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49 Researcher Interviews found

Andy Intlekofer

Big Ideas, Simple Experiments: At Work with Andrew Intlekofer

Physician-scientist Andrew Intlekofer studies the relationship between metabolism and cell differentiation.

Developmental Biologist Thomas Vierbuchen

Once a Patient, Now a Scientist Seeking Answers: At Work with Developmental Biologist Thomas Vierbuchen

Three people in weightless environment.

From NASA to MSK: At Work with Exercise Physiologist Jessica Scott

Memorial Sloan Kettering radiation oncologist Samuel Bakhoum

At Work: Radiation Oncologist and Breast Cancer Specialist Samuel Bakhoum

Tuomas Tammela

At Work: Cancer Biologist Tuomas Tammela

Pictured: Tumor Immunologist, Andrea Schietinger

At Work: Immunologist Andrea Schietinger

Developmental biologist Mary Baylies

At Work: Developmental Biologist Mary Baylies

MSK chemical biologist Daniel Bachovchin in his laboratory

At Work: Chemical Biologist Daniel Bachovchin

MSK chemical biologist Yael David in her laboratory

At Work: Chemical Biologist Yael David

Dr. Nai-Kong V. Cheung, Head, Neuroblastoma Program; Enid A. Haupt Chair in Pediatric Oncology

At Work: Physician-Scientist Nai-Kong Cheung

Nai-Kong Cheung, head of the neuroblastoma program in Memorial Sloan Kettering’s Department of Pediatrics and Enid A. Haupt Chair in Pediatric Oncology, believes that a better understanding of tumors will lead to improved treatments for children with this cancer.