Texas Children’s and MD Anderson receive $150M gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children’s Cancer Center

The Directors: UPMC’s Byrd and Jefferson’s Chapman speak about avoiding catastrophism and using bridge funding to keep labs open
“There’s a tightening of the belt, and when the belt gets tightened, it has downstream effects.”

In recent months, several directors of cancer centers, appearing on The Directors, a segment of The Cancer Letter Podcast, mentioned that their institutions are increasingly providing small grants—typically in the range of $50,000—to scientists to enable them to keep their labs open.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

In Brief

UT Austin announces first tech-native academic medical center in the U.S.

The University of Texas at Austin is building an integrated academic medical center from the ground up, where care, research, and education operate as one system organized around the patient. This model connects prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and long-term health into a continuous experience, particularly for those with complex and serious conditions.

April 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.16

In Brief

Sen. Susan Collins and patient advocate Jill Feldman are recognized with AACR Distinguished Service Awards

The American Association for Cancer Research will honor leaders from government and the advocacy community with awards for distinguished service in support of cancer research at the AACR Annual Meeting 2026 to be held April 17-22 in San Diego.

April 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.15

In Brief

Christian Hinrichs, of Rutgers Cancer Institute & RWJBarnabas Health, receives V Foundation for Cancer Research award

Christian Hinrichs, co-director of the Duncan and Nancy MacMillan Cancer Immunology and Metabolism Center of Excellence and chief of the Section of Cancer Immunotherapy, RWJBarnabas Health, has been awarded a four-year, $800,000 translational research grant from the V Foundation for Cancer Research to develop next-generation immunotherapies for cancers caused by human papillomavirus.

April 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.15

In Brief

University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center receives $5.5M donation to advance cancer research and patient care

The Marlene and Stewart Greenebaum Family Foundation has donated $5.5 million to the University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center to help advance scientific research and cancer care in Maryland and across the region.

April 17, 2026

Vol.52 No.15

Conversation with The Cancer Letter

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research

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.

April 10, 2026

Vol.52 No.14

By Claire Marie Porter and Paul Goldberg

Texas Children’s and MD Anderson receive $150M gift from Kinder Foundation to launch Kinder Children’s Cancer Center

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The Directors: UPMC’s Byrd and Jefferson’s Chapman speak about avoiding catastrophism and using bridge funding to keep labs open“There’s a tightening of the belt, and when the belt gets tightened, it has downstream effects.”

UT Austin announces first tech-native academic medical center in the U.S.

Sen. Susan Collins and patient advocate Jill Feldman are recognized with AACR Distinguished Service Awards

Christian Hinrichs, of Rutgers Cancer Institute & RWJBarnabas Health, receives V Foundation for Cancer Research award

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The Directors: UPMC’s Byrd and Jefferson’s Chapman speak about avoiding catastrophism and using bridge funding to keep labs open
“There’s a tightening of the belt, and when the belt gets tightened, it has downstream effects.”

Letai: Perceptions aside, money is flowing and the cancer research infrastructure is sturdy
NCI expects record-breaking spending on extramural research