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Degrees were presented and awards were given at the 38th annual ceremony held on May 18.

… Monday, May 22, 2017 Joan Massagué Sloan Kettering Institute Director Joan Massagué Yu Chen and Amanda Roxanne Moore Physician-scientist Yu Chen with graduate Amanda Roxanne Moore José Baselga, Charles Sawyers, and Andrew Kung Physician-in-Chief José Baselga, Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program Chair

MSK's Dr. Caleb Lareau was awarded a 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize, which is designed to empower early-career investigators to pursue bold, high-impact projects.

… Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) computational biologist Caleb Lareau, PhD , has been awarded a 2026 Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Prize .  Dr. Lareau, whose lab at the Sloan Kettering Institute studies how cells in our bodies adapt, expand, and evolve during the course

By blocking a source of inflammation in the skin, it may be possible to prevent or treat lymphedema, a common and debilitating cancer complication.

… Wednesday, February 15, 2017 Summary Mounting evidence implicates inflammation as a cause of lymphedema, a common side effect of cancer treatment. Topical drugs that suppress this inflammation may hold promise as a therapy. Highlights Previous research has shown that immune cells promote the inflammation

MSK's Neil Iyengar will present at the American Association for Cancer Research special conference about the risk of invasive breast cancer. A new study found that the risk of invasive breast cancer is increased in postmenopausal women with a normal body mass index (BMI) but higher levels of body fat. These findings suggest that having a normal BMI can provide false reassurance regarding the risk of breast cancer associated with body fat, and they also highlight the potential role of physical activity and exercise even in those who are at a normal weight. For expert interviews, please contact Nicole H. McNamara at [email protected].

… Friday, January 26, 2018 Bottom Line: The risk of invasive breast cancer is increased in postmenopausal women with a normal body mass index (BMI) but higher levels of body fat, meaning that a large portion of the population has an unrecognized risk of developing cancer. In addition, a lower level of

Dr. Sawyers is recognized for his dedication to cancer research, education, collaboration, science policy, advocacy, and funding.

… Friday, April 9, 2021 Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) is proud to announce that Charles L. Sawyers, MD, FAACR , Chair of MSK’s Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program (HOPP) and Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, will receive the 2021 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Distinguished

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center announced that it has received the largest gift in its history, a commitment of $150 million from long-time MSK board member David H. Koch. This unprecedented contribution will transform cancer care with a state-of-the-art outpatient medical facility to be known as The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care. The new center will provide the most advanced cancer treatments in a dynamic space designed with the needs of patients firmly in mind.

… Wednesday, May 20, 2015 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced that it has received the largest gift in its history, a commitment of $150 million from long-time MSK board member David H. Koch. This unprecedented contribution will transform cancer care with a state-of-the-art outpatient

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MSK doctors and researchers are applying their knowledge about immunology toward the development of treatments.

… Friday, May 15, 2020 Summary During the COVID-19 pandemic, MSK doctors and researchers are applying their knowledge about immunology toward the development of treatments. As leaders in immunotherapy, Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have spent decades studying how the immune system responds to cancer

Learn how a bone marrow transplant saved the life of a child with a rare blood disease.

… Monday, September 19, 2016 Summary People with blood diseases such as Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome can sometimes be treated successfully with bone marrow transplantation , a technique pioneered by MSK’s Richard O’Reilly . Kim Okochi’s heart sank when nurses told her that her newborn son, Finn, had low platelets

Research is providing new clues about how cancer spreads to spinal fluid, a condition called leptomeningeal metastasis.

… Thursday, March 9, 2017 Summary Leptomeningeal metastasis , when cancer spreads to spinal fluid, is one of the most challenging types of metastatic cancer to treat. Now research is providing clues about how this happens, as well as pointing to possible treatments. Highlights Between 5 and 10 percent

In patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, alterations in KRAS and TP53 were associated with worse outcomes, whereas alterations in homologous recombination deficiency genes were associated with favorable prognoses.

… Thursday, July 16, 2020 In patients with resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), alterations in KRAS and TP53 were associated with worse outcomes, whereas alterations in homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) genes were associated with favorable prognoses, according to a study by our research