Matthew Carpenter, co-leader of the Cancer Control Research Program at MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and the Flora McLeod Edwards Distinguished Endowed Chair in Cancer Research, received the Joseph W. Cullen Memorial Award from the American Society of Preventive Oncology in Chicago last week.
The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Continuing Umbrella for Research Experience (CURE) is graduating to a larger program by including more opportunities for students, including, for the first time, middle schoolers.
Lillian L. Siu was named the AACR president-elect for 2024-2025.Â
The following five individuals have been elected to the AACR Board of Directors for the 2024-2027 term.
Nadine J. Barrett, senior associate dean for community engagement and equity in research at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Atrium Health, was named president of the Association of Cancer Care Centers.
Leo Mascarenhas was named director of Pediatric Hematology & Oncology at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s and medical director of the Sarcoma Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer Center.
Aleksandar Sekulic was named director of dermatology and director of translational research at City of Hope Cancer Center Phoenix. Sekulic was also hired as a professor in the Integrated Cancer Genomics Division at Translational Genomics Research Institute, also called TGen.
Tampa General Hospital has opened the TGH Cancer Institute Phase I Cancer Research Unit onsite at the academic health system’s main campus on Davis Islands in downtown Tampa.Â
Thyme Care has established Thyme Care Oncology Partners, a dedicated platform for oncology practices.Â
A research team led by Cancer Center at Illinois has received a $650,000 phase I grant from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator.Â
