Michael EggerChristopher ManzSerena PhillipsMichael Egger, Christopher Manz, and Serena Phillips received the 2023 Real-World Data Impact Award from the American Cancer Society and Flatiron Health.
Vittoria Bocchi, Julia Brunner, Melissa Yao, Tzippora Chwat-Edelstein named 2024 Kravis WiSE fellows
From left to right: Vittoria Bocchi, Melissa Yao, Julia Brunner, Tzippora Chwat-EdelsteinVittoria Bocchi, Julia Brunner, Melissa Yao, and Tzippora Chwat-Edelstein, four Sloan Kettering Institute researchers, were named 2024 Marie-Josée Kravis Women in Science Endeavor, or Kravis WiSE, fellowship grant recipients.
Twelve graduate students were named recipients of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center 2024 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award, which recognizes exceptional achievement in graduate studies in the biological sciences.
The Medical College of Wisconsin faculty, researchers, staff, and students were invited to sign a construction beam that will soon become a permanent fixture of the new MCW Cancer Research Building.
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).
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.
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.
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.
City of Hope established a mobile cancer prevention and screening program.
