| | | Suresh Ramalingam, MD, who became executive director of Winship Cancer Institute on July 1, reflects on his new role and taking the helm at a transformational moment for Winship, Georgia's NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center. | Read More |
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| | | | | Jani and Ritenour awarded Kennedy professorships | Ashesh B. Jani, MD, and Chad W.M. Ritenour, MD, have been selected for James C. Kennedy professorships at Emory University School of Medicine. Jani was named James C. Kennedy Professor in Prostate Cancer, and Ritenour was named James C. Kennedy Professor in Prostate Health. They were honored in a virtual ceremony on June 29.
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| | | | | NCI funds study of new targeted lung cancer treatment | Xingming Deng, MD, PhD, and colleagues have received a five-year, $2.2 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to investigate a new therapeutic avenue for treating lung cancer. The study focuses on Mcl-1, a protein that cancer cells rely on for survival and DNA damage repair.
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| | | Registration is officially open for the Annual Winship Win the Fight 5K Run/Walk! This year's race will be held both in person and virtually on Oct. 2, 2021. Register today and join a team to take part in activities and challenges leading up to race day. | Register and Learn More |
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| | Emory OTT celebrates year of innovations | Emory’s Office of Technology Transfer (OTT) announced the recipients of its annual awards on June 30. Winship members were recognized for their contributions to the Innovation of the Year (Serological Test for SARS-CoV-2) and Start-up of the Year (IN8bio – Series A Financing).
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| | | | Lowe throws out first pitch at Braves game | Michael Lowe, MD, threw out the first pitch at the Atlanta Braves game on July 2, as part of Emory Healthcare's partnership with the Atlanta Braves to promote sun safety. Lowe specializes in treating cutaneous malignancies, including melanoma, basal cell carcinoma, and Merkel cell carcinoma.
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| | Seminar series explores fluorescence imaging | The Integrated Cellular Imaging Shared Resource is continuing its free, six-part virtual education series covering the entire workflow of quantitative fluorescence imaging for researchers. The next µTalk, “Advanced Labeling Protocols,” will be held on July 9 at 1 p.m.
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| Below are four selected Winship publications out of 65 published over the past week: |
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| Yabroff KR, Wu XC, Negoita S, Stevens J, Coyle L, Zhao J, Mumphrey BJ, Jemal A, Ward KC. Association of the COVID-19 Pandemic with Patterns of Statewide Cancer Services. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34181001. | View in PubMed |
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| Zhang XF, Xue F, Dong DH, Lopez-Aguiar AG, Poultsides G, Makris E, Rocha F, Kanji Z, Weber S, Fisher A, Fields R, Krasnick BA, Idrees K, Smith PM, Cho C, Beems M, Lv Y, Maithel SK, Pawlik TM. New Nodal Staging for Primary Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Multi-institutional and National Data Analysis. Annals of Surgery. 2021; 274(1):e28-e35. PubMed PMID: 31356277. | View in PubMed |
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| Marks JA, Switchenko JM, Martini DJ, Tarabadkar ES, Khan MK, Lechowicz MJ, Allen PB. T-Cell Receptor Gene Rearrangement Clonality, Flow Cytometry Status, and Associated Outcomes in Early-Stage Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma. JAMA Dermatology. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34190977. | View in PubMed |
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| Qian G, Guo J, Vallega KA, Hu C, Chen Z, Deng Y, Wang Q, Fan S, Ramalingam SS, Owonikoko TK, Wei W, Sun SY. Membrane-associated RING-CH 8 functions as a novel PD-L1 E3 ligase to mediate PD-L1 degradation induced by EGFR inhibitors. Molecular Cancer Research. 2021; PubMed PMID: 34183449. | View in PubMed |
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