The NCI Board of Scientific Advisors approved four new concepts and five reissue concepts at a joint meeting of the BSA and the National Cancer Advisory Board Dec. 2-3.
Carolyn M. Tucker, Ph.D., received a 2024 President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the office of U.S. President Joe Biden. Photo credit: Carolyn TuckerCarolyn M. Tucker has received a 2024 President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from the office of President Joe Biden, in recognition of her work to build healthier communities and providing hundreds with power over cancer.
NCI Director Kimryn Rathmell has released her professional judgment budget proposal, requesting nearly $11.5 billion—the same amount as last year’s proposal prepared by her predecessor, Monica Bertagnolli.
Cancer centers that continue to experience pandemic-induced shortages in staffing their clinical research enterprise may soon be able to rely on support from NCI’s Virtual Clinical Trials Office to open studies and accrue patients.