Moungi Bawendi (left), Louis Brus (center) and Alexei Ekimov (right)Photo credit: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize OutreachMoungi G. Bawendi, Louis E. Brus, and Alexei I. Ekimov were jointly awarded the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their discovery and development of quantum dots—nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties. These smallest components of nanotechnology now spread their light from televisions and LED lamps, and can also guide surgeons when they remove tumor tissue, among many other applications.
Andrew Mesecar, Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and the Walther Professor in Cancer Structural Biology, was named assistant vice president for research and director of the Purdue Institute for Cancer Research after serving, since Aug. 2022, as interim director. Mesecar was chosen for the position after a nationwide search.
Bradley Monk was named medical director of late-phase clinical research at Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute, LLC. Monks plans to leverage his experience and leadership across all tumor types as FCS expands in footprint in late-phase practice changing clinical trials.
Lawrence Fong, a genitourinary oncologist and expert in immunotherapy for solid tumors, was named scientific director of the Immunotherapy Integrated Research Center at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. He will begin the role July 1, 2024.
Julie Beitz was named principal drug regulatory expert at Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C., a law firm focused on FDA.
A $10.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help establish the University of Hawaiʻi Pacific Center for Genome Research.
The Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Foundation pledged $1 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute. The funds will support the cancer institute’s radiation oncology center, which opened in July.
Taofeek K. Owonikoko, a physician-scientist and thoracic oncologist, was named executive director of the University of Maryland Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center (UMGCCC).
Robert A. Winn, director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, became president of the Association of American Cancer Institutes at the conclusion of the 2023 AACI/CCAF annual meeting in Washington, DC, Oct. 3.
The following people received awards at the 2023 annual meeting of the Association of American Cancer Institutes:
