Emory employee and Winship patient Wade Moricle and his family are awaiting official certification from the Guinness World Records Company for their 625-pound sticker ball. The multiyear project helped them stick together through the pandemic, a cancer diagnosis and treatments.
The 2023 Georgia Cancer Summit, held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center in Atlanta on Jan. 31, brought together 124 public health professionals, providers, advocates, researchers and community-based organizations to catalyze efforts to advance cancer health equity and reduce the burden of cancer in the state.
Winship members Anita Corbett, PhD, and Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, are among the six Emory University faculty members named as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in recognition of their efforts toward advancing science applications that are deemed scientifically or socially distinguished.
Ten Emory leaders were recognized in Atlanta magazine's list of the city's 500 most powerful figures in education and health care, including Winship leaders and members Suresh Ramalingam, MD, Douglas Graham, MD, PhD, Jonathan Lewin, MD, and Walter J. Curran Jr., MD.
To understand why young cancer survivors often opt out of HPV vaccination, Winship researchers led by Brooke Cherven, PhD, MPH, RN, CPON, reviewed data from an open-label clinical trial of the HPV vaccine among cancer survivors aged 9 to 26 years 1 to 5 years after cancer treatment. Cherven spoke with Healio about the study’s findings and discussed how oncologists, pediatricians and other providers can work to increase vaccination among young cancer survivors.
Winship, the Atlanta Hawks and the Prostate Cancer Foundation have teamed up for the fifth annual Black History Month Assist Challenge, which supports prostate cancer research funding and raises awareness about prostate cancer, particularly among Black men. One in eight men, and one in six Black men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.
Winship shared resource users are invited to share their feedback in the annual survey, an important tool for ensuring that Winship shared resources are meeting the needs of the research community. The deadline to complete the survey is March 1.
S. Vincent Rajkumar, MD, of Mayo Clinic, will present “Paradigm Changes in Myeloma" at the 8th annual Surinder K. Puri Memorial Lecture in Winship’s Kauffman Auditorium at noon on Feb. 10.
Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine, will present, "Promoting Equity for Women in Academic Medicine: An Evidence-Based Approach,” at the next K-Club on Feb. 13.
The Pancreatic Cancer Action Network will host a free, virtual conversation about pancreatic cancer in the Black community on Feb. 23 at 2 p.m. with an expert panel featuring Winship genetic counselor Fabienne Ehivet, MS, CGC.
Join Emory’s Office of the Senior Vice President for Research, in partnership with the Emory Global Health Institute and Winship Cancer Institute, on March 22 for an in-person, on-campus event for Emory researchers working in or interested in global oncology.
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About Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University The coordinating center for cancer research, education and care throughout Emory University and Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University is Georgia’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, a prestigious distinction given only to the top 3% of cancer centers nationwide for conducting cancer research, and providing training, that is transforming cancer care, prevention, detection and survivorship.