A survey of practices by the Community Oncology Alliance shows that the majority of independent practices are not planning to participate in the upcoming Enhancing Oncology Model, with significant concerns over the unpredictability of the model and risks faced by practices.
Ezra Cohen was named chief medical officer of oncology at Tempus, an artificial intelligence and precision medicine company.
Crystal Rodriguez-Dabney was named chief diversity officer and senior vice president, a senior leadership position with direct influence on initiatives across the organization, at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Sudhir Srivastava will receive the Ruth C. Brufsky Award for Excellence in Clinical Research in Pancreatic Cancer at the PancreasFest 2023, held July 26-28 at The University of Pittsburgh.
Mary Daly, professor in the Department of Clinical Genetics and the Timothy R. Talbot Jr. Chair in Cancer Research at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was the first recipient of the BRCA Impact Award from Penn Medicine’s Basser Center for BRCA.
Paul Goldberg’s novel, The Dissident, will be released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on June 6.
Patrick M. FordeArlene A. ForastiereJulia D. RansohoffPatrick M. Forde, Arlene A. Forastiere, and Julia D. Ransohoff were named recipients of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group 2023 scientific leadership and mentorship awards.
Ivan CohenEiko HayaseAndri LemarquisEliana RuggieroIvan Cohen from the University of Pennsylvania, Eiko Hayase from MD Anderson Cancer Center, Andri Lemarquis from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and Eliana Ruggiero from University Vita-Salute San Raffaele were awarded John Hansen Research Grants from DKMS. All four young researchers are working on research in blood cancer therapy. The grant provides each awardee with a total of €240,000 for a time period of three years.
H. Shelton “Shelley” Earp, a cancer researcher from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, was named the recipient of the 2023 Oliver Max Gardner Award.
Charles Foucar joined University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center as a hematologist-oncologist.
