Douglas Boyd, a professor at MD Anderson, sent his own letter to the American Association of University Professors, responding to DePinho's version of events.
Responding to an inquiry by the American Association of University Professors, MD Anderson Cancer Center President Ronald DePinho said his critics are incorrect in asserting that his administration gave no formal explanation for denying tenure renewal to two faculty members.
Confronted with the prospect of censure by an academic freedom group, Ronald DePinho, president of MD Anderson Cancer Center, is defending his decision to deny tenure renewal to two faculty members.
IRWIN KRAKOFF received an honorary degree from the University of Vermont College of Medicine. In 1976, Krakoff became the founding director of the Vermont Cancer Center.
JOYCE NILAND was named chief research information officer at City of Hope.
MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER launched a molecular oncology and genomic analysis center, following a gift of $100 million.
THE ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CANCER CENTERS selected five member institutions to serve as Community Resource Centers in the association's Improving Quality Care in Pancreatic Cancer project.
A bipartisan resolution designating May as the NATIONAL CANCER RESEARCH MONTH passed the Senate May 21. The resolution was sponsored by Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Johnny Isakson (R-GA).
As funding issues surrounding the NCI's new National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) have been a prominent topic of recent news and discussions, to help inform the cancer research community, we are taking this opportunity to share data regarding NCTN funding to the Children's Oncology Group (COG).
In Their Own WordsThese comments by MD Anderson faculty and staff members were selected from an 835-page document. They appear exactly as they were keyed in, with no editing. The document was obtained under the Texas Public Information Act. Names and titles of MD Anderson officials were redacted.
