Search by keywords: Connect with us Sloan Kettering @GSKGradSchool 522 News Items found Researchers Discover Genetic Changes That Make Some Forms of Brain Cancer More Aggressive Than Others Friday, October 1, 2010 A multi-institutional team led by investigators from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has published a study that provides new insight into genetic changes that make some forms of glioblastoma, the most common type of primary brain cancer, more aggressive than others and explains why they may not respond to certain therapies. Study Answers Important Question about Using Carbon Nanotubes in Medicine Friday, October 1, 2010 A multicenter study led by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers has answered an important question about the safety of using carbon nanotubes in medicine. 2010 Shaps Scholars Wednesday, September 1, 2010 Four summer students -- Jeannie Camarillo, Emily Grzybowski, Nathaniel Kim, and Daniel Triner -- were named 2010 Rubin and Sarah Shaps Scholars. Boris Bastian Named Chair of the Department of Pathology Thursday, July 1, 2010 Physician-scientist Boris C. Bastian joined Memorial Sloan Kettering as Attending Physician and Chair of the Department of Pathology on April 1. Harold Varmus: A Decade of Leadership at MSK Thursday, July 1, 2010 Harold Varmus became President and Chief Executive Officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on January 1, 2000. He ended his decade-long tenure on July 1, 2010. And on July 12, 2010, Dr. Varmus took up a new role as Director of the National Cancer Institute. Inherited Mutations May Point to an Aggressive Form of Prostate Cancer Thursday, July 1, 2010 A team of Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers reports that prostate cancer often takes an aggressive course in patients who have inherited mutations in the genes <i>BRCA1</i> or <i>BRCA2</i>. Researchers Uncover Molecular Interactions in Common Form of Brain Cancer Thursday, July 1, 2010 A multicenter team led by Memorial Sloan Kettering neurologist and researcher Ingo K. Mellinghoff has uncovered the relationship between two proteins that play a critical role in glioblastoma, the most common form of brain cancer. Large-Scale Genomic Analysis of Prostate Cancer Unveiled Thursday, June 24, 2010 A unique collaboration among physician-scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has yielded the most comprehensive genomic analysis of prostate cancer to date. The study, published in the journal <I>Cancer Cell</I>, provides a previously unavailable genomic analysis whose scope and size offers new insight leading to more effective diagnostic tests as well as future treatment options for prostate cancer patients. Charles Sawyers Elected to the National Academy of Sciences Tuesday, June 1, 2010 Charles L. Sawyers, Chair of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program, was elected to the National Academy of Sciences at the group's 147th annual meeting in April. Circulating Tumor Cells May Spur Cancer by a Previously Unknown Mechanism Tuesday, June 1, 2010 A recent Memorial Sloan Kettering study shows that some circulating tumor cells can circle back and infiltrate their tumor of origin, enhancing its growth and aggressiveness. Pagination Load More