Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, Myeloma Center research director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, has received two grants of $3.14 million to study the molecular genetics and drug resistance of multiple myeloma.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology and Association of Community Cancer Centers are working to foster participation in cancer treatment trials to more fully reflect the diversity of people at risk for or living with cancer.
Eighteen oncology practices receive Quality Certification from the Association for Clinical Oncology
Eighteen cancer practices have received the Association for Clinical Oncology's Quality Oncology Practice Initiative Certification in the second quarter of 2020.
Nineteen members of the American Society for Radiation Oncology received Fellow designation.
St. Baldrick's Foundation awarded $12.9 million in grants in 2020.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology is conducting an open search for the position of chief medical officer and executive vice president.
Marcella Nunez-Smith was appointed director of the Center for Community Engagement and Health Equity for Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital, as well as chief health equity officer and deputy chief medical officer, at SCH—and associate cancer center director for Community Outreach and Engagement at YCC.
Yale Cancer Center researchers were awarded an $11 million grant renewal from the NCI to fund the Yale Specialized Program of Research Excellence in lung cancer.
Renee Read, a researcher in the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, has received the Ben and Catherine Ivy Foundation Emerging Leader Grant Award, which provides $500,000 for a 24-month project beginning July 1.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence and Flatiron Health are exploring how real-world evidence can inform the clinical and cost effectiveness of health technologies.
