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In the Lab
Postdoctoral fellows Linde Miles and Robert Bowman in the lab.
Single-Cell Study Sheds Light on Leukemia’s Family Tree

New research looks at how a series of mutations in normal blood cells can lead to them becoming cancerous and how these mutations accumulate as cancer progresses.
In the Lab
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Feature Presentation: 3D Movies of Cell Signaling in Early Development from the Hadjantonakis Lab

Grab your popcorn and pull up a chair for these video shorts of cell signaling in early mouse development.
Finding
Researchers Ahmet Zehir and Elli Papaemmanouil talk while looking at a computer.
Why Do Certain Chemotherapies Increase the Likelihood of Blood Cancer?

New research focuses on clonal hematopoiesis, an age-related blood condition that increases the risk of blood cancer.
In the Lab
MSK immunologist Ming Li.
MSK-led Studies Support the Concept of “Cancer Environment Immunotherapy”

Targeting the cancer environment, rather than the cancer itself, could be a new avenue for immunotherapy.
Q&A
MSK developmental biologist Lorenz Studer
Taking Aim at Parkinson’s Disease: A Conversation with Developmental Biologist Lorenz Studer

In an interview in September 2020, Dr. Studer spoke about what he hopes he and his fellow investigators can accomplish with this generous support.
Adina Schonbrun
Promising GSK Students Awarded Doctoral Support for 2020–21 Academic Year

GSK congratulates ten of its doctoral students who have been recognized by esteemed organizations for their promising academic research.
Regulatory proteins (gold balls) bind to enhancer regions (light blue) and promoter regions (pink) of DNA to form clusters that enable transcription (purple).
Going the Distance: How DNA Enhancers Communicate with Their Target Genes

Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute are learning how far-flung regions of genes connect to start the process of making proteins.
Kevin Boehm
GSK Students Receive Fellowships for the 2020–2021 Academic Year

Meet the students who were awarded fellowships based on academic excellence for the 2020–2021 academic year.
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MSK Study Links Inflammation to Alzheimer’s Disease Development

An enzyme that contributes to plaque formation in the brain also serves as a first line of defense against bacteria and viruses, suggesting a link between the two.
MSK molecular geneticist Elli Papaemmanouil
Large International Study Pinpoints Impact of TP53 Gene Mutations on Blood Cancer Severity

Having two mutated copies of the TP53 gene — as opposed to a single mutated copy — is associated with worse outcomes in a blood cancer called myelodysplastic syndrome, according to a new study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.