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Annual MSK Information Systems Toy, Coat and Food Drive Kicks Off This Week

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The annual MSK Information Systems toy, coat and food drive kicks off this week. Collection boxes are available at the MSK Library (RRL 105) until Thursday, December 19. 

Other MSK collection locations include:

  • 633 3rd Avenue 2nd and 5th floors
  • Telecom area in Memorial Hospital (MB38)
  • Lyndhurst and Monmouth data centers.

Please participate in any way that you can. All collected items will be distributed to organizations in Queens, Long Island and New Jersey. Many families in our area are still in great need of many things during this holiday season. Last year, we provided food to some pantries that were fully depleted of reserves.

If you would like to participate, and would rather donate money, please see Cynthia Hutchinson (633/5th), Lisa Vreeland (MB38), Donna Gibson (RRL), Mercedes Vila (LDC/MDC) or Karmen Katz (633/2nd)—all money will be used to buy food for the drive.

All non-perishable food is welcome—please check the dates to make sure that all food is healthy and usable. Coats should be new, or used but in good, wearable condition. And finally, toys should be new and unwrapped.

Alternatively, please consider giving to a charity of your choice.

Thanks in advance for your thoughtful participation and a very Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays to all!

Register now for “Open Access : Clarifying Facts & Busting Myths with Springer Nature Editors”

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Join us for the next event in our Advancing Authorship series.

When: Thursday, December 5, 12:00 PM -1:30 PM
Where: Rockefeller Research Labs Building, Room 116, 430 E 67 Street

Register now to save your seat! 

Join us for a deep dive into open access with the largest open access publisher (Springer Nature) and two distinguished MSK authors. We’ll help you separate fact from fiction when it comes to different publishing models.

We offer complimentary registration and refreshments.

Speakers:

  • Kevin Pang, PhD, Associate Editor, Genome Biology, Springer Nature
  • Brooke LaFlamme, PhD, Chief Editor, Communications Biology, Nature
  • Jan Grimm, MD, PhD, Member/Attending/Professor, Molecular Pharmacology Program and Department of Radiology, MSK
  • Kayvan R. Keshari, PhD, Attending/Professor, Molecular Pharmacology Program & Department of Radiology, MSK
Register now to save your seat! 

Slides from “Life Cycle of Launching a Publication: How The CRISPR Journal Came to Be”

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In December 2018, MSK Library hosted an Advancing Authorship event featuring CRISPR technology. The event, “Life Cycle of Launching a Publication: How The CRISPR Journal Came to Be,” featured The CRISPR Journal founding editor Dr. Kevin Davies and The CRISPR Journal author Dr. Ralph Garippa (Head, Gene Editing & Screening Core Facility, MSKCC).

Dr. Garippa generously shared his slides with us, so please check them out below if you didn’t get a chance to attend this event in person!

Download Slides as a PDF