The American Association for Cancer Research will honor the following cancer researchers and physician-scientists during the 2024 AACR annual meeting at the San Diego Convention Center April 5-10.
As part of the White House Initiative on Women’s Health Research, the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has established the ARPA-H Sprint for Women’s Health, which commits $100 million towards transformative research and development in women’s health (The Cancer Letter, Nov 17, 2023).Â
The President’s Cancer Panel has published an initial assessment of NCI’s National Cancer Plan, offering recommendations in five priority areas to accelerate progress.Â
Staci A. YoungJanet S. RaderLisa Sanchez-JohnsenFrancesca M. MarassiThe Medical College of Wisconsin Cancer Center has named four leaders, Staci Young, Janet Rader, Lisa Sanchez-Johnsen, and Francesca Marassi, to its team.Â
Allan CovensChristina TsienAllan Covens was named chair of the NRG Canadian Members Subcommittee, and Christina Tsien was named incoming vice chair of the NRG Canadian Members Subcommittee.Â
City of Hope established a mobile cancer prevention and screening program.Â
Chi Van Dang will receive the 2024 AACR-Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research. The recognition will take place during this year’s AACR annual meeting, April 5-10 in San Diego, CA.
Seanne Falconer was named administrative director at Tulane Cancer Center at Tulane University School of Medicine.
Kay Macleod, professor in the Ben May Department of Cancer Research, was named associate director for basic sciences for the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center.Â
University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center opened a center—the Center to Eliminate Cancer Inequity, or CinEQUITY—to tackle health inequities in cancer, which are expected to increase in the next 25 years as cancer rates climb.
