Robert H. Vonderheide was appointed to a second five-year term as director of the Abramson Cancer Center at the University of Pennsylvania. He will continue in his roles as vice president for cancer programs for the University of Pennsylvania Health System and vice dean for cancer programs in Penn’s Perelman School of Medicine.
Over the course of his first six months as NCI director, Anthony Letai has contended with federal budget turbulence, a record-setting government shutdown, and concerns about the flow of over research dollars.
