MSKCC in the News: June 28 – July 27

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Mark

Computerworld reports that Stephen Chou, a Princeton engineering professor, is working with researchers at MSKCC to use nanotechnology to develop tests to detect diseases, like cancer and Alzheimer’s disease.
A study authored by MSKCC doctors published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons confirmed that their early analysis of the NanoKnife® System demonstrated safety for treating liver malignancies adjacent to blood vessels, potentially expanding therapeutic options for physicians in previously challenging areas.

Blog Buzz: July 7 – July 13

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Library Staff

MSKCC’s Public Affairs department has launched a new blog, On Cancer: News and Insights from Memorial Sloan-Kettering. The blog posts news and announcements about cancer research, profiles of MSKCC doctors and staff, as well as events and resources at the Center. There are a number of ways readers can stay up-to-date on the latest posts (RSS, newsletter, twitter) and connect (comments and facebook). Be sure to check it out!

In an interesting post that touches on the challenges to data storage and sharing in the sciences, PLoS Biology has announced a partnership with Dryad (a repository of data sets behind peer-reviewed articles in basic and applied biosciences). According to their post, through a “partnership with Dryad, PLoS Biology can offer authors a seamless tying together of an article with its underlying data; we can also provide confidential access for editors and reviewers to data associated with articles under review (see D epositing data to Dryad guidelines).” Exciting news for open science and there is certainly more to come!

There is a related post over on the e-Science Community Blog, Dryad for Science Librarians.

From the just-for-fun-bureau comes the wonderfully illustrated Brief History of the iPad: Prologue.