© 2000 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 92, No. 12, 969-970,
June 21, 2000
© 2000 Oxford University Press
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Awards, Appointments, Announcements
Lawrence H. Einhorn, M.D., professor of medicine at Indiana University, Indianapolis, began his term as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology at its 36th Annual Meeting in New Orleans in May. Einhorn has been a member of ASCO since 1974 and served on the Board of Directors from 1981 to 1984.In addition, Larry Norton, M.D., has been elected to be ASCO’s next president, beginning in May 2001. Norton is head of the Solid Tumor Division at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York, and chairman of the Breast Committee of the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer and Leukemia Group B, and most recently was appointed by President Clinton to the National Cancer Advisory Board.
At ASCO’s annual meeting, several awards were presented:
• The Distinguished Service Award for Scientific Achievement was awarded to the late Sydney E. Salmon, M.D., of the Arizona Cancer Center, Tuscon.
• The Special Recognition Award was given to Diane Blum of Cancer Care Inc., New York.
• The Public Service Award was given to Sen. Connie Mack (R-Fla.).
• The Clinical Research Career Development Award was awarded to four researchers: W. Nicholas Haining, M.D., Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, for research on translational therapeutic strategies in ALL; Kathy Miller, M.D., Indiana University Cancer Center, for research on the anti-angiogenic potential of chemotherapy for breast cancer; Andrew Sloan, M.D., Karmanos Cancer Institute, Detroit, for research on active and adoptive immunotherapy for primary glioblastoma; and Alan Yuen, M.D., Stanford University, Stanford, Calif., for research on new immunotherapy treatments for T-cell lymphoma.
More information on awards and the annual meeting is available at http://www.asco.org.
Aldigé Honored
Carolyn Aldigé, president and founder of the Cancer Research Foundation of America, Washington, D.C., was awarded the Howard University Hospital 2000 Legacy of Leadership Award for Distinguished Health Care Educator.
The award recognizes Aldigé’s outstanding efforts in public education in advancing women’s health issues through research and public policy. Aldigé is also president of the National Coalition for Cancer Research.
Runowicz Elected
The Society of Gynecologic Oncologists has elected Carolyn D. Runowicz, M.D., as its president.
Runowicz is a professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women’s Health and director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. She began her one-year term in February, succeeding William J. Hoskins, M.D.
President Selected
Paul F. Schellhammer, M.D., has been selected to serve a second year as president of the Society of Urologic Oncology.
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Schellhammer is the program director of the Virginia Prostate Center and professor and chairman of urology at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Va.
Grants Awarded
The Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation, New York, awarded five physicians and their research mentors a total of $1.2 million each over 5 years to provide the resources and training structure essential to becoming independent clinical investigators.
The program’s major sponsor is Eli Lilly & Co., which has pledged $15 million over 5 years.
The Cancer Research Fund grant provides financial assistance for trainee and mentor, as well as assistance for certain research costs such as the purchase of equipment. Upon successful completion of the program, the fund will retire up to $100,000 of any medical school debt.
The following physician-scientists and their mentors are the recipients of the first Cancer Research Fund grants for clinical investigation:
• Rafael Fonseca, M.D. (mentor: Philip R. Greipp, M.D.), Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn.;
• Maura L. Gillison, M.D. (mentor: Keerti V. Shah, M.D., Dr. P.H.), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.;
• Vered Stearns, M.D. (mentor: Daniel F. Hayes, M.D.), Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C.;
• Robert H. Vonderheide, M.D. (mentor: Lee M. Nadler, M.D.), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston; and
• Edus H. Warren, M.D., Ph.D. (mentor: Stanley R. Riddell, M.D.), Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle.
Applications Available
The Rockefeller Brothers Fund is accepting applications for its 2001 Charles E. Culpeper Scholarships in Medical Science Program.
The program is designed to support the career development of academic physicians. Up to four awards of $100,000 per year for 3 years will be made to United States medical schools or equivalent United States educational institutions on behalf of candidates who are U.S. citizens or aliens who have been granted permanent U.S. residence who have received their M.D. degrees from a U.S. medical school in 1992 or later.
All scientific research relevant to human health is eligible for consideration. Deadlines for applications is Aug. 15, 2000. Application forms are available on the Web site at http://www.rbf.org, or by contacting the Rockefeller Brothers Fund at 212-812-4200.
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