© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 1, 20-21,
January 6, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Awards, Appointments, Announcements
Research!America will present March 9 the organization's third annual Advocacy Awards, given to individuals and organizations that have distinguished themselves as advocates for medical research.Former Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-Ore.) received the award for Lifetime Achievement as an advocate for medical research. Hatfield led the effort to create a National Fund for Health Research. Tenley Albright, M.D., a Boston surgeon and Olympic gold medalist in figure skating, received the award for Exceptional Contributions as a volunteer advocate for medical research.
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Katie Couric, anchor of NBC's Today show, received the award for Impact on Public Opinion through the media for her advocacy for colon cancer research, awareness, and prevention. Margaret E. Mahoney, an executive over time with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation, and the Commonwealth Fund, received the award for Sustained Leadership at the national level.
The North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research won the organizational award for its work to provide information about medical advances and their impact on the state's economy.
Iowa Names Weiner
The University of Iowa Cancer Center, Iowa City, announced that George Weiner, M.D., associate professor of medicine at the university, was named director of the center. He has been interim director since Aug. 1.
A university statement said that his appointment "underscores a commitment to bringing the best research and cancer care to the UI and the state of Iowa."
Oleksowicz Named at RPCI
The Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y., named Leslie Oleksowicz, M.D., associate professor of medicine and director of its Genitourinary Solid Tumor Program. She had been on the faculty of both the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York.
The announcement said that Oleksowics will work with colleagues at RPCI to develop a translational program for genitourinary tumors.
Foundation Appoints Penn
The Cure For Lymphoma Foundation, New York, named Ilene Penn as associate executive director. She will serve as public policy analyst, counsel, outreach coordinator, and administrator.
Penn has been a senior associate with Podesta Associates, a public policy firm in Washington, D.C.
Yeh to CytoMed
CytoMed, Inc., Cambridge, Mass., named C. Grace Yeh, Ph.D., to the newly created position of chief scientific officer. She will continue to hold her previous position — vice president for product development — as well.
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CytoMed is a biopharmaceutical company that develops products for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
Scholars Program Created
The National Cancer Institute announced that it established the NCI Scholars Program to provide outstanding new investigators the opportunity to develop their first independent research program within the institute's intramural environment and to facilitate the investigators' successful transition to an environment outside of NCI.
Individuals selected will be provided with facilities, budget, salary, and personnel for up to 4 years, and will be eligible for salary and research support for up to 2 years at an extramural institution through a non-competing Career Transition Award.
Further information is available from the NCI Cancer Training Branch, whose phone is 301-496-8580. The fax number is 301-402-4472.
Clinical Trials Covered
United HealthCare Corp., announced that in January it is beginning to pay for cancer clinical trials for eligible members through a Clinical Trials Pilot Program developed by an agreement between the company and the Coalition of National Cancer Cooperative Groups.
In the pilot program, United will pay for a member's care through any multi-institutional trial sponsored by the Coalition or by any one of the cooperative groups that make up the Coalition.
AACR Call for Proposals
The American Association for Cancer Research issued a call for proposals for its research fellowship and for its career development awards. The deadline for receipt of applications for both is Jan. 15. Awardees will be selected by March and the first payments will be made in July.
Information is available from AACR at 215-440-9300. The fax number is 215-440-9372, and the e-mail address is horst{at}aacr.org. In addition, application forms can be downloaded from the AACR website (www.aacr.org).
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