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In the Lab
Structural biologist Stephen Long in his lab
High-Tech Microscope Reveals Inner Workings of Protein Assembly Machinery
Sloan Kettering Institute investigators have learned how Hedgehog proteins, which are important in both development and cancer, are assembled.
Structure of an intermediate during the homologous recombination reaction.
Wielding Powerful Imaging Tools, MSK Researchers Decipher Process of DNA Repair
The high-resolution views provided by cryo-electron microscopy are helping scientists learn how proteins and DNA collaborate to repair broken DNA.
Regulatory proteins (gold balls) bind to enhancer regions (light blue) and promoter regions (pink) of DNA to form clusters that enable transcription (purple).
Going the Distance: How DNA Enhancers Communicate with Their Target Genes
Scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute are learning how far-flung regions of genes connect to start the process of making proteins.
Q&A
Structural biologist Christopher Lima
Peering at Biological Molecules: A Conversation with Structural Biology Chair Christopher Lima
Seeing Biological Molecules at the Atomic Level: At Work with Christopher Lima, Structural Biology Chair.
Dinshaw Patel (left) with Zhu Chen, Vice Chairman of the National People’s Congress of China
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.
In the Lab
A gray blob marked RAS linked to colorful rods marked ICMT
Deciphering How Membrane Enzymes Work, with a Little Help from Beetles
The atomic structure of an elusive type of membrane protein has finally been solved by scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute.
Science Byte
Blue cells containing small red dots on a green and black background
Lifeguard on Duty: Looking at DNA Repair under a Microscope
Learn about what DNA repair looks like under a microscope.
Announcement
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology
MSK Symposium Honors Dinshaw Patel, Titan of Structural Biology
Scientists came to MSK to celebrate the 75th birthday of a leader in the field of structural biology.
Feature
Molecular biologist John Petrini of the Sloan Kettering Institute.
Understanding the DNA-Damage “First Responders”: John Petrini at Work
Scientists know that cancer can result from mistakes in DNA repair. But understanding what controls the repair process itself has been a hard nut to crack.
In the Lab
Pictured: Three-dimensional structure of the protein mTOR
A Recently Revealed Protein Structure Creates New Opportunities for Cancer Research and Drug Design
In an eagerly awaited study, Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers report on the molecular structure of mTOR, a protein commonly mutated in cancer.
Honors
Pictured: Christopher Lima
Structural Biologist Christopher Lima Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Dr. Lima is one of 27 biomedical researchers in the country being named an HHMI investigator today. This elite group of scientists will receive approximately $150 million over the next five years.
Honors
Pictured: Nikola Pavletich and Alexander Rudensky
Two Memorial Sloan Kettering Investigators Named to National Academy of Sciences
Structural Biology Program Chair Nikola P. Pavletich and immunologist Alexander Y. Rudensky have received one of the highest honors given to scientists working in the United States.
Q&A
Pictured: Ion Channel K2P1
3D Shape of an Ion Channel Revealed
Structural biologist Stephen Long talks about how his team used x-ray crystallography to discover the structure of an ion channel called K2P1.