The Robert A. Winn Excellence in Clinical Trials Award Program announced 79 new physician-researchers from across the U.S. have been selected to join the fifth annual cohort of the Winn Career Development Award program, a rigorous two-year curriculum designed to advance community-focused clinical research.
Omar Abdel-WahabAndrea AblasserChristina CurtisOmar Abdel-Wahab, Andrea Ablasser, and Christina Curtis were named awardees of the 2025 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research.
James S. Hu was named associate director of the Sarcoma Program at Cedars-Sinai Cancer.
The Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has named new investigators to leadership roles across its Immuno-Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Imaging Committees. These accomplished leaders bring expertise spanning immunotherapy, breast, and brain cancers, precision radiotherapy, and advanced imaging technologies.
The University of Michigan Rogel Cancer has named two new deputy directors and a new associate director to provide strategic leadership in cancer care, research, and training
Azeddine AtfiElizabeth CunninghamBenjamin HerringThe Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute has appointed Azeddine Atfi as deputy center director of research, Elizabeth Cunningham as vice president of the Karmanos Cancer Institute Clinical Trials Office, and Benjamin Herring as vice president and associate center director of research administration.
Paige Aiello has joined The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute as a breast surgeon and member of the Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team.
Richard Schulick was named chief clinical officer at University of Rochester Medical Center, effective April 2026. Schulick will also become senior vice president for health system strategy, and vice dean for clinical affairs.
UCLA Health has received a $31 million commitment from Allen and Charlotte Ginsburg and their research foundation to advance biomedical research at the UCLA Research Park.
Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine, has announced the launch of the Sylvester Survivorship and Supportive Care Institute—a dedicated survivorship institute focused on meeting the full spectrum of needs of the growing cancer survivor population in South Florida.
