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In the Lab
Step by Step: Stem Cell Approach Provides New Models for Studying How Acute Myeloid Leukemia Progresses

A new laboratory tool will allow researchers to study the progression from normal cells to myelodysplastic syndromes to an aggressive type of leukemia.
Pancreatic beta cells
In the Lab
Connecting the Dots: Stem Cells Provide Valuable Tool for Linking Genes and Disease

Researchers are using pluripotent stem cells to create models of diabetes and pancreatic cancer.
Barry Taylor
Feature
With MSK Leading the Way, Precision Medicine Links Lab Research to Patient Care

Therapies that target genetic alterations in tumors are showing promise for many cancer patients, but challenges in developing these new treatments remain.
Cortical neurons derived from human pluripotent stem cells
In the Lab
A 'Quick-and-Easy' Recipe for Making Brain Cells

Using stem cells, scientists can create batches of cortical neurons to study schizophrenia and autism.
Illustration of DNA with green wrench making adjustments to a nut on the double helix.
Science Byte
A Clean Break: Scientists Make Surprising Discoveries about DNA Repair

A study reveals unexpected insights into how cells prepare broken DNA strands to be rejoined, preventing mutations that can cause cancer.
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In the Lab
Researchers Gain Insight into How a Drug Fires Up an Immune Response to Cancer

Scientists have learned that a drug activates a form of highly inflammatory programmed cell death called pyroptosis — a discovery that sheds light on immune function.
Illustration of immune cell opening as if on hinge and boxing glove coming out.
Q&A
New Approach Could Boost Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer

A protein on certain immune cells is a promising target for making immunotherapy more effective against breast cancer.
GSK symposium
The 2016 GSK Experimental Therapeutics Symposium Was a Success

This year, the GSK student-run Experimental Therapeutics Symposium highlighted MSK’s expertise in successfully moving novel therapies from bench to bedside.
T cell with on switch
Science Byte
The Warburg Effect: What Turns T Cells On?

Scientists have uncovered a surprising link between metabolism and gene control in T cells.
Brittany Woods
Fifth-Year Student Receives Inaugural NCI Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award

Brittany Woods, who is completing her doctoral work in the laboratory of physician-scientist Ross Levine, has received a pilot award from the National Cancer Institute that supports outstanding PhD candidates