DAVID CELLA received the National Academy of Medicine Gustav O. Lienhard Award, which recognizes his pioneering work in measuring and applying patient reported outcomes in healh care. The award consists of a medal and $40,000. Cella is the Ralph Seal Paffenbarger Professor and chair, department of medical social sciences, and director, Center for Patient-Centered Outcomes,... […]
THE PAN MASS CHALLENGE raised $47 million in support of adult and paediatric care and cancer research at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute when over 6,000 cyclists came together at Needham, Massachusetts on Aug. 6 and 7. Among them were more than 600 riders and volunteers who are cancer survivors or current patients, and are considered “Living... […]
SIR DAVID COX was named the inaugural recipient of the International Prize in Statistics. Like the Fields Medal, Abel Prize, Turing Award and Nobel Prize, the International Prize in Statistics is considered the highest honor in its field. It will be bestowed every other year to an individual or team for major achievements using statistics... […]
BORIS LUSHNIAK was named dean of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. Lushniak will officially assume his new role on Jan. 9, 2017. Lushniak is a professor and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics, and professor of dermatology, at the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at Uniformed Services University... […]
MARC BENIOFF and wife Lynne gave $20 million toward construction of the Lawrence J. Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine of University of Southern California, a center in Los Angeles that will combine interdisciplinary research with the holistic prevention and treatment of cancer. In recognition of their gift, the lobby of the Ellison Institute will be... […]
MERCK KGaA announced the recipients of the 2016 Grant for Oncology Innovation, who will share a EUR1 million grant to progress their respective research initiatives. The winners were formally awarded Oct. 9 evening at an award presentation coinciding with the 2016 annual European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Copenhagen. The three winning proposals, which... […]
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER and Tempus, a health-tech company focused on personalizing cancer care, and have partnered to bring MI-ONCOSEQ to patients and healthcare providers across the country who are seeking the high quality data and analyses necessary to personalize treatment for their patients. The MI-ONCOSEQ panel was developed at the University... […]
DR. SUSAN LOVE RESEARCH FOUNDATION received a $3 million NCI grant to further test a computer assisted diagnosis triage software product that can triage palpable breast lumps and identify those that are suspicious. The technology is being developed for use in low- and middle-income countries. The three-year UH3 Phase II exploratory cooperative agreement will support... […]
SOUTHERN RESEARCH INSTITUTE was awarded a five-year IDIQ contract with a potential value of $19 million from NCI to study the preclinical toxicology of new drugs that are under development for treatment of cancer. The toxicology contract is one of three ongoing contracts between Southern Research and the NCI, and is the latest in a... […]
STANLEY MARKS, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center oncologist, was honored by UPMC and his medical partners at Oncology Hematology Association through the establishment of the Stanley M. Marks–OHA Endowed Chair in Hematology/Oncology Leadership. Every one of his 48 partners at OHA, a UPMC-owned practice, financially committed to create this chair, which also was supported... […]
