D.J. Patil, the U.S. Chief Data Scientist at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy from February 2015 to January 2017, was recognized as first-ever U.S. Chief Data Officer of the Year 2016 by the CDO Club.
Sanofi Genzyme announced the extension of the Multiple Myeloma Journey Partners Program, which leverages storytelling as a tool to improve the patient experience with multiple myeloma, to more cities across the U.S.
Gena CookHeather KopeckyGena Cook and Heather Kopecky were named chair and vice-chair of the NCCN Foundation Board of Directors.
Marshall Hicks was named interim president of MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Roger Stupp, a Swiss neuro-oncologist, was named associate director for strategic initiatives at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
Arti Hurria, City of Hope's new vice provost, plans to focus on faculty growth and development, including fostering faculty career development and ensuring more diverse voices are represented.
Gwen Nichols was named chief medical officer of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
David Penson was named chair of the Science & Quality Council at the American Urological Association. He will assume the role of chair-elect on June 1 and begin his two-year term as chair on June 2018.
NCI awarded ATCC a five-year indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to support the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics' Molecular Epidemiology Assay Support program.
The International Labour Organization voted on Wednesday to delay the decision on whether to cut ties with Big Tobacco until November.
