AMY MCKEE was appointed acting deputy office director in the FDA Office of Hematology Oncology Products.
ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL has received a unanimous vote of approval from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission for the opening of a new graduate school of biomedical sciences.
ST. JUDE announced a $20-million commitment from The Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to support inpatient care. The Cohen Foundation's gift will help fund the construction of an inpatient care unit for children treated at the new Kay Research & Care Center on the St. Jude campus.
INOVA and George Mason University formed a partnership to conduct translational research. The partnership was announced by Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe.
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER opened its Josie Robertson Surgery Center. At full capacity, the outpatient center will accommodate 60 surgeries a day.
RESEARCH!AMERICA unveiled its policy wish list for 2016, urging Congress to take action on several research priorities.
RAYMOND DUBOIS was named the next dean of The Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine. DuBois will assume his new role effective March 1, 2016, with an academic appointment as professor while also holding an appointment in the Hollings Cancer Center.
THE HEALTHWELL FOUNDATION launched a fund to provide financial assistance to underinsured patients suffering from multiple myeloma, providing grants up to $10,000 to assist patients with copayment or premium costs.
INDIANA UNIVERSITY MELVIN AND BREN SIMON CANCER CENTER is seeking high school and college applicants for its 2016 Summer Research Program.
THE KNIGHT CANCER INSTITUTE at Oregon Health & Science University and Cancer Research UK formed an international collaboration focused on the early detection of cancer.
