The SWOG Cancer Research Network’s board of governors has amended the group’s constitution to allow for a pair of individuals to share the group’s top leadership position as equal co-chairs.
UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center received its first Specialized Programs of Research Excellence grant from NCI. The five-year, $9.8 million federal grant is intended to translate cancer research into clinical intervention.
James P. Allison received the 25th Herbert and Maxine Block Memorial Lectureship Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer. A 2018 Nobel Prize co-recipient in physiology/medicine, Allison serves as the chair of immunology and executive director of the Immunotherapy Platform at MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Francisco Sanchez-Vega was awarded the Corning-MSK Health Equity Research Fellowship, a two-year grant that funds research into the broad disparities in cancer outcomes for patients in historically underserved communities.
Julia AgneArnab BasuKimberley LeeYuxuan WangJulia Agne, Arnab Basu, Kimberley Lee, Yuxuan Wang were awarded the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s and the NCCN Foundation’s 2023 NCCN Foundation Young Investigator Awards.Â
John D. Carpten was named director of City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, director of Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, and chief scientific officer.
The American Association for Cancer Research has elected the 2023 class of fellows of the AACR Academy.
Elizabeth M. Jaffee was elected by the Fellows of the AACR Academy as the next president. She will assume the presidency during the AACR Annual Meeting 2023, to be held April 14-19 in Orlando.
Phyllis Pettit NassiJane PerlmutterPhyllis Pettit Nassi and Jane Perlmutter will receive the American Association for Cancer Research 2023 Distinguished Public Service Award for Exceptional Leadership in Cancer Advocacy at the AACR Annual Meeting April 14-19 in Orlando.
Daniel C. LinkRamaswamy GovindanBen GarciaBen MajorDaniel C. Link was named deputy director of Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.Â
