In Brief

ANDREAS HOCHHAUS and ROBERT GALE were named co-editors-in-chief of Leukemia.

THE ALBERT AND MARY LASKER FOUNDATION announced its 2014 award winners.

GEORGE WEINER will begin a two-year term as president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes following its annual meeting in Chicago, Oct. 26-28.

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER opened a full-service diagnostic imaging center in West Houston.

THE LIVESTRONG FOUNDATION announced that it will launch the LIVESTRONG Cancer Institutes to create an original model of patient-centered cancer care, in partnership with the Dell Medical School at The University of Texas.

MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER and Memorial Hermann Health System formed a partnership to provide specialized breast screening at a network of community breast care centers in the greater Houston area.

SHAWN CLINE TOMASELLO was appointed chief commercial officer of Pharmacyclics Inc.

PATRICK SOON-SHIONG was named global director for cancer services and bioinformatics of Providence Health & Services.

JOYCE WONG was named the 2014 Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse of the Year by the Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation.

JAMES DAVIS was elected chairman of the The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.