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Hands, Feet, and Fins: The Connection That Explains Acral Melanoma

Sloan Kettering Institute scientists are using zebrafish to understand human skin cancer that attacks the hands and feet.
Dirk Remus and Richard Hite
SKI Scientists Determine Structure of a DNA Damage 'First Responder'

The results of this collaborative project overturn some conventional wisdom about how the DNA repair process works.
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SKI Scientists Discover a New Twist on an 80-Year-Old Biochemical Pathway

With the resurgence of interest in cancer metabolism, researchers are coming to realize that there is more to a cell’s biochemistry than once thought.
Paige Arnold, a graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK)
GSK Graduate Student Wins Prestigious Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biological Sciences

Paige Arnold, a graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK), is one of 13 PhD candidates selected from around the world to receive a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for the quality, originality, and significance of their doctoral research.
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The Mystery of Metastasis: Can a Tumor’s Genetic Mutations Predict Whether and Where Cancer Will Spread?

Data from 25,000 patients is helping scientists answer this and many other important questions.
SKI scientists David Scheinberg and Derek Tan
Sloan Kettering Institute Scientists Retool CAR T Cells to Serve as ‘Micropharmacies’ for Cancer Drugs

These souped-up versions may help overcome some limitations of existing CAR T cells.
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Sloan Kettering Institute Year in Review: 10 Noteworthy Science Breakthroughs of 2021

Take a look back at some of the biggest science stories from this past year.
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Kalina Belcheva, Teddy Yewdell, Jayanta Chaudhuri, and Ryan Smolkin standing together in a lab
SKI Research Reveals New Insights into Immune Response to Viral Infections — Including COVID-19

Research from Sloan Kettering Institute immunologists suggests that the body may mount an immune response to respiratory viruses that lasts longer than previously thought. The discovery could impact the timing of COVID-19 vaccinations.
SKI immunologist Andrea Schietinger
Discovery of a Stem-like T Cell in Type 1 Diabetes Holds Potential for Improving Cancer Immunotherapy, Sloan Kettering Institute Scientists Say

As an autoimmune disease, Type 1 diabetes raises important questions about immune cell activity that have broad implications for immunotherapy.
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Day in the Life of a Gerstner Sloan Kettering Student: Coffee, Lab Meetings, Central Park, and More

Get an inside look into the life of a student from the Gerstner Sloan Kettering (GSK) Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.