Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation, will resign from the position 16 months before the scheduled end of his six-year term.
Credit: OHSU/Christine Torres HicksAfter a year as director of the Oregon Health and Science University’s Knight Cancer Institute, Tom Sellers has stepped down from his position. He is replaced by Lisa Coussens, chair of the Department of Cell, Developmental & Cancer Biology, who was appointed interim center director.
Dian Wang, William Tseng, and Brian A. Van Tine were appointed to NRG Oncology’s newly formed Sarcoma Subcommittee. Clifton (Dave) Fuller was named vice chair for NRG’s Imaging Committee.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center received a $9 million gift from the F. W. Bert and Mae Dean Wheeler Foundation to establish the F. W. Bert and Mae Dean Wheeler Nurse Leadership Academy.
W. Kimryn Rathmell has stepped down as NCI director, opting to hand her resignation to the Biden administration over facing the uncertainties that Trump and his team are expected to usher in starting next week.
Lucio Miele will serve as director of the LSU LCMC Health Cancer Center. This announcement follows the current director Joe Ramos’ acceptance of an executive leadership position at the Lundquist Institute in California.
NRG Oncology recently announced the creation of a new Theranostics Subcommittee, as well as two leadership role updates within the organization’s current committees.
On Dec. 3, the faculty and staff members at the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute received an email from Brian J. Druker, the institution’s star scientist, former director, and current CEO, informing them that he would be stepping down from his executive role.
Michael Wong joined Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as the center’s first physician-in-chief.
Andrew M. EvensPhillip ScheinbergThe British Journal of Haematology announced the appointment of Andrew M. Evens as its editor-in-chief, effective Jan. 1, 2025.
