Registration Opens for Winship 5K

Registration is officially open for the 7th Annual Winship Win the Fight 5K Run/Walk on October 14. The revamped Winship 5K website has new features to help you build your team and reach your fundraising goals.

Winship Investigators Honored at ASCI

Three Winship investigators were recognized at the annual meeting of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) held April 21-23 in Chicago. Suresh Ramalingam, MD and Wilbur Lam, MD, PhD (pictured with Douglas Graham, MD, PhD) were inducted as ASCI members. Robert Schnepp, MD, PhD received ASCI's 2017 Young Physician-Scientist Award.

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Winship Hematologists Meet with Aspiring Doctors

Christopher Flowers, MD and Leon Bernal-Mizrachi, MD attended the Student National Medical Association's Annual Medical Education Conference April 12-16 in Atlanta. The Winship clinicians teamed up with the American Society of Hematology to encourage underrepresented minority students to pursue careers in hematology.

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March for Science

March for Science rallies were held in Washington D.C., in Atlanta, and around the world on Saturday, April 22. Clockwise from top left: Drs. Carlos Moreno, Deborah Bruner (in Washington, D.C.), Madhu Behera, and Jean Koff.

Lonial Throws Out First Pitch for Emory Eagles

Sagar Lonial, MD, Winship chief medical officer, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Emory Eagles baseball game on April 22 at Chappell Park in Atlanta. The Eagles wrapped up their regular season with Saturday's win against New York University.

Atlanta Komen Race Moved to June 24

Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta has postponed the annual Race for the Cure amid traffic concerns related to the I-85 bridge collapse. The race will take place in Lenox Square on June 24, nine days after the I-85 bridge is scheduled to reopen.

Photos Highlight Women in Surgery

Female surgeons at Emory and around the world are recreating The New Yorker magazine's April 4th cover and sharing the photos online with the hashtags #ILookLikeASurgeon and #NYerCoverChallenge. Winship surgeon Amy Chen, MD, MPH is among those from Emory who have participated in the challenge, which is helping raise the visibility of women in surgery.

BBISR Offers Free Workshops for Investigators

Winship's Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Shared Resource (BBISR) will host a series of five "do it yourself" workshops in June. Participants will learn different biostatistics and bioinformatics tools, techniques, and concepts to enhance their research. Space is limited. The deadline to register is May 15.

Development, PR Teams Attend National Meeting

Winship development and communications staff attended the annual NACCDO/PAMN conference April 18-21 in Lexington, Kentucky. Pictured: Catherine Williams, Pam McAdams, Amanda Puche, Dave Edwards, Amanda Benedict, Jennifer Daly, Maggie Gillespie, and Judy Fortin, who was elected to the PAMN steering committee.

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Winship Holds Head and Neck Cancer Symposium

Clinicians and researchers attended Winship's Updates in the Management of Head and Neck Cancer Symposium on April 22. Pictured: course director Nabil Saba, MD (center) and co-course directors Mark El-Deiry, MD and Kristin Higgins, MD.