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Former MSK Immunologist James Allison Wins Nobel Prize in Medicine

By Matthew TontonozMonday, October 1, 2018

Dr. Allison is being honored for discovering how to take the brakes off cancer-fighting immune cells.

James Allison

TAGS: Immunotherapy; Sloan Kettering Institute; Cancer Immunotherapy & Vaccines; Discoveries & Advances; Immunology;

8 Gerstner Sloan Kettering Students Receive Fellowships for the 2018-2019 Academic Year

Every year, the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences recognizes student research with fellowship awards based on academic excellence.

  • Tuesday, September 18, 2018

Gerstner Sloan Kettering Celebrates Outstanding Undergraduates, Marking the End of the 2018 Summer Research Program

Learn about the aspiring scientists who were celebrated this month for completing a unique summer research program.

  • Tuesday, August 28, 2018

In the Lab

In a Twist, Scientists Find Cancer Drivers Hiding in RNA, Not DNA

By Matthew TontonozMonday, August 27, 2018

New findings from researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute suggest that cancer causes may be lurking in the molecule that bridges DNA and protein.

Sloan Kettering Institute molecular biologist Christine Mayr

TAGS: Cancer Genetics & Genomics; Sloan Kettering Institute; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research;

In the Lab

MSK Scientists Build "Armored" CAR T Cells to Smite Solid Tumors

By Matthew TontonozMonday, August 13, 2018

The engineered immune cells secrete powerful drugs as a layer of defense.

MSK physician-scientist Renier Brentjens

TAGS: Sloan Kettering Institute; Cell-Based Therapy; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research;

In the Lab

Scientists Identify Growth Signal for Metastatic Cancer "Seeds"

By Matthew TontonozThursday, July 26, 2018

Targeting this signal with drugs might be one way to stop cancers from spreading.

This image shows cancer cells (white) and pericytes (green) clinging to capillaries (red). The blue dots are nuclei.

TAGS: Cancer Genetics & Genomics; Sloan Kettering Institute; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Metastasis & Drug Resistance;

Feature

Meet the Scientists Who Engineer CAR T Cells, a Type of "Living" Immunotherapy

By Matthew TontonozMonday, July 23, 2018

An immunotherapy called CAR T is transforming the treatment of certain cancers. These are the people who make it possible.

MSK cell manufacturing specialist Xiuyan Wang

TAGS: Cancer Care; Treatment; Gene Therapy; Immunotherapy; Sloan Kettering Institute; Cell-Based Therapy; Discoveries & Advances;

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Meet the Unsung Immune Cell that Could Change Immunotherapy

By Matthew TontonozThursday, July 12, 2018

A lesser-known immune cell is suddenly getting more attention in the field of cancer immunology.

NK cells attacking

TAGS: Research; Sloan Kettering Institute; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Immunology;

Finding

Don't Scratch That Mole? Scientists Are Learning More about Inflammation and Cancer

By Matthew TontonozTuesday, June 26, 2018

It's not only what's inside your cells that determines your cancer risk. It's what surrounds them too.

A doctor examines a mole.

TAGS: Research; Sloan Kettering Institute; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Microbiome & Inflammation; Tumor Microenvironment;

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What Is Epigenetics, and Why Is Everyone Talking about It?

By Matthew TontonozTuesday, June 19, 2018

Epigenetics is frequently in the news, but there's lots of confusion about just what it entails.

A calico cat

TAGS: Treatment; Personalized Medicine; Sloan Kettering Institute; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Epigenetics;