| | | Gregory Lesinski, PhD, MPH, has been named Winship Cancer Institute's associate director for basic research, effective Sept. 1. In this role, he will provide oversight and direction for the development and growth of Winship's basic scientific activities across the cancer center's four research programs. | Read More |
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| | Carthon named interim director of medical oncology | Bradley Carthon, MD, PhD, has been named interim director for the Division of Medical Oncology in Emory’s Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology. Carthon also serves as section chief of hematology and oncology for Winship at Emory University Hospital Midtown.
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| | Badve joins Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine | Sunil Badve, MD, FRCPath, has joined Winship as a professor and vice chair of the cancer pathology program in Emory’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. His translational research focus includes the development of novel approaches to detecting, diagnosing, and treating breast cancer.
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| | | | Heat-controllable CAR T cells destroy tumors, prevent relapse | Winship member Gabe Kwong, PhD, graduate student Ali Zamat, and collaborators are working to make CAR T cell therapy more effective in solid tumors. Their new study, published Aug. 12 in Nature Biomedical Engineering, found that heat-controllable CAR T cells destroy tumors and prevent relapse in mice.
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| | | The 11th Annual Winship Win the Fight 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 2 offers several ways to support cancer research at Winship. Learn more about virtual and in-person options for this year’s event, and remember to register and donate at winship5k.emory.edu. | Watch Video |
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| | Claim your Doximity physician profile | The annual U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals reputation survey is conducted by the online physician networking site Doximity. To be eligible to participate in the survey, go to Doximity.com to make sure you’ve claimed your Doximity profile.
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| Below are four selected Winship publications out of 80 published over the past week: |
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| Pan C, Kang J, Hwang JS, Li J, Boese AC, Wang X, Yang L, Boggon TJ, Chen GZ, Saba NF, Shin DM, Magliocca KR, Jin L, Kang S. Cisplatin-mediated activation of glucocorticoid receptor induces platinum resistance via MAST1. Nature Communications. 2021; 12(1):4960. PubMed PMID: 34400618. | View in PubMed |
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| Collin LJ, Yan M, Jiang R, Gogineni K, Subhedar P, Ward KC, Switchenko JM, Lipscomb J, Miller-Kleinhenz J, Torres MA, Lin J, McCullough LE. Receipt of Guideline-Concordant Care Does Not Explain Breast Cancer Mortality Disparities by Race in Metropolitan Atlanta. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network: JNCCN. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34399407. | View in PubMed |
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| Ruffolo LI, Jackson KM, Kuhlers PC, Dale BS, Figueroa Guilliani NM, Ullman NA, Burchard PR, Qin SS, Juviler PG, Keilson JM, Morrison AB, Georger M, Jewell R, Calvi LM, Nywening TM, O'Dell MR, Hezel AF, De Las Casas L, Lesinski GB, Yeh JJ, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Belt BA, Linehan DC. GM-CSF drives myelopoiesis, recruitment and polarisation of tumour-associated macrophages in cholangiocarcinoma and systemic blockade facilitates antitumour immunity. Gut. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34413131. | View in PubMed |
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| Kudo M, Matilla A, Santoro A, Melero I, Gracián AC, Acosta-Rivera M, Choo SP, El-Khoueiry AB, Kuromatsu R, El-Rayes B, Numata K, Itoh Y, Di Costanzo F, Crysler O, Reig M, Shen Y, Neely J, Tschaika M, Wisniewski T, Sangro B. CheckMate 040 cohort 5: A phase I/II study of nivolumab in patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma and Child-Pugh B cirrhosis. Journal of Hepatology. 2021; 75(3):600-609. PubMed PMID: 34051329. | View in PubMed |
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| A selection of media stories and news coverage for Winship Cancer Institute. |
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