The American Cancer Society started a grant program to support early career clinicians aiming to become clinician scientists.
The Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program has released a pre-announcement for FY 2018 funding opportunities. Program Announcements are anticipated to be posted on Grants.gov in March 2018. Clinical Development Award Must be an independent investigator at or above the level of Assistant Professor (or equivalent). Supports the translation of promising preclinical findings into... […]
The 2018 Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research will be awarded Douglas Lowy and John Schiller, of the NCI Center for Cancer Research for their contributions toward the development of vaccines for the human papillomavirus.
Kenneth Aldape joined the NCI Center for Cancer Research as chief of the Laboratory of Pathology.
Carol Aghajanian, MD of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, was named chair of NRG Oncology's Gynecologic Cancer Committee.
Matthew Hudson was appointed co-chair of the NRG Oncology Cancer Care Delivery Research Committee.
Cancer Today, a quarterly magazine published by the American Association for Cancer Research has launched a new website, which is aimed at helping public find late-breaking news about cancer research, new cancer therapies, prevention strategies, and clinical trials.
NCI may need to invest at least $125 million in new money in the Research Project Grant pool in 2018 if the institute plans on keeping the success rates for R01s comparable to 2017, said NCI Director Ned Sharpless.
What a difference a week makes.
A group of tobacco control advocates, one of whom receives money from Philip Morris International, issued a press release trumpeting that “E-Cigarettes are Saving Lives,” and attributed this conclusion to a recent report by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.
