Susan Leigh and Desirée A. H. Walker were awarded the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship 2025 Ellen L. Stovall Award for Innovation in Patient-Centered Cancer Care.
Gabriele Casirati, of Boston Children’s Hospital, Susan E. De Wolf, of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Stephen Persaud, of Washington University School of Medicine, and Abdur Rehman, of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, were awarded DKMS’ research grant in honor of John A. Hansen.
Alec C. Kimmelman was named CEO and dean of NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Don S. Dizon will join Tufts Medicine in June 2025 as the system chief of hematology-oncology for the cancer service line. He will be proposed as the Jane F. Desforges endowed Professor in Hematology-Oncology at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Karen PollokTim LautenschlaegerJiang BianKaren Pollok was named associate director of basic science research and Tim Lautenschlaeger was named associate director of clinical research at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center. Jiang Bian also recently began as chief research information officer.
Less Radical, a documentary podcast that tells story of Bernie Fisher, a pioneering surgeon-scientist who redefined breast cancer treatment, was nominated for Best Podcast - Documentary and Best Indie Podcast – Limited Run in the 29th Annual Webby Awards.
Cancer Research UK and partners on March 31 committed £5.5 million in funding to form a research team tasked with making personalized medicine a reality for people with colorectal cancer. The initiative is designed to unite research expertise and solve unanswered questions about the disease.
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center has announced a collaboration with global healthcare AI company Qure.ai to deploy chest X-ray AI supporting earlier identification of lung cancers.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on March 31 broke ground on a new 470,000-square-foot facility in Sugar Land, bringing a range of cancer services closer to those living in Southwest Houston and the surrounding areas.
Four research institutions have partnered under the Weill Cancer Hub East
