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Pictured: Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Snapshot
Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have discovered how a common bacterium can evolve to become more mobile and easier to get rid of.
Pictured: Daniel Thorek & Jan Grimm
In the Lab
A new imaging approach being investigated by Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers could provide better information about a tumor’s molecular activity, allowing for a more accurate diagnosis.
Pictured: Derek Tan
Q&A
In this Q&A, Memorial Sloan Kettering chemist Derek Tan discusses why natural products offer inspiration for the development of new drugs.
Pictured: Cancer cell lines
In the Lab
A recent study found that the cell lines most commonly used for research on ovarian cancer are not the most suitable.
Pictured: Scott Lowe & Zhen Zhao
Video
Watch our scientists discuss how the Geoffrey Beene Center helped Memorial Sloan Kettering establish a progressive approach to modern cancer research.
Pictured: 2013 Graduates
Feature
Honors were conferred, PhD degrees were awarded, and a Pulitzer Prize-winning author addressed the graduates at the May 10 ceremony.
Pictured: Three-dimensional structure of the protein mTOR
In the Lab
In an eagerly awaited study, Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers report on the molecular structure of mTOR, a protein commonly mutated in cancer.
Pictured:  Timothy Chan
In the Lab
Investigators have sequenced the genome of adenoid cystic carcinoma, a rare and deadly head and neck cancer. The work sets the stage for the sequencing of additional rare cancers at Memorial Sloan Kettering.
Pictured: Siddhartha Mukherjee
Event
Physician-scientist Siddhartha Mukherjee, author of <em>The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer</em>, spoke to 2013 graduates of the “tenderness and tension” inherent in scientific discovery.
Pictured: Melanocytes
Snapshot
Memorial Sloan Kettering researchers have developed innovative ways to study some skin diseases, including melanoma skin cancer.