Travels on the Bi-Orient Express: Cell Division in Normal Cells and in Cancer (Part 3 of 4) 2013

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Runtime 12:49 Craig Thompson welcomes high school students to the eighth annual Memorial Sloan Kettering Major Trends in Modern Cancer lecture. read more

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The Cancer Epigenome: Biology’s New Frontier (Part 2 of 4) 2013 28:39

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Runtime 28:39 Leukemia expert Omar Abdel-Wahab says new therapies that reverse epigenetics — chemical changes within cells that drive gene expression — are being combined with conventional chemotherapy drugs to silence cancer-causing genes and treat some cancers.

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Travels on the Bi-Orient Express: Cell Division in Normal Cells and in Cancer (Part 3 of 4) 2013 30:29

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Runtime 30:29 Scientist Emily Foley discusses the mechanics of cell division and its relevance to developing new cancer treatments. read more

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Zebrafish Melanoma: From Initiation to Metastasis (Part 4 of 4) 29:12

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Runtime 29:12 Oncologist and cancer biologist Richard White explains how his research with genetically modified zebrafish, which reproduce quickly and are optically transparent, has shed light on how melanoma and other cancers spread. read more

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2012 Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research

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Memorial Sloan Kettering President and CEO Craig Thompson along with neuropathologist Jason Huse and immunologist Morgan Huse explain how recent developments contribute to better treatments for cancer patients. read more

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Which Way Is Up?: How T Cells Adjust Their Orientation to Selectively Mount Immune Responses (Part 3 of 3) 34:13

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Runtime 34:13 Immunologist Morgan Huse discusses how the orientation of T cells — a type of white blood cell — affects the way they mount an immune response. read more

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Seeing Order in Chaos: How Molecular Pathology Facilitates the Personalization of Cancer Treatment (Part 2 of 3) 2012 31:32

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Runtime 31:32 Neuropathologist Jason Huse discusses personalized medicine and how studying the molecular pathology of patients’ tumors can lead to new therapies. read more

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Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research 2012: Discussion with Memorial Sloan Kettering’s President (Part 1 or 3) 31:12

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Runtime 31:12 Memorial Sloan Kettering President and CEO Craig B. Thompson welcomes attendees to the seventh annual Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research lecture for high school students and introduces the speakers. read more

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2011 Major Trends in Modern Cancer Research 1:50:45

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Runtime 110:45 Memorial Sloan Kettering President and CEO Craig Thompson along with cancer biologist Andrea Ventura, molecular biologist Iestyn Whitehouse, and developmental biologist Jennifer Zallen explain how recent developments contribute to better treatments for cancer patients. read more

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Finding Needles in the Haystack: Making Inroads into the Cancer Genome (Part 3 of 3) 2010 39:00

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Runtime 39:00 Physician-scientist Timothy A. Chan discusses cancer genomics at the forefront of cancer research and how developments have allowed researchers to discover what goes wrong in cancer faster than and more thoroughly. read more

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How Molecules Work to Make and Shape a Cell : Insights into Tissue Development and Homeostasis (Part 2 of 3) 2010 37:00

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Runtime 37:00 Developmental biologist Mary K. Baylies discusses the mechanisms that drive cells and how genetic approaches in flies have allowed us to find the fundamental genes and mechanisms driving muscle morphogenesis. read more

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Why We All Don't Get Cancer (Part 1 of 3) 2010 32:00

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Runtime 32:00 Craig B. Thompson, President and CEO of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, discusses new ways to think about cancer and how cancer arises in human beings. read more

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How Imaging Techniques Play an Important role in Cancer Drug Discovery as well as in Screening, Tumor Characterization, and Assessment of Treatment Responses (Part 3 of 3) 2009 36:34

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Runtime 36:34 Director, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Lawrence Schwartz, discusses the role of imaging in detection, characterization, staging, and in assessing the response to therapy in cancer treatment. read more

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How Modern Genomic Techniques Can Be Used to Identify Novel Mutations in Human Cancers and to Develop Molecularly Targeted Therapies (Part 2 of 3) 2009 40:38

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Runtime 40:38 Physician-scientist, Ross Levine, discusses how the study of genomic techniques can lead to the development of new treatments. read more

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Introduction by Memorial Sloan Kettering President Harold Varmus (Part 1 of 3) 2009 4:19

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