Kevin Kalinsky was named director of the Glenn Family Breast Center at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Kalinsky was also named associate professor in Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology.
David Gius was named associate cancer center director for translational research at the Mays Cancer Center, home to UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson.
Sarasota Memorial Healthcare Foundation has received $25 million from the Brian and Sheila Jellison Family Foundation.
Sidi Chen, assistant professor in the Department of Genetics and Systems Biology Institute at Yale School of Medicine and member of Yale Cancer Center, received a $500,000 grant from Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy for pancreatic cancer research.
City of Hope has established AccessHope, a wholly owned subsidiary dedicated to serving employers and their health care partners by providing access to City of Hope's cancer expertise.
After 15 years in the role, C. Kent Osborne has stepped down as director of the Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center at Baylor College of Medicine, the institution said.
Ruben Mesa was named executive director of the Mays Cancer Center. His appointment includes academic and research programming, as well as leading the cancer center's patient care and clinical programs of the UT Health San Antonio MD Anderson affiliation.
Stephen Gruber was named director of City of Hope's newly founded Center for Precision Medicine. He will lead a team of more than 14 researchers focused on personalized cancer prevention and treatment plans.
Deirdre J. Cohen, an expert in pancreatic and other gastrointestinal cancers, was named director of the Gastrointestinal Oncology Program and medical director of the Cancer Clinical Trials Office at The Tisch Cancer Institute at Mount Sinai Health System.
James B. Yu, was named associate chief medical officer for radiation oncology for Smilow Cancer Hospital and Smilow Cancer Hospital Network.
