Diane Simeone, director of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health, has expanded her leadership team.
City of Hope and Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, the only Historically Black Graduate Institution west of the Mississippi River and one of only four Historically Black Medical Schools, announced the launch of a new partnership to educate a more diverse workforce in specialized medicine through internships, curriculum, training, mentorships, joint research projects, and more.
Oana Danciu, associate director for clinical research at the University of Illinois Cancer Center, was appointed by the Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium as chair of its steering committee.
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has earned the highest—”exceptional”—rating from NCI as part of renewal of the grant the institution has held since 1972.
Jeffrey M. Farma was appointed chair of surgery at Fox Chase Cancer Center.
Fox Chase Cancer Center received a gift of $10.8 million from the Estate of Concetta “Chet” Greenberg. This gift is the culmination of many years of support, bringing Greenberg’s total giving to nearly $20 million for pancreatic cancer research at Fox Chase.
MUSC Hollings Cancer Center has opened the Summer and Clyde Anderson Advanced Cancer Therapy Clinic to provide specialized care to patients participating in phase I clinical trials.
NCI is seeking an innovative leader to serve as the director, Office of Cancer Centers.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released a proposed rule to lessen the impact of medical debt on an individual’s credit. If finalized as is, the rule would remove all medical debt from credit reports and prohibit creditors from using medical debt to judge peoples’ credit worthiness or credit score.
Dennis Slamon, an oncologist and scientist whose research has transformed the treatment of breast cancer, was awarded the 2024 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research from the National Foundation for Cancer Research.
