Research News @ Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences

Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Receives Grant from Howard Hughes Medical Institute Initiative

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:00:00 GMT

November 17, 2009 - The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) announced that Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is one of 23 research institutions to receive a grant as part of HHMI's Med into Grad Initiative.

Researchers Find Genetic Key to Breast Cancer's Ability to Survive and Spread

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, July 6, 2009 - New research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center sheds light on a genetic function that gives breast cancer cells the ability to survive and spread to the bone years after treatment has been administered.

Research Reveals What Drives Lung Cancer's Spread

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, Kulu 2, 2009 - A new study by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center reveals the genetic underpinnings of what causes lung cancer to quickly metastasize, or spread, to the brain and the bone - the two most prominent sites of lung cancer relapse.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Investigator named Dream Team Leader by Stand Up To Cancer

Wed, 27 May 2009 10:30:00 GMT

NEW YORK, May 27, 2009 - Charles Sawyers, MD, Director of the Human Oncology and Pathogenesis Program at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, has been named a "Dream Team" leader by Stand Up To Cancer and will co-lead a collaborative team that will receive $15 million to study targeted therapies to treat women's cancers.

Genes Found to Play a Role in Breast Cancer's Spread to the Brain

Fri, 08 May 2009 09:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, May 6, 2009 - New research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center identifies three genes that specifically mediate the metastasis, or spread, of breast cancer to the brain and illuminates the mechanisms by which this spread occurs.

Drug Shows Activity in Men with Advanced Prostate Cancer

Wed, 08 Apr 2009 16:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, April 9, 2009 - A new multi-center study shows that an experimental drug lowers prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels - a marker for tumor growth - in men with advanced prostate cancer for whom traditional treatment options have failed.

Research Shows Cell's Inactive State is Critical for Effectiveness of Cancer Treatment

Fri, 16 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, January 9, 2009 - A new study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering sheds light on a little understood biological process called quiescence, which enables blood-forming stem cells to exist in a dormant or inactive state in which they are not growing or dividing.

Researchers Learn How Signaling Molecule Orchestrates Breast Cancer's Spread

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 12:05:00 GMT

NEW YORK, April 3, 2008 - A study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has uncovered how breast tumors use a particular type of molecule to promote metastasis - the spread of cancer cells.

Therapeutic Cloning Treats Parkinson's Disease in Mice

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:20:00 GMT

NEW YORK, March 23, 2008 - Research led by investigators at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center has shown that therapeutic cloning, also known as somatic-cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), can be used to treat Parkinson's disease in mice.

Researchers Identify New Genetic Marker for Breast Cancer

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:05:00 GMT

NEW YORK, March 3, 2008 - An international group of investigators led by scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and the National Cancer Institute has identified a new genetic marker of risk for breast cancer.

Novel Mechanism Found That May Boost Impaired Function of Leukemia Protein

Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, February 29, 2008 - A new study led by researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Reports on a novel mechanism that can enhance the function of a protein that is frequently impaired in patients with acute forms of leukemia.

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Team Creates Muscle Cells from Embryonic Stem Cells

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, July 2007 - A team of Memorial Sloan-Kettering investigators has reported for the first time a novel strategy to coax human embryonic stem cells (HESCs) to develop into cells that could potentially be used to repair the musculoskeletal system, including bone, cartilage, and muscle.

Harnessing the Immune System to Help the Body Fight Cancer

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, April 2007 - Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center clinicians and researchers have been at the forefront of developing new ways to guide the body's immune system toward producing a response that targets and destroys cancer cells.

Core Facilities Offer Centralized, Specialized Expertise and State-of-the-Art Equipment

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, April 2007 - To facilitate and enhance the work of Center researchers, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center maintains a system of core facilities -- specialized laboratories and data centers that offer shared services to multiple users.

Joan Massagu� Wins Passano Prize

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, April 2007 - Joan Massagu� is the recipient of the 2007 Passano Award for the originality and importance of his work elucidating the mechanism of action for transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-b) signaling.

Johanna Joyce Named to Geoffrey Beene Chair

Sat, 28 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, April 2007 - Johanna Joyce, of the Sloan-Kettering Institute's Cancer Biology and Genetics Program, has been named the first incumbent of a Geoffrey Beene Junior Faculty Chair.

Evidence Suggests Mad2 Gene May Help Initiate Cancer

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, February 2007 - A team of scientists led by Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center cancer biologist Robert Benezra has revealed new insights into the mechanism of tumor formation by boosting levels of the Mad2 gene in mice.

Alexandra Joyner Joins Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

Center News, February 2007 - Alexandra Leigh Joyner has been appointed a Member in the Developmental Biology Program in the Sloan-Kettering Institute. She has also been named the incumbent of the Courtney Steel Chair in Pediatric Cancer Research.

Novel Regulation of the Common Tumor Suppressor PTEN

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, January 12, 2007 -Researchers led by scientists at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center have now identified fundamentally novel regulatory mechanisms of PTEN function. The findings from two related studies are published in the January 12 issue of Cell.

New Online Search Tool Helps Scientists Explore Genes in Medical Literature

Fri, 02 Mar 2007 00:00:00 GMT

NEW YORK, December 7, 2006 - Computational biology researchers today announced a new Internet tool for the exploration of the scientific literature in medicine and biology. The freely accessible iHOP service provides fast, accurate, comprehensive, and up-to-date summary information on more than 80,000 biological molecules by automatically extracting key sentences from millions of PubMed documents when a search is requested.