Researchers at grantee New York Genome Center and Weill Cornell Medicine have developed a new method for revealing how gene mutations disrupt the normal packaging of DNA, which can lead to malignancy. The new method published in Nature can benefit many fields from basic biology to uncovering the origins of cancer. Researchers demonstrated the method’s … Continued
The Tow Foundation has committed $2 million to support multiple myeloma research at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami. The work will be led by Dr. C. Ola Landgren (pictured above) and will focus on studying early detection and predisposition for multiple myeloma, a form of blood cancer. To learn more, visit CURRENT … Continued
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) selected New York Genome Center’s Hemali Phatnani, PhD, as a recipient of its prestigious Director’s Transformative Research Award. With this five-year, $8.5M grant, Dr. Phatnani will take an unconventional (but potentially groundbreaking) approach to ALS research. To learn more about Dr. Phatnani and her work, visit Center for Genomics of Neurodegenerative Disease.
For its March 28 issue, The New York Times Magazine embedded a reporter with the New York Genome Center to shadow lab technicians and interview an array of scientists. Using the COVID-19 virus as an example, the story follows the incredible advancements that labs like NYGC have made in the arena of DNA sequencing. To … Continued
For over 40 years, Dr. Richard J. O’Reilly has been in the business of saving children’s lives. A long-time leader in the fight against childhood cancer, Dr. O’Reilly has served as the Claire Tow Chair in Pediatric Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) since 2001. In this role, Dr. O’Reilly conducts clinical and laboratory … Continued
Dr. Arnold P. Gold believed that truly great doctors care just as much about their patients as they care for them. A world-renowned pediatric neurologist, Dr. Gold defined this compassionate medical philosophy as “humanism in healthcare” and led the movement to make it an essential part of medicine. Today, Dr. Gold’s legacy lives on through … Continued
This week’s edition of Medicine Monday focuses on a different kind of health: mental health. For over 100 years, the Clifford Beers clinic in New Haven has served the holistic mental health needs of Connecticut children and families. In the early 20th century, mental illness was treated almost exclusively through long-stay psychiatric hospitals. Although modern … Continued
“Arthritis” is not a single disease; it is a shorthand way of referring to over 100 different diseases and conditions related to joint pain. According to Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), one in three U.S. adults suffer from some form of arthritis. Because it often goes undiagnosed, many believe this figure to be even higher. … Continued
Today marks the first day of Black History Month and the fifth edition of Medicine Monday. In this week’s profile, we are highlighting an initiative that sits squarely at the intersection of public health, mass incarceration and race: The Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) Public Health Program. Although the deliberate imprisonment of Black Americans and other … Continued
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) announced the establishment of The Tow Center for Developmental Oncology (TCDO). Led by biologist and pediatric oncologist Dr. Alex Kentsis (pitcured right), TCDO will bring together researchers and physicians from across MSK to transform both our understanding and treatment of early-onset cancers. To read the official press release, visit: MEMORIAL SLOAN … Continued