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In the Lab
An illustration of sugar being sprinkled on a cancer cell.
Just Add Sugar: How a Protein’s Small Change Leads to Big Trouble for Cells

By Julie Grisham

A study from investigators in the Sloan Kettering Institute uncovers the details of how a key protein called GRP94 becomes disrupted, leading to cancer and other diseases.
Tags: Sloan Kettering Institute · Chemical Biology · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Targeted Therapy
In the Lab
Confocal microscopy image of a female fruit fly brain.
How Fruit Flies Know When They've Mated

By Matthew Tontonoz

Research from investigators at the Sloan Kettering Institute shows how a brain circuit controls mating behavior in fruit flies.
Tags: Developmental Biology · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
In the Lab
CT scan showing lymphoma in the abdomen between the liver and the gallbladder.
A Metabolic Enzyme Drives Lymphoma and Is a Potential Drug Target

By Matthew Tontonoz

New research from Sloan Kettering Institute investigators pinpoints altered cell metabolism as a cause of B cell lymphoma.
Tags: Research · Cancer Genetics & Genomics · Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
In the Lab
Fluorescent image of CAR T cells in mouse liver fibrosis
A New Target for CAR T Cells: Senescence-Related Diseases

By Matthew Tontonoz

From atherosclerosis and diabetes to liver fibrosis and osteoarthritis, senescent cells are at the root of many debilitating diseases. Scientists increasingly have them in the crosshairs.
Tags: Cancer Immunotherapy & Vaccines · Cell-Based Therapy · Discoveries & Advances · Immunology
Q&A
Mohita Tagore, a postdoctoral fellow in the Sloan Kettering Institute
Meet Mohita Tagore, Winner of a Kravis WiSE Postdoctoral Fellowship

By Matthew Tontonoz

Dr. Tagore is a postdoctoral fellow in the Cancer Biology and Genetics Program at the Sloan Kettering Institute studying cell communication in cancer.
Tags: Education & Training
Event
MSK leadership on the stage in the Zuckerman Research Center auditorium.
MSK’s Virtual Convocation and Commencement Honors Graduates and Award Winners

By Julie Grisham

Memorial Sloan Kettering’s 41st annual ceremony recognized graduates and award winners with an online event.
Tags: Education & Training · Research
In the Lab
X and Y chromosomes in mice
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (Especially for Sex Chromosomes)

By Matthew Tontonoz

One’s big, one’s small. Somehow, they make it work.
Tags: Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research
Feature
Two gloved hands opening a drawer in a laboratory.
Double Trouble: Researchers Find Many Cancers Carry Two Mutations in the Same Gene

By Julie Grisham

Discovery reveals that the genetic causes of cancer may be more complicated than previously thought.
Tags: Computational Oncology · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research · Molecular Pathology & Diagnostics
In Brief
A fluorescent image of cells undergoing differentiation in a mouse model.
Cancer Stem Cells’ Reliance on a Key Amino Acid Could Be an Exploitable Weakness

By Matthew Tontonoz

The discovery links metabolism to the way cancer stem cells form tumors.
Tags: Cancer Metabolism · Discoveries & Advances · Lab Research

Nobel Laureate James Allison to Speak at Virtual Commencement as GSK Awards Doctorates to Eight Students

Learn about the eight students who successfully defended their dissertations and will be awarded PhD degrees during the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences commencement ceremony on May 27.

  • Friday, May 22, 2020