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Honors
Five Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have been named to Stand Up To Cancer's new Melanoma "Dream Team."
Memorial Sloan Kettering Researchers Appointed to Stand Up To Cancer Melanoma “Dream Team”
Five Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists have been appointed to a new research team dedicated to identifying targets for therapies to treat a certain form of melanoma.
In the Lab
Pictured: Structural formula of IBNtxA
Findings Could Lead to the Development of a New Painkiller
Scientists have generated a compound that could potentially be used to create a new type of pain medication that may prevent the side effects of currently available painkillers.
In the Lab
Pictured: Breast tumor treated with paclitaxel
Research Suggests New Drugs Could Boost the Effectiveness of Chemotherapy
Recent findings by Memorial Sloan Kettering investigators suggest it might be possible to improve the effectiveness of chemotherapy for breast cancer by combining the treatment with a new type of drug called a cathepsin inhibitor.
Profile
Pictured: Hans-Guido Wendel
Genetic Causes of Blood Cancers Explored
German-born cancer biologist Hans-Guido Wendel is taking advantage of transformative advances in genomics technology to understand key genetic abnormalities in leukemia and lymphoma.
Pictured: Gabriela Chiosis
Out of the Lab and into the World: Hsp90 Inhibitor, a New Cancer Drug
A dynamic mix of experts in biology, chemistry, and medicine come together in the Sloan Kettering Institute lab of chemical biologist Gabriella Chiosis to investigate chaperone proteins involved in cancer.
Feature
An illustration
Out of the Lab and into the World: Scientific and Medical Inventions Benefit Cancer Patients
Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists, physicians, and administrators are developing and commercializing research discoveries to generate more-effective and affordable cancer treatments.
Pictured: Milind Rajadhyaksha, Snehal Patel & Ricardo Toledo-Crow
Out of the Lab and into the World: The Endoscopic Laser Scalpel
A prototype of an innovative device developed at Memorial Sloan Kettering for minimally invasive surgery in head, neck, and other cancers in confined spaces holds promise for helping patients around the globe.
Perspective
Pictured: Craig Thompson
President Craig Thompson Reflects on 40-Year War on Cancer
Since the signing of the National Cancer Act in 1971, tremendous progress has been made in preventing and treating cancer—though challenges remain.
Research Suggests Potential Immune Therapy for Preventing Breast Cancer Metastasis
A new therapy tested in mouse models appears to harness neutrophils, a type of white blood cell, to effectively prevent the spread of breast cancer cells.
Pictured: Scott W. Lowe
Biologist Scott Lowe Joins Memorial Sloan Kettering
Scott W. Lowe has joined Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a member of the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program in the Sloan Kettering Institute and Chair of the Geoffrey Beene Cancer Research Center.