Winship community research grants address cancer health disparities

Winship has awarded mini grants to three Georgia organizations to support projects that aim to reduce cancer disparities. The grants will go to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, Ga., Phoebe Cancer Center in Albany, Ga., and Turning Point Breast Cancer Rehabilitation in Atlanta.

Winship virtual town hall set for July 13

Join Winship Executive Director Suresh Ramalingam, MD, for a virtual town hall meeting on July 13 from 5:30 to 6:00 p.m. Questions can be submitted in advance. For those unable to attend, the town hall will be recorded and available for future viewing.

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Morningside Center names inaugural research awardees

Emory investigators will receive a total of $955,000 in funding for new research projects from the Morningside Center for Innovative and Affordable Medicine. The six awards given during the inaugural grant cycle include five Winship-led team projects.

Senate staffers visit Winship

Last week, Winship welcomed three staffers from the office of U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock. They toured the campus with Adam Marcus, PhD (2nd from right), and Ryan Haumschild, PharmD, and learned about Winship's leading-edge research, precision medicine, and patient-focused care.

Report highlights trends in U.S. cancer rates

Overall U.S. cancer death rates continue to decline in men and women for all racial and ethnic groups, according to the Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer released on July 8. The report's authors include Winship coalition members from the American Cancer Society.

Haynes featured on The Epigenetics Podcast

In the July 8 episode of the Epigenetics Podcast, Karmella Haynes, PhD, discusses designing synthetic chromatin sensor proteins, her career journey, and efforts to promote diversity and inclusion.

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Nursing symposium offers on-demand access through July 14

Visit the Winship Oncology Nursing Symposium website through July 14 to access on-demand sessions, complete required coursework, and earn up to 21 continuing education credits.

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New fellows and residents begin training at Winship

Every July, Winship welcomes new fellows and residents who are ready to further their careers by training at Winship. Each of Emory's specialty programs is designed to provide trainees the tools and experience they need to excel in their respective fields.

Meet the new fellows from Emory's Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology Fellowship Program (pictured clockwise from top left): Drs. Andrew McDonald, Rujul Parikh, Pooja Vijayvargiya, Sarah Wood, and Justin Yoo.

About the Fellowship Program

Meet the new physician and medical physics residents from Emory's Department of Radiation Oncology: Drs. Joshua Anderson, Chih-Wei Chang, Taylor Corriher, Yang Lei, Katherine Sykes Martin, Rachel Tobillo, Qian Wang, Christopher Williamson.

About the Residency Programs

Below are four selected Winship publications out of 98 published over the past week:

Lee CH, Shah AY, Rasco D, Rao A, Taylor MH, Di Simone C, Hsieh JJ, Pinto A, Shaffer DR, Girones Sarrio R, Cohn AL, Vogelzang NJ, Bilen MA, Gunnestad Ribe S, Goksel M, Tennøe ØK, Richards D, Sweis RF, Courtright J, Heinrich D, Jain S, Wu J, Schmidt EV, Perini RF, Kubiak P, Okpara CE, Smith AD, Motzer RJ. Lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with either treatment-naive or previously treated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (Study 111/KEYNOTE-146): a phase 1b/2 study. The Lancet. Oncology. 2021; 22(7):946-958. PubMed PMID: 34143969.

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Gupta VA, Barwick BG, Matulis SM, Shirasaki R, Jaye DL, Keats JJ, Oberlton B, Joseph NS, Hofmeister CC, Heffner LT, Dhodapkar MV, Nooka AK, Lonial S, Mitsiades CS, Kaufman JL, Boise LH. Venetoclax sensitivity in multiple myeloma is associated with B-cell gene expression. Blood. 2021; 137(26):3604-3615. PubMed PMID: 33649772.

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Small W, Pugh SL, Wagner LI, Kirshner J, Sidhu K, Bury MJ, DeNittis AS, Alpert TE, Tran B, Bloom BF, Mai J, Bruner DW. Psychological Treatment for Patients Receiving Radiation: Results of NRG Oncology/RTOG 0841. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics. 2021; 110(4):962-972. PubMed PMID: 33567304; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8238825.

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Sadigh G, Gray RJ, Sparano JA, Yanez B, Garcia SF, Timsina LR, Sledge GW, Cella D, Wagner LI, Carlos RC. Breast cancer patients' insurance status and residence zip code correlate with early discontinuation of endocrine therapy: An analysis of the ECOG-ACRIN TAILORx trial. Cancer. 2021; 127(14):2545-2552. PubMed PMID: 33793979.

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