On the heels of the National Cancer Act of 1974, then-NCI director Frank Rauscher identifies four more Comprehensive Cancer Centers, bringing the number to 16. Today, there are 51 NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Lakshmanan Krishnamurti was named chief of pediatric hematology, oncology, and bone marrow transplant at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital and Leader of the Smilow Cancer Hospital Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Program.
Stephanie Graff was named director of breast oncology at the Lifespan Cancer Institute.
Jay T. Bishoff was named director of urology for Northwell Health’s Central Region, with oversight of urology sites in Nassau County and parts of eastern Queens.
Ray Bailey was named senior vice president of Pharmacy Services, and John Mills was named vice president of Pharmacy Services at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute.
Andre Nussenzweig, of NCI, has received the ninth annual Basser Global Prize from the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
Physician-scientist Beth Karlan, professor of obstetrics and gynecology in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and director of cancer population genetics at the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Gynecologic Cancer Society for her contributions to gynecologic cancer research and clinical practice.
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the fiscal year 2022 state budget, which included a $10 million appropriation to support pediatric cancer research.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has received $10 million from the Rossy Foundation to establish the David Liposarcoma Research Initiative.
The American Association for Cancer Research has established the Cancer Evolution Working Group.
