Langston Named Winship Cancer Network Medical Director

Winship announced today that Amelia (Amy) Langston, MD is the new medical director of the Winship Cancer Network. She will work with Vanessa Bramble, the network director, to build strategies and opportunities for community health care organizations in the region to collaborate with Winship.

Winship 5K Raises Record-Breaking $1M to Benefit Cancer Research

The 7th Winship Win the Fight 5K Walk/Run has raised a record amount of money, bringing in more than $1 million to benefit cancer research at Winship.

Winship Hematologists to Present at ASH Meeting in Atlanta

Nearly two-dozen Winship physicians and researchers will present at the 59th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (ASH) at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta Dec. 9-12.

Kucuk Featured at Integrative Medicine Symposium

Winship medical oncologist Omer Kucuk, MD delivered two plenary talks at the 4th Annual Integrative Medicine Symposium held Nov. 24-25 in Melbourne, Australia. The symposium, organized by the National Institute of Integrative Medicine, presented the latest evidence-based research, therapies, treatments and innovative technologies.

Edwards Departs Winship

Dave Edwards, Winship's Senior Director of Development, has accepted a position as associate VP of development for the Cancer Institute of New Jersey at Rutgers University. His last day at Winship was Dec. 1. For the past two years, Edwards led Winship's development team through successful annual campaigns and signature events. A national search will be launched for his replacement.

Winship Leaders Speak to Emory Board of Visitors

Winship leaders participated in a panel during the Emory Board of Visitors luncheon on Nov. 29 to discuss aspects of Winship's National Cancer Institute designation as a comprehensive cancer center. Pictured: Drs. Sagar Lonial, Mylin Torres, Suresh Ramalingam, and Walter J. Curran, Jr.

Winship Oncology Nursing Symposium

Registration is open for the 10th Annual Winship Oncology Nursing Symposium on Mar. 16-17, 2018 at the Atlanta Evergreen Marriott Conference Resort. The educational event will feature a keynote talk from Monica Kaufman Pearson, Atlanta broadcast news icon and a two-time cancer survivor who was treated at Winship.

SITC Immunotherapy Program to Feature Winship Specialists

The Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer (SITC) will present Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy, a CME-, CPE- and CNE-certified program, on Jan. 16, 2018 in Atlanta. Program organizers include Winship's David Lawson, MD and Necia Maynard, NP.

Call for Nominations: NCI F99/K00 Award for Pre-Doctoral Students

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) F99/K00 Award supports outstanding pre-doctoral students in their training, research, and transition to postdoctoral positions. Winship invites eligible 3rd or 4th year graduate students to submit pre-application documents for consideration no later than Jan. 5, 2018.

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Winship Postdoc Presents at NATO Workshop

Kishore Kumar Jella, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow who works with William Dynan, PhD and Mohammad Khan, MD, PhD, presented at the NATO-sponsored workshop "Biomarkers of Radiation In The Environment: Robust Tools for Risk Assessment," Nov. 28-30 in Yerevan, Armenia.

People Behind CCC

Winship's new National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center designation is due in part to researchers who are studying how to improve the length and quality of life for people living with the disease. Led by Christopher Flowers, MD (center), the Lymphoma Epidemiology of Outcomes (LEO) is a pioneering, multi-institutional study that is developing an infrastructure to acquire and manage data, examine trends to find ways to prevent lymphomas and help people with lymphoma live longer and better.

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