© 1999 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 91, No. 15, 1278-1280,
August 4, 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press
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Awards, Appointments, Announcements
The American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, announced that it is renaming the AACR research fellowship as the AACR-Anna D. Barker Fellowship in Basic Research in honor of the contributions of Anna D. Barker, Ph.D., to AACR and the cancer community.Barker, who is a member of the AACR board, served as vice chairperson of THE MARCH on Washington, D.C., last September. She also co-chaired THE MARCH's research task force. She is president and chief executive officer of BIO-NOVA, Inc, Portland, Ore.
Harris Honored
The Charles Heidelberger Award was presented recently to Curtis C. Harris, Ph.D., chief of the National Cancer Institute's Laboratory of Human Carcinogenesis.
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He presented the keynote address at the 2nd International Congress on Gastroenterological Carcinogenesis, held in Ulm, Germany. The late Charles Heidelberg, discoverer in the 1950s of the anti-cancer drug 5-fluorouracil, was on the staff of the University of Wisconsin's McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research, Madison.
ASM Honors Rep. Porter
The American Society for Microbiology presented the inaugural Distinguished Public Leadership Award to Rep. John E. Porter (R-Ill.) for his "extraordinary contributions to advancing science for the benefit of the nation's health and economy."
ASM created the award this year to honor individuals in the government or private sector whose "efforts have made a significant impact on science, public health, and the environment." Porter chairs the House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health & Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, which covers the annual appropriations for the National Institutes of Health.
ASM said that Porter, who has raised the profile of biomedical research, has balanced his support for federal research funding with prudent fiscal responsibility that has inspired public trust and confidence in his leadership.
ACS Professorship
The American Cancer Society announced that it awarded a Clinical Research Professorship to Patricia A. Ganz, M.D., at the UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center, Los Angeles. Ganz is professor in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine and director of the Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research.
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Ganz will receive $300,000 over 5 years with the possibility of one 5-year renewal. The professorship is considered the society's most prestigious research grant. Ganz's award is the first in the area of health outcomes and cancer control.
Nurse Honored
The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, announced that Teri Melonson received the 1999 Ethel Fleming Arceneaux Outstanding Nurse-Oncologist Award. Melonson is a nurse in the institution's Acute Pain Service.
The Brown Foundation, Inc., Houston, presents the award annually to an M. D. Anderson nurse "who demonstrates superior performance in all aspects of oncology nursing."
Bailey Elected President
The American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons installed H. Randolph Bailey, M.D., as its president. Bailey is chief of the Division of Colorectal Surgery at the University of Texas Medical School, Houston.
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Six new officers were elected to the society's Executive Council. They are John M. MacKeigan, M.D., Grand Rapids, Mich., president-elect; Theodore R. Schrock, M.D., San Francisco, vice president; David J. Schoetz, Jr., M.D., Burlington, Mass., secretary; Robert D. Fry, M.D., Philadelphia, treasurer; Bruce G. Wolff, M.D., Rochester, Minn., council member; and Charles E. Littlejohn, M.D., Stamford, Conn., council member.
New Chief of Staff
The Cleveland (Ohio) Clinic Foundation Board of Governors named Robert Kay, M.D., as chief of staff last month.
Kay is director of medical operations at the clinic and holds appointments in the Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Center, and in the Departments of Urology and Pediatric Surgery.
Greene Returns to NCI
The National Cancer Institute announced that Mark Greene, M.D., is returning to NCI from the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., in late August to become the chief of the new Clinical Genetics Branch in the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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Greene served at NCI from 1975 to 1985 in the family studies section of NCI's Epidemiology and Biostatistics Branch where he did early work defining the dysplastic nevus syndrome. In his new position, he intends to create a clinical research program in cancer genetics that embraces epidemiologic, molecular, and behavioral components.
Hoth Named at Axys
Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South San Francisco, appointed Daniel F. Hoth, M.D., as senior vice president and chief medical officer. He will oversee the company's development activities, including all clinical investigative studies.
Previously, Hoth was principal of an independent consulting firm and also at the National Cancer Institute as chief of the Investigational Drug Branch and director of the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program in the former Division of Cancer Treatment.
Jessup Heads Salick
Salick Health Care, Inc., Los Angeles, announced that Peter Jessup was named chief executive officer. He had been executive vice president and general counsel of the company for 2 years.
The company manages more than a dozen cancer centers, satellite centers, and physician practices in the United States.
Venhaus Named VP
CpG ImmunoPharmaceuticals, Wellesley, Mass., and Hilden, Germany, appointed Ralph R. Venhaus, M.D., to the new position of vice president of medical affairs. Venhaus, who had been vice president for medical affairs at ASTA Medica, Inc., will oversee management and strategic planning of the company's clinical programs worldwide.
The company is privately held and develops therapeutic and prophylactic products that stimulate the immune system to treat cancer, infectious diseases, allergy, and asthma, and to accelerate recovery of the immune system function after cancer chemotherapies or other immunosuppressive therapies, the announcement said.
Major Gift
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, announced that it has received a $5 million, 5-year gift from the Lynn Sage Cancer Research Foundation to fund breast cancer research, education, and patient care programs directed by V. Craig Jordan, Ph.D., and Monica Morrow, M.D.
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In addition to supporting the research projects, the funds will be used to develop state-of-the-art digital mammography, support physician recruitment, support postgraduate fellowships, and expand staff and patient education programs.
APON Meeting
The Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses, Glenview, Ill., is preparing for its 23rd annual conference, to be held Oct. 21 to 23 in Phoenix, Ariz.
The meeting will feature three general sessions. It will also offer pre-conference workshops, concurrent sessions, paper and poster presentations, an exhibit hall, town-hall meetings, a roundtable luncheon, and the Certified Pediatric Oncology Nurse examination.
More information is available from APON at 847-375-4724. The association is a professional organization of nearly 2,000 pediatric oncology nurses.
New VA Center
The U.S. Veterans Administration recently dedicated the Northwest Veterans Affairs Cancer Research Center, Portland, Ore.
Built and funded by the VA department, the center will house joint research projects of the Portland VA Medical Center and the Oregon Health Sciences University. It houses 66 laboratories with 150 staff members, and concentrates on the genetic basis and the biological pathways of cancer, the announcement said.
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