John V. Cox, a medical oncologist and professor at the University of Texas Southwestern, has received ASCO’s Joseph V. Simone Award and Lecture for Excellence in Quality and Safety in the Care of Patients With Cancer.
Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, has named Josephine Lopes Cardozo, Abdul Rafeh Naqash, Antonio Di Meglio, Amy Yuan Wang, and Alanna Church as Special Merit Award recipients of the 2021 ASCO annual meeting.
Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, has named the recipients of its 2021 Medical Student Rotation for Underrepresented Populations and Annual Meeting Research Award.
Jazz Pharmaceuticals has established Nothing Small About It, an online program developed with consultation from cancer organizations CancerCare, GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Foundation of America and LUNGevity Foundation.
The Association of Community Cancer Centershas has launched Cancer Buzz TV, a video podcast channel aimed at informing oncology professionals of the latest developments in cancer care.
Caryn Lerman has stepped in as president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes. Lerman, director of USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and associate dean for cancer programs at the University of Southern California, was the AACI president-elect.
FDA’s Oncology Center of Excellence has launched the “Send Your Oncology Research Questions to FDA” crowdsourcing challenge.
Joseph A. Sparano was named chief of hematology and medical oncology and deputy director of The Tisch Cancer Institute of Mount Sinai Health System.
Edward Kim was named medical director for the Office of Clinical Research at UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective July 1.
David Klimstra was named chief medical officer of Paige, effective August 2021.
