Charles Swanton, MD, PhD
Charles Swanton received the Biochemical Society 2016 GSK prize in recognition of distinguished research leading to new advances in medical science. Prof. Swanton is Professor of Cancer Medicine and Chair of […] Read more
Patrick Soon-Shiong has been appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Altor BioScience Corporation. Dr. Soon- Shiong is the inventor of Abraxane, an albuminbound nanoparticle of paclitaxel approved for lung, […] Read more
Suresh Senan received the 2016 Heine H. Hansen Award, which recognizes a lung cancer investigator who has made a special contribution to lung cancer research and education on an international […] Read more
Umberto Ricardi, MD
Umberto Ricardi has been elected President- Elect of the European SocieTy for Radiotherapy & Oncology (ESTRO). Prof. Ricardi is Full Professor of Radiation Oncology and Chairman of the Radiation Oncology Department, […] Read more
Cathy Pietanza, MD
Cathy Pietanza has been appointed Global Director of Scientific Affairs for Oncology in Merck Research Laboratories. Prior to joining Merck, Dr. Pietanza was an Assistant Attending Physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer […] Read more
Roman Perez-Soler, MD
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
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 […] Read more
Paul A. Bunn, Jr, MD
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, […] Read more
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 […] Read more