| |  | | | Winship investigators will present their research in poster sessions and special sessions at the 2018 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, Apr. 14-18, in Chicago. Winship Deputy Director Suresh Ramalingam, MD is a featured speaker in the plenary session on Apr. 16 titled "Immunotherapy Combinations: The New Frontier in Lung Cancer." | | Read More |
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| |  | | Winship Researchers Awarded NCI R01 Grant | Drs. Cam Escoffery and Ann Mertens have received a five-year, nearly $3 million R01 grant from the National Cancer Institute. The project, a collaboration between Rollins School of Public Health and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, is the first comprehensive, effectiveness-implementation study to evaluate the impact of an electronic personal health record and education system (SurvivorLink) for pediatric cancer survivors and their caregivers.
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| | |  | | Filson Awarded ACS Mentored Research Scholar Grant | Winship urologist Christopher Filson, MD, MS has been awarded a four-year, $580,000 Mentored Research Scholar Grant from the American Cancer Society (ACS). Funding from the award will support his project "MRI-guided Prostate Biopsy: Maximizing Value and Optimizing Utilization." Drs. Martin Sanda and David Howard will serve as mentors on the project that includes collaborators from Emory and Georgia Tech.
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| |  | | | Winship is committed to accelerating the testing of new cancer treatments through clinical research. Winship recognizes the following physicians at each Winship study site who have enrolled the most patients onto NCI National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) studies during the last six months: Drs. Mehmet Bilen (Clifton Campus), Chunzhi Xia (Atlanta VAMC), Shannon Kahn (Emory St. Joseph's Hospital), Jonathan Beitler (Midtown), and Jay Shelton (Grady). | | Learn More about Winship Clinical Trials |
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| |  | | NCI Launches Clinical Trial Specimen Resource | The National Cancer Institute's National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN) Navigator is a new research resource for the scientific community. The publicly searchable database includes high-quality specimens from completed NCTN Phase III adult cancer trials that are linked to outcomes data.
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| |  | | Call for Proposals: ORIEN NOVA Team Science Awards | Winship joined the ORIEN Network in 2016. The ORIEN NOVA Awards are new team science funding opportunities for faculty from ORIEN member institutions to pursue cancer research that promotes collaborative learning and data sharing - founding principles of ORIEN. Letters of Intent are due Apr. 27.
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| | |  | | National Healthcare Volunteer Week | Winship's nearly 300 volunteers have dedicated over 37,000 hours of service, helping patients, caregivers, and staff at all locations. National Healthcare Volunteer week is an opportunity to thank our volunteers for their commitment to and passion for providing exceptional customer service. Make time to thank a Winship volunteer this week!
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| |  | | | Nominations are now open for the annual Robert L. "Bobby" Rearden, Jr. Spirit of Winship Award. The award was created to honor the memory of former Winship patient Bobby Rearden, a founding member of Winship's Advisory Board. The award recognizes one faculty or staff member and one volunteer who exemplify Winship's culture of caring for patients. Please nominate a member of your team today! Forms are due by 5pm on Monday, May 7. Pictured: 2017 award recipients Alvin Goldstein (left) and Tangala Colbert (right) with Dell Rearden and Robert Rearden, III. | | Award Nomination Form |
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| |  | | Centers for Disease Control: State Physical Activity and Nutrition Program (Due: Jun. 14, 2018)
Department of Defense: Ovarian Cancer Investigator-Initiated Research Awards (Due: Aug. 22, 2018)
NIH/NCI: Research Supplements to Promote Data Sharing in Cancer Epidemiology Studies (Due: Jul. 1, 2018) |
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| | Winship members published studies in major medical and scientific journals in March. View a selected list of first and senior author papers |
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| | A selection of media stories and news coverage for Winship Cancer Institute. |
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