Hong-yu Li awarded $3.19M NCI grant for drug development

High school science competitions shaped the careers of Regeneron’s co-founders—now, they’re paying it forward
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Kate Choi grew up hearing conversations about skin cancer. Her grandparents had it, as did her cousins.

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NCI’s Virtual Clinical Trials Office fills the staffing shortages at cancer centers

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.

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Vol.50 No.26

By Matthew Bin Han Ong

Obituary

Edward Sondik, electrical engineer turned public health expert and one-time interim NCI director, dies at 82

Edward Sondik, an electrical engineer by training, followed a career path that led him to top public health positions.He was a director of the National Center for Health Statistics at CDC, an acting director of NCI, and a deputy director of the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention and Control.

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Vol.50 No.26

By Jacquelyn Cobb

BSA approves five new, 17 reissue concepts

The NCI Board of Scientific Advisors approved five new concepts and 17 reissue concepts at a joint meeting of the BSA and the National Cancer Advisory Board June 11-12.

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Vol.50 No.26

By McKenzie Prillaman

In the Archives

Edward Sondik on his beginnings in public health, cancer prevention, and a “battlefield promotion”

Edward Sondik, former director of the National Center for Health Statistics at CDC, who previously served as an acting director of NCI, and a deputy director of the NCI Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, died on June 25. He was 82.

June 28, 2024

Vol.50 No.26

Clinical Roundup

Starpax announces magnetic field-controlled bacteria that deliver drugs to solid tumors

Starpax Biopharma Inc. announced its Starpax Cancer Treatment Platform, an innovation using living, self-propelled, non-pathogenic bacteria that carry anticancer drugs on their surface and are sensitive to magnetic fields.

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High school science competitions shaped the careers of Regeneron’s co-founders—now, they’re paying it forward
NCI’s Youth Enjoy Science (YES) program also invests in student scientists