THE ALBERT EINSTEIN CANCER CENTER and the Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care received a Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant from NIH, which will provide $1.18 million in funding over five years.
RICHARD ADAMSON received the 2016 Founders Award from the Society of Toxicology.
JOSEPH SMITH JR. received the Huggins Medal from The Society of Urologic Oncology, the society's highest honor, for his lifetime contributions to treatment for patients with genitourinary neoplasms. Smith is a professor of Urologic Surgery at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
BHRAMAR MUKHERJEE was appointed associate director for population science research at The University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center, effective Jan. 15, 2016.
JOHN “DREW” RIDGE was elected president of the medical staff at Fox Chase Cancer Center – Temple Health. Ridge serves as chief of Head and Neck Surgery and Louis Della Penna Family Chair in Head and Neck Oncology.
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE will collaborate with Biocept Inc. to develop minimally invasive blood-based tests using Biocept's circulating tumor cell and circulating tumor DNA molecular diagnostic assay platforms to detect mutations in the estrogen receptor gene ESR1.
THE GUSTAVE ROUSSY Institute of Oncology is looking to recruit young doctors, pharmacists and engineers in France, Europe and the rest of the world, offering three-year research contracts to work with the institute's researchers toward the presentation of a doctoral thesis in sciences.
TERRILL JORDAN was named president and CEO of Regional Cancer Care Associates, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
DANIEL SIMON was named president of University Hospitals Case Medical Center, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
CARLOS RODRIGUEZ-GALINDO joined St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to head the International Outreach Program.
