Mark Awad was appointed chief of the thoracic oncology service within the Solid Tumor Oncology Division in the Department of Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Alessio Pigazzi named executive medical director of colorectal surgery at City of Hope Orange County
Alessio Pigazzi was appointed executive medical director of colorectal surgery at City of Hope Orange County.
John M. Ashton, associate professor in the department of biomedical genetics, has been promoted from assistant director to associate director of shared resources at the University of Rochester’s Wilmot Cancer Institute.
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas approved $60.6 million in grants.
Cheng-Chia “Fred” Wu, assistant professor at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion, received a $115,000 extended scholar grant from St. Baldrick’s to support focused ultrasound research for the treatment of diffuse midline glioma and diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma.
ACS and Color Health launched their pilot program to provide free at-home colorectal cancer screening kits to individuals in rural areas and other underserved communities, where barriers to healthcare access often hinder timely screening and early detection.
USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of Keck Medicine of USC, will open a Newport Beach location offering the latest advancements in radiation therapy and diagnostic imaging.
Cancer Hope Network and Atlantic Health System have partnered to provide Atlantic Health System patients with cancer and caregivers access to peer mentor volunteers.
Thermo Fisher Scientific announced the latest recipients of the Oncomine Clinical Research Grant, designed to support emerging research on molecular profiling in oncology and to help democratize the future of precision medicine.
The Translational Genomics Research Institute, part of City of Hope, announced the opening of the Center for Spatial Multi-Omics, a service center dedicated to transforming biomedical research through spatial biology.
