NIHCM Foundation awarded seven new grants totaling $345,000 to support investigator-initiated health services research.
LUNGevity launched a mobile application designed to make understanding and living with lung cancer less daunting and considerably more manageable.
On Jan. 12, the first anniversary of the National Cancer Moonshot Initiative, NPR's largest member station, KQED San Francisco, aired a one-hour program, which is posted here.
Paul Goldberg's novel, The Yid, was a finalist in the Goldberg Prize debut fiction category in the 2016 National Jewish Book Awards. The Yid is a dark comedy set in Moscow in 1953.
Chi Van Dang was appointed scientific director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research.
Jeffrey Vacirca was elected president of the Community Oncology Alliance for a one year term starting Jan. 1.
John Ruckdeschel was named director of the cancer institute of the University of Mississippi Medical Center as well as Ergon Chair in Cancer Research.
Diane Cassels will retire as chief administrator of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University after 24 years of service, having served in a number roles including including chief department administrator for radiation oncology and administrator for the Emory Clinic's Section of Radiation Oncology and chief operating officer at the Emory Children's Center and Department of Pediatrics.
The American Cancer Society announced the election of three new members of its board of directors:
Robert KratzkeRuth O’ ReganMembers of the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium steering committee appointed Robert Kratzke as the committee's first chair and Ruth O'Regan as its vice chair. Each will serve a one-year term, with O'Regan serving as chair in the subsequent year.
