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Get to know Florisela Herrejon Chavez, a cancer biology graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering School of Biomedical Sciences.

… Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Summary As part of Women’s History Month, we are profiling some of MSK’s star female graduate students and postdoctoral fellows training to be leaders in their fields. Florisela Herrejon Chavez is a graduate student in the Kharas lab  in the Sloan Kettering Institute. When and

On July 22, 2021, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was prominently featured on NBC News/The Today Show about “How to Navigate Nation’s Top Hospitals.”

… Thursday, July 22, 2021 On July 22, 2021, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center was prominently featured on NBC News/The Today Show about “ How to Navigate Nation’s Top Hospitals .” The segment positioned MSK as a leader in cancer care while highlighting our specialized care and personal approach and

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces its most recent awards and appointments for the institution’s physicians, scientists, nurses, and staff.

… Wednesday, November 18, 2020 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announces the following awards and appointments: Craig Thompson Awarded Columbia Business School’s Deming Cup for Operational Excellence Craig B. Thompson, MD Craig B. Thompson, MD , President and CEO at MSK, was awarded Columbia

Researchers identify a compound that appears to eliminate tumor cells in a dish and in mice.

… Wednesday, June 19, 2019 Summary MSK researchers identified a new strategy for inhibiting RNA-binding proteins, which play a role in many cancers. Since 2012, Memorial Sloan Kettering cancer biologist Michael Kharas has focused on studying a family of proteins called Musashi. These proteins play a role

The findings will lead to more accurate diagnoses and, potentially, to better treatments.

… Friday, July 20, 2018 Summary Experts say the findings about this type of tumor will lead to more accurate diagnoses and, potentially, to better treatments. In recent years, there have been many advances in treating children with cancer, but brain tumors remain a major challenge. For many pediatric brain

Learn about how nutrition experts are helping people with cancer maintain a healthy diet both during and after treatment.

… Wednesday, March 28, 2018 Summary MSK researchers have shown the crucial role that a healthy diet plays in cancer recovery. They are now developing unique ways to help people who are having transplants maintain good nutrition. People who have stem cell and bone marrow transplants face many challenges

Paige Arnold, a graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK), is one of 13 PhD candidates selected from around the world to receive a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for the quality, originality, and significance of their doctoral research.

… Wednesday, March 2, 2022 Paige Arnold , a graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK), is one of 13 PhD candidates selected from around the world to receive a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for the quality, originality, and significance of

A new drug could be an effective treatment for some people with low-grade glioma.

… Wednesday, August 7, 2024 Brain tumors are among the deadliest and most difficult cancers to treat. But the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now approved a new drug that slows the growth of low-grade diffuse gliomas with a certain gene mutation.  “This represents the first new treatment option

By deciphering the biology of T cells, MSK scientists gave immunotherapy a boost.

… Wednesday, December 28, 2016 Immunologists are fond of car analogies. The T cells that protect us from infections and cancer, they say, have an ignition switch. They also have gas pedals and brakes. How immunologists, like good molecular mechanics, deciphered what makes T cells hum is a story that reaches

Cell replacement therapy seeks to restore function in the body by replacing cells that are lost due to disease or injury with new, healthy cells. One disease for which this type of therapy holds particular promise is the degenerative neurological disorder Parkinson’s disease, which is characterized by symptoms related to movement.

… Tuesday, August 21, 2012 Summary Cell replacement therapy seeks to restore function in the body by replacing cells that are lost due to disease or injury with new, healthy cells. One disease for which this type of therapy holds particular promise is the degenerative neurological disorder Parkinson’s