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Lei Zheng got his PhD in San Antonio; now he returns as cancer center director at Mays

In 1996, Lei Zheng, a graduate of Peking Union Medical College, enrolled in the doctorate program at what was then known as the Cancer Therapy & Research Center in San Antonio.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

By Paul Goldberg

NCI Director's Report

As NCI’s appropriations stay flat, Rathmell keeps the FY26 bypass budget steady at just under $11.5B
Rathmell: “We understand that there are real economic constraints facing our country and the world. But our gap just can’t keep widening.”

NCI Director Kimryn Rathmell has released her professional judgment budget proposal, requesting nearly $11.5 billion—the same amount as last year’s proposal prepared by her predecessor, Monica Bertagnolli.

NCI funds a $3.7M effort to develop AI that predicts breast cancer risk while addressing health disparities

Researchers at Indiana University School of Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Washington University in St. Louis, the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, and Intel received a five-year, $3.7 million NCI grant for a multi-site study developing a privacy-preserving artificial intelligence approach—called federated learning—which aims to improve breast cancer risk prediction and reduce health inequities in cancer prevention care.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

In Brief

Hawai’i’s Michele Carbone, Haining Yang receive $2.5M NCI grant for mesothelioma research

Michele CarboneHaining YangMichele Carbone and Haining Yang, researchers at the University of Hawai’i Cancer Center, received a $2.5 million NCI grant to advance mesothelioma research by improving diagnosis and treatment for the disease.

September 06, 2024

Vol.50 No.33

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

“All in Her Head” catalogs the history of medicine’s atrocities against women

Elizabeth Comen originally set out to write a book about the wellness industry, but ended up writing a different book altogether.

Senate Appropriations Committee slates $1.77B increase for NIH, $270M for NCI in FY25

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to provide significant increases to federal health agencies in fiscal year 2025, including raises of nearly $2 billion for NIH and $270 million for NCI.

August 09, 2024

Vol.50 No.32

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

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NCI’s RPG pool, cancer centers, training awards, SPOREs, and intramural research likely to face cuts in FY24

Center directors are concerned about NCI’s proposal to create a tier of centers with lower eligibility criteria

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Lei Zheng got his PhD in San Antonio; now he returns as cancer center director at Mays

As NCI’s appropriations stay flat, Rathmell keeps the FY26 bypass budget steady at just under $11.5BRathmell: “We understand that there are real economic constraints facing our country and the world. But our gap just can’t keep widening.”

NCI funds a $3.7M effort to develop AI that predicts breast cancer risk while addressing health disparities

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As NCI’s appropriations stay flat, Rathmell keeps the FY26 bypass budget steady at just under $11.5B
Rathmell: “We understand that there are real economic constraints facing our country and the world. But our gap just can’t keep widening.”