from the  Sloan Kettering Institute  at Memorial Sloan Kettering explains why. Like weeds sprouting from cracks in the pavement, cancer often forms in sites of tissue damage

Learn about Dr. Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson, who leads teams of Memorial Sloan Kettering experts in interpreting lab tests and diagnosing cancer as the inaugural Chair of the MSK Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He is also a member in the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program.

… Monday, April 24, 2023 The connection might not be clear at first glance between tennis, Ping-Pong, and pathology, which is the science of diagnosing disease. But Kojo Elenitoba-Johnson, MD , a pathologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), says, “The principles of the racket sports I like

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has appointed Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN, AOCN, NEA-BC, FAAN, as Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive, and Chair of Nursing effective November 2021.

… Monday, September 13, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) has appointed Tracy Gosselin, PhD, RN, AOCN, NEA-BC, FAAN, as Senior Vice President, Chief Nurse Executive, and Chair of Nursing effective November 2021. Dr. Gosselin currently serves as Chief Nursing & Patient Care Services Officer

How developmental biologist Eric Lai’s approach to science co-evolved with his music, art, and life outside the lab.

… Friday, January 19, 2024 How is a flower like a seashell — and what do they both have in common with math and music? According to Eric Lai, PhD , a developmental biologist at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), mathematical principles are reflected in the repeating patterns we see in biology