NCI needs a $250M raise in FY24 to maintain paylines, grant funding levels amid crippling continuing resolutions

HRSA redrafts 340B rebate pilot program after courts block the original version

After returning to the drawing board, the Health Resources and Services Administration has announced a second iteration of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, after it withdrew the original pilot earlier this year.

UCLA researchers receive $3.9M NCI grant to boost the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapy

Cristina Puig-Saus, an associate professor of microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics and surgical oncology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and an investigator at the UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, and her research team have received a five-year, $3.9 million grant from NCI to develop drug-based strategies that could enhance cancer immunotherapy for patients with melanoma and potentially other types of cancer.

August 07, 2026

Vol.52 No.31

In Brief

Dana-Farber Department of Pathology receives $2.8M grant from NCI

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute’s Department of Pathology, in collaboration with Brigham and Women’s Hospital, has received renewed funding for the Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA Institutional Research Training Grant from the NCI, providing resources for pathology residents, clinical fellows, and PhD-trained scientists pursuing research careers in cancer pathology.

August 07, 2026

Vol.52 No.31

Cancer History Project

Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., inventor of molecular epidemiology, was a “gentle giant” who “bet on the good people”
Chanock and Brawley reflect on their illustrious mentor

If a Mount Rushmore of Epidemiology were to exist, Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr. would be etched into the face of the mountain, former NCI Director Ned Sharpless once told Stephen J. Chanock.

The V Foundation announces recipients of the 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research Award

The V Foundation for Cancer Research, a top-rated cancer research charity, announced $11.2 million in funding awarded to 14 scientists through its 2026 Breaking Barriers in Cancer Research Award program.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

In Brief

Sylvester’s Marlon Wong receives Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation grant to study CIPN

Marlon L. Wong, associate professor of clinical physical therapy at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, was awarded a grant from Gabrielle’s Angel Foundation for Cancer Research. The three-year, $225,000 award will support research focused on improving quality of life for patients living with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and other long-term effects of cancer treatment.

July 24, 2026

Vol.52 No.29

NCI needs a $250M raise in FY24 to maintain paylines, grant funding levels amid crippling continuing resolutions

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Joseph F. Fraumeni Jr., inventor of molecular epidemiology, was a “gentle giant” who “bet on the good people”
Chanock and Brawley reflect on their illustrious mentor