NYU College of Dentistry clinician-scientists Seiichi Yamano and Brian Schmidt have received a five-year, $3.28 million grant (R01DE029694) from the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $1 million pledge from Larry Crain Sr. to support the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute's pursuit of NCI designation.
When we decided to write a book together about the history and impact of NCI-designated cancer centers since passage of the 1971 National Cancer Act, we both agreed that one of the first people we would interview was Joe Simone.
Joe Simone was oncology's polymath. Skilled and adept in patient care, scientific and clinical discovery, administrative leadership, education as well as mentoring to a generation of oncologists through his writings.
In American Indian mythology and medical practice, the Mudjekeewis (the Grizzly Bear), Spirit Keeper of the West and the Chief of the Council of all Spirit Keepers and Animal Totems, is a symbol signifying responsibility, resourcefulness, intelligence, wisdom, introspection, physical and spiritual strength, and expertise.
On Jan. 21, when Joe Simone died at age 85, we lost a giant of oncology research, clinical translation, and policy.
Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhDFaculty member, Chair, Tumor Cell Biology Department, Herrick Foundation Chair, St. Jude Children’s Research HospitalJoe Simone was responsible for luring me to St. Jude as the chairman of Tumor Cell Biology, a proposed new department to be established in 1983 at the inspiration of our Scientific Advisory Board.
In a succession of high-powered day jobs, Joseph V. Simone shaped modern oncology. Then, presumably at night, Joe did a little writing. “Simone's Maxims” is his chef-d'œuvre.
In his previous job, in North Carolina, Edward S. Kim helped build a cancer program where there was none.
Albert de la Chapelle, a Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University and a giant in the field of genetics, died Dec.10, 2020.Albert de la Chapelle, a Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State University and a giant in the field of genetics, died Dec.10, 2020, after a short bout of pneumonia while visiting his home in Finland.
