Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun share 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Scientists identify dysfunctional B cells as a new cancer immunotherapy target

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center scientists have discovered a novel subset of cancer-fighting immune cells that reside outside of their normal neighborhood—known as the tertiary lymphoid structure—where they become dysfunctional when in close contact with tumors.

February 21, 2025

Vol.51 No.07

In the Archives

53 Nobel Prizes and counting: ACS celebrates a legacy of funding research

In a new article on the Cancer History Project, the American Cancer Society profiles three ACS-funded Nobel laureates: David Baker, PhD2024 Nobel PrizeChemistry Victor Ambrose, PhD 2024 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine Gary Ruvkun, PhD2024 Nobel Prize Physiology or Medicine They join a cohort of 50 other ACS-funded Nobel laureates. “The American Cancer Society’s legacy, with 53 Nobel...

January 10, 2025

Vol.51 No.01

Capitol Hill

Don’t confirm RFK Jr. for HHS, 77 Nobel laureates urge the Senate

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President-elect Donald Trump’s choice for HHS secretary, is unfit for that role and should not be confirmed, 77 Nobel laureates said in a letter to members of the U.S. Senate.

December 13, 2024

Vol.50 No.46

By Yiqing Wang

In Brief

David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John Jumper receive 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry

David BakerPhoto credit: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize OutreachDemis HassabisPhoto credit: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize OutreachJohn M. JumperPhoto credit: Niklas Elmehed © Nobel Prize OutreachDavid Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M. Jumper received the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work in protein design and prediction.

October 11, 2024

Vol.50 No.38

In Brief

Paul Nurse receives 2024 Block Memorial Lectureship

Sir Paul Nurse is the recipient of the 26th Herbert and Maxine Block Memorial Lectureship Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer. A geneticist and cell biologist who shared the 2001 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Nurse is founding director and chief executive officer of the Francis Crick Institute in London.

October 04, 2024

Vol.50 No.37

Clinical Roundup

Barcode technology could help diagnose cancer more precisely

A pathology tool created at Yale harnesses barcode technology and shows potential for use in cancer diagnoses. The technology, Patho-DBiT (pathology-compatible deterministic barcoding in tissue), was discussed in a study published Sept. 30 in the journal Cell.