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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the establishment of The Starr Foundation Program for Discovery Science

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Announces The Starr Foundation Program for Discovery Science

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) today announced the establishment of The Starr Foundation Program for Discovery Science, a pioneering new initiative made possible by a generous $50 million gift from The Starr Foundation. The program will support the visionary work of scientists at the Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI), the research arm of MSK, by funding foundational laboratory research that will drive the next generation of cancer breakthroughs and ultimately improve the lives of people facing cancer around the world.

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Celebrating the 3rd Annual Kravis WiSE Symposium at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Thursday, April 14, 2022

The in-person event featured scientific talks from leading women in science, including winners of this year’s Kravis WiSE fellowships.

At AACR, MSK Researchers Spotlight Health Disparities and Propose Solutions

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Topics included more diverse representation in clinical trials, racial disparities in colorectal cancer, and ancestry testing to improve diagnoses.

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Hands, Feet, and Fins: The Connection That Explains Acral Melanoma

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Sloan Kettering Institute scientists are using zebrafish to understand human skin cancer that attacks the hands and feet.

SKI Scientists Determine Structure of a DNA Damage 'First Responder'

Monday, March 21, 2022

The results of this collaborative project overturn some conventional wisdom about how the DNA repair process works.

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SKI Scientists Discover a New Twist on an 80-Year-Old Biochemical Pathway

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

With the resurgence of interest in cancer metabolism, researchers are coming to realize that there is more to a cell’s biochemistry than once thought.

Paige Arnold, a graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK)

GSK Graduate Student Wins Prestigious Award for Outstanding Achievement in Biological Sciences

Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Paige Arnold, a graduate student in the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSK), is one of 13 PhD candidates selected from around the world to receive a Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award for the quality, originality, and significance of their doctoral research.