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Molecular biologist Ken Marians and cell biologist Michael Overholtzer
In the News
MSK’s Graduate School Welcomes New Dean, Bids Farewell to Its First

Cell biologist Michael Overholtzer will succeed DNA replication expert Ken Marians.
Different viewpoints of the STING pathway
In the Lab
Putting the STING in Immunotherapy: Research Focuses on Ways to Improve Cancer Treatments

Researchers are looking for ways to make cancer cells more visible to the immune system.
Announcement
8 Gerstner Sloan Kettering Students Receive Fellowships for the 2018-2019 Academic Year

Every year, the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences recognizes student research with fellowship awards based on academic excellence.
SURP group
Announcement
Gerstner Sloan Kettering Celebrates Outstanding Undergraduates, Marking the End of the 2018 Summer Research Program

Learn about the aspiring scientists who were celebrated this month for completing a unique summer research program.
Sloan Kettering Institute molecular biologist Christine Mayr
In the Lab
Scientists Find Cancer Drivers Hiding in a New Place

New findings from researchers at the Sloan Kettering Institute suggest that cancer causes may be lurking in the molecule that bridges DNA and protein.
In the Lab
MSK Scientists Build "Armored" CAR T Cells to Smite Solid Tumors

The engineered immune cells secrete powerful drugs as a layer of defense.
This image shows cancer cells (white) and pericytes (green) clinging to capillaries (red). The blue dots are nuclei.
In the Lab
Scientists Identify Growth Signal for Metastatic Cancer "Seeds"

Targeting this signal with drugs might be one way to stop cancers from spreading.
NK cells attacking
Feature
Meet the Unsung Immune Cell that Could Change Immunotherapy

A lesser-known immune cell is suddenly getting more attention in the field of cancer immunology.
A doctor examines a mole.
Finding
Don't Scratch That Mole? Scientists Are Learning More about Inflammation and Cancer

It's not only what's inside your cells that determines your cancer risk. It's what surrounds them too.
Omar Abdel-Wahab
Feature
What Is Epigenetics, and Why Is Everyone Talking about It?

The word “epigenetic” literally means “above the genes.” Calico cats demonstrate a type of epigenetic inheritance called X-inactivation.