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Elizabeth Wasmuth
Elizabeth Wasmuth Awarded 2015 Chairman’s Prize
Gerstner Sloan Kettering student Elizabeth Wasmuth has been awarded the Chairman’s Prize for her paper published in Nature in 2014, on which she was the first author.
Q&A
Picturing the Body’s Immune Response
Understanding the Body’s Immune Response to Inflammation
Cell biologist Philipp Niethammer discusses what the zebrafish can teach us about how the body heals.
In the Lab
Organoid cell structures fluorescing in blue, green, and purple.
Manipulating a Single Gene Turns Colorectal Cancer Cells Back to Normal
For the first time, scientists have shown that the gene APC, which is mutated in the vast majority of colorectal cancers, might be a promising target for future therapies.
In the Lab
Portrait of a live zebrafish with dark patterning around and above the eyes
Uncharted Waters: The Making of a New Cancer Drug
A team of scientists is combining sophisticated chemistry and experiments in zebrafish to develop a new cancer drug that shows early potential against melanoma and metastatic breast cancer.
Event
Douglas Warner, Robert Weinberg, Craig Thompson
Life Lessons: MSK Celebrates Distinguished Scientists and Young Scholars
MSK’s Convocation and the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Commencement celebrate the achievements of young scientists.
In the Lab
Proximal tubule of the kidney.
Miniature Device Could Unlock the Promise of Some Kidney Cancer Drugs
Memorial Sloan Kettering scientists have engineered a tiny particle that could ferry drugs directly to the kidneys and prevent their uptake in other organs.
SURP 2015 summer student class
Our 2015 Summer Undergraduate Research Program Kicks Off
We are thrilled to welcome 20 undergraduates to our ten-week course mentored by GSK’s outstanding faculty.
Jenny Karo, Berenice Ortiz Thompson, and Jessica Rios-Esteves
Gerstner Sloan Kettering 2015 Candidates Successfully Defend Dissertations
Three students have successfully defended their dissertations and will receive their PhD degrees at commencement on May 21.
In the Lab
MSK investigators Joan Massagué and Anna Obenauf
Outsmarting Cancer’s Survival Skills
A new study led by MSK investigators reveals how some cancer cells become resistant to targeted treatment and suggests what might be done to stop that from happening.
In the Clinic
Pictured: Charles Sawyers
The Evolution of a Lifesaving Drug: A Scientist Reflects
Physician-scientist Charles Sawyers played a pivotal role in the development of Gleevec, one of the first successful targeted drugs for cancer.