University of Pittsburgh received a five-year, $11.2 million SPORE to support the Head and Neck Cancer Specialized Program of Research Excellence at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. This is one of two SPOREs awarded to Pitt/Hillman and one of 11 SPORES supported by NIH in 2022.
Jason Luke was named interim associate director for clinical research at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center.
Researchers at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Emory University will share a five-year, $3.3 million NIH grant to study spectroscopic MRI and make it easier to use.Â
Pedro Torres-Ayuso, an assistant professor in the Department of Cancer and Cellular Biology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment research program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, received a $50,000 grant through the SPORE Career Enhancement Program.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Dick Durbin (D-IL), chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Chris Coons (D-DE) to introduce bipartisan legislation that would establish a task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and FDA to improve communication and coordination in implementing each agency’s activities related to patents.
Terrance Mayes, of the Stanford Cancer Institute, was named chair of the NCCN DEI Directors Forum, and Loretta Erhunmwunsee, of City of Hope National Medical Center, was named vice-chair.
Sofia Garcia was named director of the Cancer Survivorship Institute of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.
The Mark Foundation for Cancer Research awarded six new Emerging Leader Awards, totaling $4.5 million, to early-career investigators for projects aimed at addressing unmet needs in cancer research.Â
Gifts totaling $3 million will create an endowed chair in cancer informatics at the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Joel Helmke, chief operating officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been named vice chair of the board of directors of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers.
