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Learn about the eight students who successfully defended their dissertations and will be awarded PhD degrees during the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences commencement ceremony on May 27.
Chromosomes from a human male
In the Lab
During meiosis, small chromosomes risk being lost in the shuffle. Here’s how they hold their own.
Fluorescent image of mouse prostate gland
In the Lab
Androgen-deprivation therapy, a mainstay of prostate cancer treatment, may give prostate cells new growth abilities, scientists at Memorial Sloan Kettering have found.
Scott Keeney, PhD & Christopher Lima, PhD
Membership is a widely accepted mark of excellence in science and considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive.
An illustration of a samurai riding a horse along a strand of RNA. The samurai’s sword is changing the letter A to the letter I.
In the Lab
MSK investigators have used a lab tool originally developed to study fly nerve cells to uncover new findings about acute myeloid leukemia.
Bacteroides bacteria under the microscope
In the Lab
Investigators have shown how gut microbes promote the formation of a type of immune cell called regulatory T cells.
Cancer biologist Scott Lowe
In the Lab
Studies conducted in mice reveal a potential way to breach the defenses of pancreatic cancer tumors.
black and white image of cells under a microscope
In the Lab
Researchers have discovered uncanny similarities between cells found in brain tumors and a type of stem cell that’s important for building the brain during fetal development.
An illustration of lung develop alongside tumor evolution
In the Lab
By assuming primitive regenerative identities, cancer cells gain the adaptability they need to establish tumors in new parts of the body.
An illustration of a magnifying glass over a brain.
Finding
A targeted approach being developed to treat certain cancers may also be effective for Alzheimer’s disease.