SARAH THAYER was named the Merle M. Musselman Centennial Professor of Surgery and chief of surgical oncology at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She was also named associate director for clinical affairs and physician-in-chief for the Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center at UNMC.
As NCI paylines drop to 4%, cancer centers are tapping into their institutional funds to provide “bridge funding,” typically in $50,000 to $100,000 increments, to enable investigators to keep their labs open until better times return—next year God willing.
