Harmar BreretonDana DornsiferHarmar Brereton and Dana Dornsife received the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship's Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care Nov. 13.
Cardiothoracic surgeon Timothy W. Mullett was named chair-elect of the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons during the CoC's annual meeting Oct. 27 in San Francisco.
Roswell Park received more than $21.8 million in recent competitive grants and contracts to launch new investigations or continue major research efforts. This includes funding from NCI's Cancer Moonshot program as well as renewals for high-impact projects based at Roswell Park.
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. has completed its acquisition of Celgene Corp. following the receipt of regulatory approval from all government authorities required by the merger agreement and, as announced on April 12, approval by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Celgene stockholders. It completed the acquisition Nov. 20.
Ashwani Rajput, a cancer surgeon and researcher with an interest in health care disparities, was appointed director of the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins for the Washington, D.C., region.
W. Kimryn Rathmell received the Kidney Cancer Association's Eugene P. Schonfeld Award that recognizes health care professionals who have made significant contributions in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
The St. Baldrick's Foundation has awarded 25 infrastructure grants totaling nearly $1.5 million to institutions across the U.S.
Moffitt Cancer Center has formed a collaboration with Bay Pines VA Healthcare System and James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital to expand its clinical research to include veterans being treated at the two Tampa Bay area facilities.
Carolyn Hayes was named chief nursing officer at RWJBarnabas Health, Oncology Services and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey.
Elaine Fuchs received the 24th annual Herbert and Maxine Block Memorial Lectureship Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer.
