The White House has announced its intent to appoint the following experts to the President's Cancer Panel, which advises the president of the United States on barriers to progress in reducing the burden of cancer:xxx:moreJohn P. Williams, a breast cancer surgeon and
Chandra P. Belani was named chief science officer of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer.
The Association of Community Cancer Centers is collaborating with the AIM at Melanoma Foundation to support the multidisciplinary cancer team in treating patients with squamous cell carcinoma.
Stephen D. Nimer, director of Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, was named the inaugural holder of the Oscar de la Renta Endowed Chair in Cancer Research.
Barker named chief strategy officer at USC Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine
Anna Barker was appointed chief strategy officer at The Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of USC.
Bruce Car was named chief scientific officer at Agios effective Jan. 6, 2020.
Jeffrey Peterson, associate professor of cancer biology with the Breast Cancer Translational Research Disease Group at Fox Chase Cancer Center, received a $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to evaluate and exploit the mechanisms of inducing programmed cell death using polyunsaturated fatty acids in triple-negative breast cancer.
The Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai received a $1 million grant from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
Ethan Basch, director of the Cancer Outcomes Research Program and professor of hematology and oncology at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, received the Association of Community Cancer Centers 2019 Clinical Research Award.
Harmar 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. xxx:moreBrereton sp
