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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.

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

Finding

Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread

By Matthew TontonozThursday, June 14, 2018

Research conducted in zebrafish shows that melanoma cells have an affinity for fat, and that eating it makes them more aggressive.

Large cells filled with yellow-colored fat

TAGS: Research; Sloan Kettering Institute; Cancer Metabolism; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Tumor Microenvironment;

Finding

Discovery of Unusual Cell Type Could Help Guide Immunotherapy

By Jim StallardTuesday, June 12, 2018

A newly identified group of immunosuppressive cells could provide insight into the effects of immunotherapy drugs.

Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of T lymphocyte cells (blue) attached to a red cancer cell.

TAGS: Immunotherapy; Cancer Immunotherapy & Vaccines; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Immunology;

In the Lab

Scientists Pinpoint a New Cause of Resistance to EGFR-Targeting Drugs

By Matthew TontonozThursday, June 7, 2018

Multiple copies of a gene called YES1 appear to be responsible for certain precision drugs losing their effectiveness.

Blue cells containing small red and green dots on a black background

TAGS: Cancer Care; Treatment; Personalized Medicine; Targeted Therapy; Research; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Targeted Therapy;

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2018 MSK Convocation and Commencement Celebrates Distinguished Scientists and Scholars

By Julie GrishamFriday, June 1, 2018

Degrees were presented and awards were given at the 39th annual ceremony, held on May 30.

TAGS: Education & Training; Research;

Nine Scientists Will Graduate from Gerstner Sloan Kettering in 2018

Nine students will don caps and gowns to celebrate their academic achievements and receive their PhDs from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK).

In the Clinic

CAR Therapy for Solid Tumors Passes Early Milestone

By Matthew TontonozThursday, May 17, 2018

Preliminary results from a clinical trial indicate that an experimental CAR therapy for mesothelioma is safe.

Immunofluorescence staining of human lung cancer showing mesothelin (pink) on cancer cells and human T cells (green).

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

GSK Fifth Biennial Retreat Offers Memorable Presentations and an Opportunity to Learn

On April 27 and 28 at Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York, Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK) held its fifth biennial retreat for members of the school’s community.

In the Lab

Neutrophil Recruitment — What's Damage Got to Do with It?

By Matthew TontonozTuesday, May 15, 2018

Immune cells called neutrophils are the first responders to sites of infection. A new study probes what gets them there.

Wounding a zebrafish tail fin triggers a wave of calcium that signals damage and recruits neutrophils

TAGS: Research; Sloan Kettering Institute; Cell Signaling & Regulation; Immunology;

In Brief

Can You Hear Me Now? Scientists Find Nanoparticles Have a Language of Their Own

By Matthew TontonozMonday, March 26, 2018

Nanoparticles were thought of a silent partner in imaging technologies. They’re now being recognized as an important source of subatomic chatter.

TAGS: Research; Sloan Kettering Institute; Discoveries & Advances; Lab Research; Imaging; Nanotechnology;

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

Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread

Discovery of Unusual Cell Type Could Help Guide Immunotherapy

Scientists Pinpoint a New Cause of Resistance to EGFR-Targeting Drugs

2018 MSK Convocation and Commencement Celebrates Distinguished Scientists and Scholars

Nine Scientists Will Graduate from Gerstner Sloan Kettering in 2018

CAR Therapy for Solid Tumors Passes Early Milestone

GSK Fifth Biennial Retreat Offers Memorable Presentations and an Opportunity to Learn

Neutrophil Recruitment — What's Damage Got to Do with It?

Can You Hear Me Now? Scientists Find Nanoparticles Have a Language of Their Own

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

Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread

Discovery of Unusual Cell Type Could Help Guide Immunotherapy

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