Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Debuts “One Hundred Views” Mural in Collaboration with Artist Naomi Reis and Local P.S. 183 Fifth-Grade Students | Newswise

David Bale2 days ago09 mins

Newswise — NEW YORK, NY, March 5, 2025—Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is proud to announce a new community mural, “One Hundred Views,” by artist Naomi Reis. The inaugural MSK mural was created in collaboration with fifth-grade students from P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson Elementary School, the neighboring school on East 66th Street. This…

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Surgeon-Scientist, Vinod Balachandran, MD, Named to The Washington Post Next 50 | Newswise

David Bale4 weeks ago03 mins

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is pleased to announce The Washington Post has named Vinod Balachandran, MD, surgeon-scientist and Director of The Olayan Center for Cancer Vaccines at MSK, to the inaugural edition of the Post Next 50, a list of up-and-coming changemakers shaping society in 2025. Dr. Balachandran was selected for his groundbreaking…

MSK Researchers Help To Map the Human Virome | Newswise

David Bale1 month ago011 mins

BYLINE: Ian Demsky You, my friend, are what scientists call a “holobiont”— an organism made up of human cells and the multiplicity of microscopic species living inside you and on your body. Many of these microorganisms are bacteria. Perhaps you’ve read about how the diversity of bacteria in your gut microbiome can affect your health…

Why New Precision Oncology Cancer Treatments Benefit Patients of Some Ancestries More Than Others | Newswise

David Bale2 months ago012 mins

BYLINE: Julie Grisham Newswise — Nearly half of all new cancer drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over the past quarter-century have received that approval based on their ability to target genetic changes driving tumor growth. Medical oncologists use information about the genetic mutations found in tumors to match patients with…

The Secret Life of ALAS1: How a Basic Science Disc | Newswise

David Bale3 months ago013 mins

BYLINE: Ian Demsky In everyday life, when things turn out the opposite of what you expect, it’s usually cause for frustration. In science, it’s often the starting point for discovery. That’s what happened to a team of researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and their collaborators at the Icahn School of Medicine at…

Top Cancer Research Advances at MSK in 2024 | Newswise

David Bale3 months ago012 mins

Newswise — Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) continued to make strides against cancer in 2024. Laboratory research teams across the institution worked to advance the global understanding of cancer and to develop new therapies, while also making fundamental insights into human biology and disease. “Patients come to MSK seeking the very best…

Memorial Sloan Kettering Physician-Scientists Deve | Newswise

David Bale3 months ago08 mins

SAN ANTONIO, December 13, 2024 – New research presented during the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS) reveals a new machine learning model that could change the way metastatic breast cancer is treated in the future. By combining clinical and genomic data, physician-scientists from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) developed a tool that…