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The Future of Cancer Research: Five Reasons for Optimism

Discover some of the most exciting research that Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists are pursuing in the fight against cancer.
Participants at GSK's 3rd biennial retreat in 2014. Photo by: Suzanne Camarata Ball.
Gerstner Sloan Kettering's Fourth Biennial Retreat

GSK’s Fourth Biennial Retreat on May 6 and 7 at the Mohonk Mountain House in New Paltz, New York, will feature former Sloan Kettering Institute Director Dr. Thomas J. Kelly.
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Richard J. O’Reilly Named Inaugural Recipient of The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize

In honor of his extraordinary contributions to improving the diagnosis and treatment of childhood cancer, Richard O’Reilly, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Bone Marrow Transplantation Program at MSK, will receive the first Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize.
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Students from NY Graduate Schools Gather for Symposium

Attendees met and shared ideas on cancer genetics and metastasis, stem cell biology, and more.
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Dr. Joan Massagué, Sloan Kettering Institute Director received the Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research and was named an AACR fellow at AACR16.
News from #AACR16: Targeted Therapy Breakthrough, Improved Survival in Melanoma, and Benefits of Gut Bugs

Long-awaited results of clinical trials testing targeted drugs and immunotherapy combinations were on offer at the annual American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) conference.
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Stealth Mode: How Metastatic Cancer Cells Evade Detection by the Immune System

Cancer cells have a sneaky ability to hide out in the body for years at a time. MSK scientists are looking for ways to flush them out.
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In the Fight against Cancer, the Immune System Can Be a Double-Edged Sword

The immune system is a powerful tool for fighting cancer — sometimes too powerful.
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Studying Cancer Mysteries Just Beneath the Scales

Hail to the zebrafish. MSK scientists are using a small fish to answer some big questions about cancer.
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MSK’s Lorenz Studer Named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow

The awards are given annually to people in an array of fields in the arts and sciences.
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Sloan Kettering Institute Marks 70 Years of Changing Cancer

The research arm of Memorial Sloan Kettering was established to apply industrial techniques to the study of cancer.