Stephan Grupp will become chief of the Section of Cellular Therapy and Transplant in the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Division of Oncology. Grupp, who has researched and led groundbreaking clinical trials of an innovative T cell therapy for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, will assume this position on June 1. He joined the University of... […]
Richard Shadyac, president and CEO of ALSAC, the fundraising and awareness organization for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, received the 2017 Ellis Island Medal of Honor, an award for individuals who have embraced America’s ideals of patriotism, tolerance, brotherhood and diversity, in a May 13 ceremony on Ellis Island in New York. Presented by the... […]
Roman Petrov, will join the faculty of Fox Chase Cancer Center as assistant professor in the division of thoracic surgery. He will concurrently serve as assistant professor of thoracic medicine and surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. Petrov comes to Fox Chase from Memorial Health System in Marietta, OH, where... […]
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awarded more than $25 million in ten grants funding the CPRIT Scholars program. CPRIT has funded eight First-Time, Tenure-Track Faculty Member grants, one Established Investigators grant, and one Rising Stars grant. To date, CPRIT has awarded 1,132 grants of approximately $1.8 billion. Over 1,200 of these are... […]
Robert Vonderheide, an expert in cancer immunotherapy and translational research, was named director of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania.
The Pershing Square Sohn Cancer Research Alliance announced the six winners of the fourth annual Pershing Square Sohn Prize for Young Investigators in Cancer Research, awarded annually to promising early career, NYC-area scientists.
The Andrew Sabin Family Fellowship Program provides $100,000 in funding per fellow over two years through a $30 million endowed gift by the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation to encourage research creativity, independent thinking and high-impact cancer research.
Daniel Von Hoff will receive a gold medal for excellence in clinical medicine from his alma mater, Columbia University.
Cornelis (Kees) Melief received an award from the Association for Cancer Immunotherapy CIMT, an organization headquartered in Mainz, Germany.
The Association of Community Cancer Centers launched The Financial Advocacy Boot Camp, the first free online training program designed for all those who work to assist cancer patients in navigating financial issues related to their cancer treatment.
