- Rockefeller University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne received the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Medal for outstanding contributions to Biomedical Research at the Center’s 2011 Academic Convocation (05/12/2011). Tessier-Lavigne was the keynote speaker and delivered the convocation address.
- A Colorful Crowd at Sloan-Kettering Gala. Sheryl Crow attended the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center fourth annual spring ball.
- Researchers from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and the Weill Medical School of Cornell University have shown in a large scale study an association of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations among tumor samples from men and those who smoke cigarettes.
- Oncolytic viruses effectively target and kill pancreatic cancer stem cells. Joyce Wong, MD, surgical researcher with MSKCC is quoted and identified as the lead investigator.
- Exercise reduced risk for colon polyps. Nelson Sanchez, MD, MSKCC hospitalist is quoted in article.
- Nationwide cancer study seeking North Jersey participants. Dr. Maureen Killackey, deputy physician-in-chief and medical director of the regional care network at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in Manhattan is quoted in article.
Cancer Research in the News: April 27 – May 13
Selected articles from this review period include:
- A recent study published in the journal Breast Cancer Research indicates that women who consume the highest amounts of coffee have the lowest risk of developing estrogen-receptor negative breast cancer.
- An investigational drug shows promise targeting oxygen supply in tumors, according to results of a study completed at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare published in the current issue of Clinical Cancer Research.
- US research reveals higher cancer rate among gay men.
- In a recent paper in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston report their discovery of stem cells in the human lung.
Blog Buzz: May 1 – May 12
Lately in the blogoverse…
- @DrVes’ Clinical Cases and Images: Casesblog offers advice on Twitter for Doctors
- Max Anderson of Cornflower had this interesting post about health related uses for smart phones, and also tweeted (via @MaxLibris) this related Maternal Child Health app news and these apps
- A fun video of people making anatomical sand sculptures of the brain is making the rounds
- Aetiology discusses the preliminary research about MSRA and bedbugs getting coverage in the media
- In cultural heritage and open access news, digital images from Yale’s cultural collections are now available here and the Library of Congress has introduced National Jukebox, an open access collection of historical recordings
- Webcasts of talks from AACR are available here