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immunofluorescence image of colorectal cancer cells
Unlocking the Secrets of Cancer Metastasis: MSK Study Provides New Insights, Potential Therapeutic Opportunities
Metastasis remains the primary challenge to reducing cancer deaths worldwide. A new MSK study is providing unique insights that researchers say point to new therapeutic opportunities.
Joan Massagué stands in front of his mineral collection
Beyond the Bench: Sloan Kettering Institute Director Joan Massagué
Along with their alluring beauty, minerals — like scientific ideas — open a window onto the history of the world, Dr. Massagué says.
Close up of an MSK researcher's hands and arms handling test tubes in the lab.
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate Students Receive 2024-2025 Fellowships
Nine GSK PhD students were awarded competitive fellowships from prestigious external agencies such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Science Foundation (NSF).
MSK alum Cornelius Taabazuing, PhD, speaks at a podium.
An MSK Alum’s Journey: From Postdoc to Leading His Own Lab at UPenn
Learn about former MSK postdoctoral scientist Cornelius Taabazuing, who now leads his own laboratory at University of Pennsylvania.
Ankita Dhar and Jason De La Cruz at work in MSK's cryo-EM facility
How MSK's Newest Cryo-EM Microscope Reveals An Atom's-Eye View the Universe Inside Our Cells
How cryo-electron microscopy is providing scientists at MSK with an unprecedented view of the wild and wiggly microcosm inside our cells.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights September 18, 2024
New MSK research uses saturation genome editing to better understanding of the RAD51C gene, which has been linked to higher risks of breast and ovarian cancer; sheds new light on brain metastasis; and finds a commercially available contrast dye could help surgeons better separate cancer from healthy tissue.
A researcher working in an MSK lab
MSK Research Highlights, September 3, 2024
New MSK research uses cryo-electron microscopy to shed new light on the ubiquitin; could help predict the risk of blood clots in cancer patients; reveals why micronuclei burst, accelerating aggressive cancers; and surveys healthcare providers about the benefits and risks of commercial genetic testing.
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MSK PhD graduate Renhe Luo
2024 GSK Chairman’s Prize Recognizes Renhe Luo for Research on Gene Enhancers
Read about the research of Renhe Luo, winner of the 2024 GSK Chairman’s Prize, who studies gene enhancers.
An MSK scientists works in the lab
MSK Research Highlights, August 13, 2024
New MSK research found patients with non-small cell lung cancer brain metastases may benefit from up-front stereotactic radiosurgery; identified a connection between antibiotic use and autoimmune diseases; and uncovered a previously unknown structural role for messenger RNAs in the cytoplasm of cells.
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MSK Researchers Discover Source of Deadly Fungal Infections in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients, New Study Finds
A team of researchers led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and collaborators at Emory University are shedding new light on deadly fungal infections that develop in bone marrow transplant patients.