Winship Researcher Reports New Treatment Option for EGFR-Mutated Lung Cancer

Senior author Suresh Ramalingam, MD and colleagues from the FLAURA trial published the results of the study in the New England Journal of Medicine on Nov. 18.

Two New Species of Betatorqueviruses Identified

Winship cancer biologist Erwin Van Meir, PhD and collaborators from UCSF identified two new species of anellovirus from a patient with a skin melanoma that had metastasized to the brain. The research was recently published in Oncotarget.

A Comprehensive Definition for Integrative Oncology

Winship oncologist Omer Kucuk, MD teamed up with colleagues to develop and establish a consensus for a comprehensive definition of integrative oncology. The group recently published its findings in JNCI Monographs.

Chemistry Student Earns NCI Award

PhD student Victor Ma (left) is Emory's first recipient of an F99 Predoctoral to Postdoctoral Fellow Transition Award from the National Cancer Institute. A mentee of Winship member Khalid Salaita, PhD (right), Ma's research interests include understanding and exploiting the mechanics of T cell function to enhance targeted cancer immunotherapies.

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Winship Hosts Leadership Workshop

The Women in Winship Committee and Emory School of Medicine held a half-day workshop on Nov. 17 focused on enhancing leadership skills and encouraging professional growth of emerging leaders. Pictured: Felicia Tucker-Lively, Janice Withycombe, Kristin Higgins, Judith Albino, Madhu Behera, Rebecca Klisovic, and Catherine Williams.

The Winship Holiday Adopt-a-Family Program is for Winship patients who are currently in active treatment and need help with their holiday gift lists. If you or your team is interested in adopting a family or a few families, please contact Moniqua Miller.

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Winship Staffer Deploys to Kuwait

Nadia King, a Winship patient services coordinator, is deploying to Kuwait next month for a nine-month tour as an Army specialist and combat medic. King will be working in a clinic that treats soldiers.

Inaugural Post-Doctoral Fellows Group Meeting

The Winship Post-Doctoral Fellows Group will have its first meeting on Dec. 14 at 4pm in the John H. Kauffman Auditorium (C5012, Winship 5th Floor).

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People Behind CCC

Winship's new National Cancer Institute comprehensive cancer center designation is due in part to the Phase I Unit team, dedicated to advancing cancer research and providing optimal care to patients enrolled on phase I clinical trials. Pictured: Jennifer Schreiber, Carrie Belmore, Colleen Lewis, R. Donald Harvey, Monica Goodman, Barbara McGhee, and Michelle Painter.

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