In Brief

Pediatric oncologist A. Thomas Look, of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, was named the 2021 recipient of The Society of Memorial Sloan Kettering Prize. 

The American Association for Cancer Research has announced its newest class of grant recipients.

The American Association for Cancer Research plans to provide a workshop on excellence in clinical trial implementation as part of the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Program. 

Seventy one NCI-designated cancer centers and partner organizations have issued a joint statement urging the nation’s physicians, parents, and young adults to get the human papillomavirus vaccination back on track.  

A new initiative, Project Health Equality, aims to address the structural and cultural barriers that prevent Black and Hispanic women in the U.S. from receiving the same quality health care as white women. 

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has received a $50 million donation from Judith B. Hale, her son, Robert T. Hale, Jr., and his wife, Karen Hale, to support the Hale Family Center for Pancreatic Cancer Research. 

Christopher Lathan was named chief clinical access and equity officer, a new institutional leadership position, at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. 

MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have established a translational research platform to study rare cancers and develop a first-of-its-kind resource for the scientific community. 

Jordan Anaokar was named site director for radiology at Fox Chase Cancer Center. In her new role, Anaokar will coordinate with medical staff and the Department of Radiology in developing and implementing departmental programs in addition to her clinical care, research, and teaching. 

Pawel Kalinski was named Jacobs Family Endowed Chair of Immunology, chief of the Division of Translational Immuno-Oncology, and senior vice president for team science at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.