Jonathan D. Licht was named president and chief scientific officer of the Van Andel Institute. Licht will begin his new role in early 2026.
The University of Illinois College of Medicine and Cook County Health have expanded their collaborative partnership that began in 2021.
Vinai GondiBridget KoontzPriya RastogiLisa LenrowNRG Oncology, an NCI National Clinical Trials Network group focused on improving outcomes for adults with cancer through multi-center clinical research, recently announced changes in leadership across multiple committees.
Eytan Ruppin, a data scientist who works with AI-based methods for predicting individual patients’ response to cancer therapies, has joined Cedars-Sinai Cancer as deputy director of the Translational Research Institute. He will also serve as director of Integrative Data Sciences in the Division of Surgical Research.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has awarded Kimberly Vanderhorst and Terri Lynn Dunn the 2025 Brown Foundation Award for Excellence in Oncology Nursing.
Northwell Cancer Institute has partnered with Cancer Hope Network to provide personalized peer mentorship for cancer patients by connecting them with specially trained survivors who have navigated similar cancer diagnoses.
Alan KormanAviv RegevJeffrey C. RathmellThe Cancer Research Institute has announced the 2025 recipients of the William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology and the Frederick W. Alt Award for New Discoveries in Immunology.
The American College of Radiology has announced the 2026 Gold Medalists and Honorary Fellows Recipients to be recognized during ACR 2026, the college’s annual meeting in Washington, DC, May 2-6, 2026.
Ross L. Levine was named chief scientific officer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Robert G. UzzoJonathan ChernoffDavid WiestJoel HelmkeRobert G. Uzzo’s role as president and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center will now extend beyond the American Oncologic Hospital and include the Institute for Cancer Research, uniting Fox Chase’s dual missions of cancer care and research, officials said.
