Vetta Sanders Thompson named associate director of DEI at Siteman

The Directors: Ruben Mesa and Kunle Odunsi on how immigration and diversity accelerate discovery
“This has always made our environment stronger, not weaker.”

At a time when federal immigration policies are becoming stricter, Kunle Odunsi, director of University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, reflected on the fact that cancer research is a highly international community.

November 07, 2025

Vol.51 No.41

By Jacquelyn Cobb and Paul Goldberg

Bhattacharya fields NCAB’s questions about funding, political involvement in grant review, DEI, animal testing

On Sept. 4, Jay Bhattacharya did something NIH directors rarely do: he appeared before the National Cancer Advisory Board, speaking directly with the NCI advisory board about hot-button policy changes taking place under his leadership at NIH.

Plan to Enhance Diversity is no longer a part of CCSG application

The latest notice of a funding opportunity for the Cancer Center Support Grants released by NCI no longer requires submission of a Plan to Enhance Diversity.

April 11, 2025

Vol.51 No.14

In Brief

Siteman receives renewal of five-year, $10.8M SPORE grant for leukemia research

Washington University researchers at Siteman Cancer Center received a $10.8 million grant throughNCI’s Specialized Programs of Research Excellence. Led by principal investigator Daniel C. Link, the five-year grant is a renewal of a previous SPORE grant in leukemia.

January 17, 2025

Vol.51 No.02

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Undergrad intern at MSK poses a profound question: What if Henrietta Lacks had a Black doctor?

Every summer since 2010, ten undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds get the opportunity to explore any curiosities they might have about careers in medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

By Claire Marie Porter

In Brief

Siteman to open building dedicated exclusively to cancer care

Siteman Cancer Center, based at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, will open a new home for cancer care and welcome its first patients Sept. 30.

September 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.34

Vetta Sanders Thompson named associate director of DEI at Siteman

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