On Oct. 12, 2023, the world lost a brilliant mind, a dedicated physician and an extraordinary individual.
Franklyn Prendergast, emeritus professor of biochemistry, molecular biology, and pharmacology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, was the first Black director of an NCI-designated cancer center.
When Ashani Weeraratna began her career as a trainee at Johns Hopkins in the 1990s, she was part of a team that conducted research in a grocery store-turned-laboratory.
OK, name a movie doctor—fast!Chances are, you are thinking of Robin Williams as Patch Adams in the eponymous flick or of Harrison Ford as Dr. Richard Kimble in “The Fugitive.”
NCI’s Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program in the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences at NCI is marking 50 years of cancer surveillance.
Mary Lasker was surprised when, in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson called her at home and asked whether she would accept the job of U.S. ambassador to Finland.
Letter to the editor by The Philadelphia Inquirer’s James NeffWe see far too many patients with glioblastoma (GBM), an aggressive and almost always fatal malignant brain tumor.
As a founding member of the University of Arizona Cancer Center, David Alberts, MD, and his influence on cancer research epitomizes Isaac Newton’s famous quote, “If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.”
At 75, Chris Lundy is one of the longest living recipients of a bone marrow transplant.
Shelton “Shelley” Earp said he will step down as director of the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center effective June 2024.
