- View a video segment from CBS Program 60 Minutes of Jack Andraka, a high school student who at age 15 developed a test that might save lives by detecting early pancreatic cancer. (13.36 min)
- The October 14 issue (Vol 173, No. 18) of JAMA Internal Medicine features an essay “Academic Medicine in the 21st Century,” by Mark R. Laret, MA, CEO of UCSF Medical Center. The essay is based on his AAMC Chair’s address delivered at the November 2012 AAMC Annual Meeting.
- A new nanopharmaceutical may help overcome resistance to certain anticancer drugs.
- A new imaging technique that measures metabolic activity in cancer cells can help identify breast cancer subtypes and early treatment response.
Category Archives: In the News
MSKCC in the News: October 3 – October 16
- PMLive announced that the non-profit Tri-Institutional Therapeutics Discovery Institute (Tri-I TDI) will bring together scientists from MSKCC, Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell Medical College and will focus on basic research and early-stage drug discovery up to the ‘proof-of-concept’ stage.
- MSKCC’s Dr. Renier J. Brentjens was quoted in a New York Times article that outlined the impact that new immunotherapies have had on treating patients with melanoma, kidney, lung, breast, ovarian cancer and cancers of the colon, stomach, and head and neck.
- Dr. Peter Bach of MSKCC was quoted in a New York Times article about the soaring costs of prescription drugs.
- MSKCC’s vice president and CIO Patricia C. Skarulis and her colleagues commented on MSKCC’s data sources and strategies in Healthcare Informatics.
Library Staff Spotlight: Antonio DeRosa
The NY/NJ MLA Annual Chapter meeting was held on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Entitled “Batten Down the Hatches! Safeguarding our Libraries and Responding to Disaster”, attendees listened to first-hand experiences from two of their colleagues regarding Hurricane Sandy Recovery.
In addition, the day would not have been complete without acknowledging members who give back to their association. A welcomed suprise was received by Antonio DeRosa, MSKCC reference librarian who was honored at this meeting.
The Outstanding Achievement by a New Member Award is given to an individual that has been a member of the chapter for less than 5 years. The recipient of this award has shown excellence in participating in the chapter by serving on various committees, in official positions, or has contributed substantially to the overall success of the chapter.
Congratulations go out to Antonio on receiving this well-deserved award!