Giulio Draetta, former MD Anderson CSO, center director joins privately held Orionis Biosciences

Cancer leaders play “musical chairs” as executive jobs fill at top cancer centers
Lee replaces Pisters at MD Anderson, Tuveson moves to Duke, and Mitchell is named director at University of Florida

Change swept through executive offices at cancer centers in recent weeks, shifting top leadership at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Duke Cancer Institute, and the University of Florida.

MD Anderson names 2026 Andrew Sabin Family Fellows

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has announced the 2026 class of Andrew Sabin Family Fellows, marking 102 fellows funded through this philanthropic investment that provides support for emerging scientists and clinicians making discoveries in cancer research and patient care.

September 11, 2026

Vol.52 No.33

Obituary

Maura Gillison, who identified the role of HPV in head and neck cancer, changing the standard of care, dies at 61

Maura L. Gillison, MD, PhD, a medical oncologist and molecular epidemiologist whose work changed the standard of care for head and neck cancer by distinguishing human papillomavirus-positive from HPV-negative disease and thereby guiding diagnosis, treatment and prevention, died on June 21.

MD Anderson’s Vincent Bernard receives Project Purple’s Research Recovery Grant for pancreatic cancer research

Project Purple has awarded a $375,000 Research Recovery Grant to researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to continue critical pancreatic cancer research.

June 26, 2026

Vol.52 No.25

In Brief

Albert Koong named chief scientific officer at MD Anderson

Albert Koong was appointed chief scientific officer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center effective June 1.

May 22, 2026

Vol.52 No.20

In Brief

MD Anderson establishes Center for Cellular Language Intelligence with $10M gift

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center announced a $10 million gift from Peggy and Carl Sewell to establish the Center for Cellular Language Intelligence, a research center created to understand the behavior of cancer cells at a high resolution, potentially enabling earlier cancer detection, smarter prevention, and more precise, personalized treatments.

May 01, 2026

Vol.52 No.17

Giulio Draetta, former MD Anderson CSO, center director joins privately held Orionis Biosciences

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Giulio Draetta, former MD Anderson CSO, center director joins privately held Orionis Biosciences

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Cancer leaders play “musical chairs” as executive jobs fill at top cancer centersLee replaces Pisters at MD Anderson, Tuveson moves to Duke, and Mitchell is named director at University of Florida

MD Anderson names 2026 Andrew Sabin Family Fellows

Maura Gillison, who identified the role of HPV in head and neck cancer, changing the standard of care, dies at 61

MD Anderson’s Vincent Bernard receives Project Purple’s Research Recovery Grant for pancreatic cancer research

Albert Koong named chief scientific officer at MD Anderson

MD Anderson establishes Center for Cellular Language Intelligence with $10M gift

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Cancer leaders play “musical chairs” as executive jobs fill at top cancer centers
Lee replaces Pisters at MD Anderson, Tuveson moves to Duke, and Mitchell is named director at University of Florida