As directed by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, the Defense Health Agency J9, Research and Development Directorate manages the Defense Health Program Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation appropriation have announced funding opportunities in lung cancer research for FY21.
Anne Chiang was named deputy chief medical officer and chief integration officer at Smilow Cancer Hospital.
Sachin Apte was named chief clinical officer of Huntsman Cancer Institute and physician-in-chief of the cancer hospital. Selected following an extensive national search, Apte began his appointment on Feb. 8.
Alan Tackett was named deputy director of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
Sybil R. Green was named diversity and inclusion officer of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
Patrick Delaney was named executive director for the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Foundation.
City of Hope received a $100 million donation from longtime director Arthur Riggs in January.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center has established the established Nicholls-Biondi Chair for Health Equity and fellowships for health equity and diversity with a $7 million donation from Jamie C. Nicholls and O. Francis Biondi.
Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital received a two year, $750,000 grant from Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to measure, address, and create accountability around cancer health inequities.
A letter published in The Washington Post and sent to President Joe Biden was signed by 95 physicians, clinicians, researchers, nurses, and leaders in oncology supporting the nomination of Janet Woodcock as the next permanent FDA Commissioner.
