Martin S. Tallman was named director of faculty mentorship and career development at Lurie Cancer Center, effective June 1. Tallman will focus on the management and development of treatments for patients with both acute and chronic leukemias.
Dorothy Graves named assistant vice president and associate director for administration at Sylvester
Dorothy Graves was named assistant vice president and associate director for administration of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.
Davey Daniel was appointed chief medical officer of OneOncology on Feb. 7, succeeding Lee Schwartzberg, who will remain a senior advisor to the company.
Congress has passed an omnibus spending bill containing 12 FY22 appropriations bills and additional funding for Ukraine.
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research selected four scientific research projects to receive $12 million in funding for its 2022 Endeavor Awards.
Ronald Caplan, founder and president of PMC Property Group, Inc., and his wife Ellen have donated $10 million to the NCI-designated Wistar Cancer Center in Philadelphia, now renamed the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center of The Wistar Institute.
The American Cancer Society awarded the University of Illinois Cancer Center a $4.08 million, four-year grant to establish the Illinois Cancer Health Equity Research Center (I-CHER C), a consortium of health care researchers and clinicians charged with improving outcomes in communities disproportionately affected by cancer.
The Prevent Cancer Foundation announced funding for seven scientists who are researching cancer prevention and early detection. Each scientist has been awarded $100,000 for two years.
Debbie Weir was named chief executive officer of the Cancer Support Community.
Jeffrey Peppercorn was appointed the next editor-in-chief of JCO Oncology Practice, an American Society of Clinical Oncology journal. Peppercorn will begin serving as editor designee of JCO OP on March 1, and as editor-in-chief on Sept. 1.
