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Eric Pamer (right) and Joao Xavier
Lucille Castori Center for Microbes, Inflammation, and Cancer Established
Memorial Sloan Kettering has created a new multidisciplinary research center that promises to shed light on the role that microbes and the body's inflammatory and immunological responses to them play in the development of cancer.
Staff involved in implementing the new technology for diagnosing gene mutations in tumors include (from left) Marc Ladanyi, Angela Marchetti, Chris Lau, Laetitia Borsu, and Khedoudja Nafa.
New Technology Will Improve Molecular Testing of Tumors for Patients
Memorial Sloan Kettering has made an important step forward in efficiently diagnosing gene mutations in patients' cancers on an individual basis.
Joan Massagué leads Memorial Sloan Kettering's Metastasis Research Center
Opening Cancer's Black Box
The Metastasis Research Center has brought together 27 Memorial Sloan Kettering laboratories to facilitate research on metastasis and its treatment.
Inaugural Retreat
Gerstner Sloan Kettering held its inaugural retreat, on April 30 and May 1, to foster scientific and personal exchanges between students and faculty.
Inaugural Retreat
Gerstner Sloan Kettering held its inaugural retreat, on April 30 and May 1, to foster scientific and personal exchanges between students and faculty.
Second-Year Students Awarded Fellowships
Two second-year students -- Ellen Hukkelhoven and John Halliday -- were named Grayer Fellows for the 2010-2011 year.
Pictured: Cindy Puente
Our First-Year Students
First-year students reflect on the impact of the first-year core curriculum on their careers.
Pictured: Jeff Smith
Student Receives Predoctoral Traineeship Award
Fourth-year student Jeff Smith received a Breast Cancer Research Program Predoctoral Traineeship Award from the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs.
Beyond the Lab
Fostering a rich, supportive, and diverse community in which to study is high on the school's agenda. Informal fall and winter gatherings promoted and encouraged fellowship among students.
Team Gerstner Sloan Kettering Raises Money for Rare Cancer Research
On Feburary 6, teams of Gerstner Sloan Kettering students and faculty joined 2,500 indoor cyclists from New York and Chicago to raise more than $2.4 million to support rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.