Dozens of Winship members were recognized for outstanding achievement in clinical trial enrollment, published research, and mentorship.
The Winship Town Hall was held on Tuesday, Nov. 28 in the John H. Kauffman Auditorium. Executive Director Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, and members of Winship's senior leadership team shared updates on progress toward advancing Winship’s mission during the past year and strategies for continued growth.
Dozens of Winship members were recognized for outstanding achievement in mentorship, published research, and clinical trial enrollment.
Mentorship of Graduate Students Awards
- Mehmet Bilen, MD
- Dolores Hambardzumyan, PhD
- Mohammad Khan, MD, PhD
- Shishir Maithel, MD
- Lauren McCullough, PhD, MSPH
- David Yu, MD, PhD
Mentorship of Junior Faculty Awards
Mentorship of Women and Underrepresented Minorities Awards
High-Impact Publication Awards
- Tobey MacDonald, MD
"Spectrum and prevalence of genetic predisposition in medulloblastoma: a retrospective genetic study and prospective validation in a clinical trial cohort," Lancet Oncology - Christopher Flowers, MD
"Colorectal cancer screening for average-risk adults: 2018 guideline update from the American Cancer Society," CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - Yonggang Ke, PhD
"Visualization of the Cellular Uptake and Trafficking of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Cancer Cells," Journal of the American Chemical Society - Ragini Kudchadkar, MD
"Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Melanoma Metastatic to the Brain," New England Journal of Medicine - Martha Arellano, MD
"Durable Remissions with Ivosidenib in IDH1-Mutated Relapsed or Refractory AML," New England Journal of Medicine - Taofeek Owonikoko, MD, PhD
"Tisagenlecleucel in Children and Young Adults with B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia," New England Journal of Medicine - R. Donald Harvey, PharmD
"Visualization of the Cellular Uptake and Trafficking of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Cancer Cells," New England Journal of Medicine - Muna Qayed, MD
"Visualization of the Cellular Uptake and Trafficking of DNA Origami Nanostructures in Cancer Cells," New England Journal of Medicine
AltMetric Achievement Award
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- Veronika Fedirko, PhD, MPH
"Circulating Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Risk: An International Pooling Project of 17 Cohorts," Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Top Clinical Trials Enrollers
- Mehmet Bilen, MD
Top Overall Enroller – All Sites
Top Overall Enroller – NCTN Trials - Bassel El-Rayes, MD
Top Enroller – Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital - Nabil Saba, MD
Top Enroller – Emory University Hospital Midtown - Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD
Top Enroller – Grady Memorial Hospital (tie) - Jay Shelton, MD
Top Enroller – Grady Memorial Hospital (tie) - Chunzhi Xia, MD, PhD
Top Enroller – Atlanta VAMC (tie) - Scott Edelman, MD
Top Enroller – Atlanta VAMC (tie)
