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In the Lab
One at a Time: New Tool Can Detect Genetic Changes in Thousands of Single Cancer Cells

Developed by scientists at MSK and the University of British Columbia/BC Cancer, the platform provides the deepest look yet into tumor evolution.
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Dinshaw Patel Receives C.C. Tan Life Science International Collaboration Award

The award recognizes his lifetime contributions to the field of life sciences, especially related to the training of Chinese scientists who have returned to faculty positions in China.
Illustration of how PU-PET localizes to tumors
In the Lab
Bull’s-Eye: Imaging Technology Could Confirm When a Drug Is Going to the Right Place

Collaborative team advances a new approach for imaging a drug that’s been developed to stop cancer growth.
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In the Lab
Newly Discovered Immune Cell Subtypes Could Shake Up Immunotherapy

Dendritic cells, the guards of the immune system, have a previously unrecognized division of labor.
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Announcement
19 Undergraduates Complete the 2019 Summer Research Program at GSK

Learn about the 19 students who completed the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) at the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK).
Michel Talagrand, Maria Jasin, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, and Edward Stone
Q&A
Meet Maria Jasin, an Award-Winning Biologist Who Studies DNA Repair

Maria Jasin, a member of the Sloan Kettering Institute’s Developmental Biology Program, discusses her research.
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In the Lab
New Findings Clarify How the “Guardian of the Genome” Works

Surprise! It has to do with metabolism.
Announcement
GSK Students Receive Fellowships for the 2019-2020 Academic Year

Gerstner Sloan Kettering recognizes student research by annually awarding the Grayer Fellowships, the Olayan Fellowship, the Robert B. Catell Fellowship, the Palestin Fellowship, and the Geoffrey Beene Graduate Student Fellowships.
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Finding
Scientists See Potential in Cellular 'Death by Iron' for Cancer Treatment

This form of cell death is called ferroptosis, and certain cancer cells are especially vulnerable to it.
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In the Lab
Researchers Identify a Bacterial Species That Could Protect against Hospital-Acquired Infections

MSK researchers are reporting that a bacterial species called Blautia producta appears to release a substance that kills harmful bacteria.