Roman Perez-Soler has been named to the US National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) Board of Scientific Counselors for Clinical Sciences and Epidemiology, which provides advice on NCI intramural and extramural research programs. Dr. Perez-Soler is Chairman and Chief, Department of Oncology, Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care; Chief and Professor, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of…

Waun Ki Hong received the 10th AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research and the 2016 ASCO Special Recognition Award, which honors an individual whose research and innovations have had a transforming and lasting effect in the areas of clinical oncology, cancer research, clinical trials, or patient advocacy activities. Dr. Hong…

Professor Jean-Yves Douillard has been appointed the first Chief Medical Officer of the European Society of Medical Oncology. Prof. Douillard was previously Professor of Medical Oncology at the Integrated Centres of Oncology R. Gauducheau and University of Nantes Medical School, France, where from 2009–2011, he was Director of Clinical and Translational Research.

Paul A. Bunn, Jr, received the 2016 David A. Karnofsky Memorial Award and Lecture, which is given annually to an oncologist who has made outstanding contributions to cancer research, diagnosis, and treatment. Dr. Bunn is Distinguished Professor of Medicine and the James Dudley Endowed Professor of Lung Cancer at the University of Colorado School of…

Michael R. Blackburn has been appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Academic Officer of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth), US. Dr. Blackburn has served as Vice Chairman of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth since 2011. In 2012, Dr. Blackburn was named joint Dean…

Abbas El-Sayed Abbas has been appointed Thoracic Surgeon-in-Chief and Surgical Director of Lung Cancer, Thoracic Malignancy and Foregut Disease Programs for Temple University Health System, Philadelphia, US. Dr. Abbas will continue as Vice Chair of Thoracic Medicine and Surgery at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Director of Foregut Surgery program, Section Chief…

Frances A. Shepherd, has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada for her leadership in improving treatment options and outcomes for individuals with advanced lung cancer. Dr. Shepherd is Senior Staff Physician at The Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto, Canada, where she holds the Scott Taylor Chair in Lung Cancer Research. She…

Joan H. Schiller has been appointed Deputy Director for Clinical Investigation at the Inova Schar Cancer Institute, Falls Church, US. Dr. Schiller was previously the Professor and Chief, Hematology/Oncology Division at the UT Southwestern Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Ravi Salgia has been appointed Chair for the Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research and the Associate Director for Clinical Sciences in City of Hope’s Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, US. Dr. Salgia was on faculty at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute for a decade and then moved to the University of Chicago as the Director…

Suresh S. Ramalingam, has been appointed Deputy Director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Assistant Dean for Cancer Research in the Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, US. Dr. Ramalingam previously was Director of Medical Oncology at Winship and its Lung Cancer Program, and co-led Winship’s Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Program. He is also…