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Kathleen Goss named associate director for administration at University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Kathleen Goss was named associate director for administration at the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center.

In this role, Goss has broad oversight for administrative and fiscal management of the comprehensive cancer center, including accounting and financial transactions, personnel, IT infrastructure to support clinical trials operations, pre- and post-awards for the Cancer Center Support Grant and multiple interdepartmental grants, cancer center public relations and communications, and philanthropic activities.

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