VCU Health System opens $384M adult outpatient pavilion

VCU receives $6.3M+ grant for pediatric cancer research

Anthony Faber, a professor in the Philips Institute for Oral Health Research at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry and Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, has received four grants totaling more than $6.3 million to aid in the development of new targeted therapies for neuroblastoma and synovial sarcoma.

November 03, 2023

Vol.49 No.41

In Brief

VCU Massey Cancer Center changes name to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center

VCU Massey Cancer Center has changed its name to VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center in recognition of its recent comprehensive status from NCI (The Cancer Letter, May 31, 2023).

September 22, 2023

Vol.49 No.35

In Brief

Mariza Daras named chief of neuro-oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center

Mariza Daras was named chief of the Division of Neuro-Oncology at VCU Massey Cancer Center and the Department of Neurology at VCU School of Medicine.

September 08, 2023

Vol.49 No.33

In Brief

VCU Massey’s David Wheeler awarded $1.7M to study long-term effects of neighborhood exposures and racial segregation on cancer risk

David Wheeler, member of the Cancer Prevention and Control research program at VCU Massey Cancer Center, was awarded a five-year, $1.7 million R01 grant from NCI to study thelong-term effects of neighborhood exposures and racial segregation on cancer risk through the use of innovative statistical models and analysis.

September 08, 2023

Vol.49 No.33

In Brief

VCU Massey psychologists receive $1.5M from DoD to improve insomnia for those living with brain cancer

A team of clinical psychologists at VCU Massey Cancer Center received a four-year, $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to help treat insomnia among military members, veterans, their beneficiaries and the general public who have been diagnosed with brain cancer.

September 08, 2023

Vol.49 No.33