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In the Lab
Different viewpoints of the STING pathway
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.
Announcement
SURP group
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.
In the Lab
Sloan Kettering Institute molecular biologist Christine Mayr
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.
In the Lab
This image shows cancer cells (white) and pericytes (green) clinging to capillaries (red). The blue dots are nuclei.
Scientists Identify Growth Signal for Metastatic Cancer "Seeds"
Targeting this signal with drugs might be one way to stop cancers from spreading.
Feature
NK cells attacking
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.
Finding
A doctor examines a mole.
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.
Feature
Omar Abdel-Wahab
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.
Finding
Large cells filled with yellow-colored fat
Cancer Cells Eat Fat to Grow and Spread
Research conducted in zebrafish shows that melanoma cells have an affinity for fat, and that eating it makes them more aggressive.