50 Years of Progress
On December 23, 1971, President Richard Nixon signed the National Cancer Act. At the time, the federal investment into cancer research was about $200 million. The actual amount of new investment provided by the act was, in retrospect, relatively modest, but the act of focusing federal attention was transformative. Federally designated cancer centers, such as Georgetown Lombardi, were established and today house much of the nation’s fundamental cancer science and cutting-edge translational research. The current NCI budget exceeds $6 billion yearly. Spurred by transformative discoveries in the public sector, the pharmaceutical industry has prioritized new cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. Effective early detection and even powerful prevention strategies, such as smoking cessation, have blossomed.
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Celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day
On this Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor America’s first inhabitants and celebrate their important contributions to our country.
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Georgetown’s Innovation Center for Biomedical Informatics Hosts Health Informatics & Data Science Virtual Symposium
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The 10th annual Health Informatics and Data Science Symposium, held this year on Friday, October 8, attracted more than 200 registrants. Those who joined the virtual event heard presentations by keynote speaker Amy Abernethy, president of Verily’s Clinical Research Platforms and formerly of the FDA, and spotlight speakers Iker Huerga, chief data scientist, Oncology R&D at AstraZeneca; Anant Madabhushi, PhD, director of the Center for Computational Imaging and Personalized Diagnostics at Case Western Reserve University; and Lucila Ohno-Machado, MD, PhD, chair of UCSD Health’s Department of Biomedical Informatics and associate dean for informatics and technology. Following remarks by Edward Healton, MD, MPH, executive vice president for health sciences and executive dean, Georgetown University School of Medicine, more than 20 scientists presented posters in brief “lightning presentations.” A recording of the symposium will be available on the ICBI website.
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In Memoriam: Edmund Gehan, PhD
Last week, we learned that Edmund Gehan, PhD, professor emeritus in the Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics & Biomathematics, died on September 28 at the age of 92. Louis Weiner, MD, Georgetown Lombardi director, and Ming Tan, PhD, professor and chair, Department of Biostatistics, Bioinformatics and Biomathematics, shared this remembrance.
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New Backup Dependent Care Benefit Through Bright Horizons
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Register for the Ruesch Symposium
Registration is open for the Ruesch Symposium, to be held Friday and Saturday, November 19 and 20. Topics addressed by this in-person and virtual event include expanding I/O therapies in GI cancer, targeted therapies in GI cancer, and health disparities in GI cancer. Registration is free for all MedStar and Georgetown employees/trainees with the promo code MedStarEmp2021. Learn more and register.
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NCI’s Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities Seminar
Thursday, October 14
1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Rob Winn, MD, director and Lipman Chair in Oncology, VCU Massey Cancer Center, presents the talk “Structure, Trust, and Science.” As a former CURE scholar, Winn brings a focus on cancer disparities, equity and community to his research and his cancer center leadership. Register via WebEx.
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SAVE THE DATE
2021 NIH Virtual Seminar on Program Funding and Grants Administration
This year’s seminar, themed “Empowering the Research Workforce to Fuel Scientific Discovery,” takes place November 1 through 4. It will provide opportunities to learn about NIH and NCI funding opportunities, tools for applying, resources, and networking with colleagues and federal staff. Administrators, researchers, early stage investigators, graduate students, or anyone new to working with the NIH grants process are encouraged to attend. Learn more about this year’s seminar and register.
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Thursday, October 14
9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
Nanxi Huang, PhD candidate in the Tumor Biology program, presents “The Role of HAI-2 in Sodium Homeostasis in the Intestine Depends on the Correct Subcellular Targeting.” Mentors: Michael Johnson, PhD, and Chen-Yong Lin, PhD. Join the Cancer Research Data Meeting via Zoom (Meeting ID: 440 081 108).
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Thursday, October 14
4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Lawrence Tabak, DDS, PhD, principal deputy director, NIH, senior investigator, NIDCR, NIH, presents “How Ira’s Protein Led Me Down a Sugar-Coated Path.” Note: CME/CE credit will be offered for this seminar. Join this lecture via Zoom.
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Friday, October 15
10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Suman Ranjit, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular & Cellular Biology and assistant director of the Microscopy & Imaging Shared Resource at Georgetown, presents “Imaging Metabolic Changes and Fibrosis Using Phasor Approach to FLIM Imaging of Endogenous Markers.” Co-sponsored by Georgetown and the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research. Join this lecture via WebEx.
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Friday, October 15
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Rachel Rosenstein, MD, PhD, assistant professor of internal medicine, Dermatology Division, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine’s Center for Discovery and Innovation, presents “Pathogenesis of Sclerotic Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease.” Join the Grand Rounds via Zoom.
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Friday, October 15
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Paul Kolm, PhD, associate director in the Department of Biostatistics and Biomedical Informatics at MedStar Health Research Institute, presents “Analytic Complexities of Observational Data: A Study of Modeling Atrial Fibrillation.” Sponsored by GHUCCTS. Register for this seminar via Zoom.
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Monday, October 18
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Learn how to upload your CV, add your personal website information, upload a syllabus, publications and more. Register via Eventbrite.
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Funding and Award Opportunities
AACR Anna D. Barker Basic Cancer Research Fellowship
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AACR-Debbie’s Dream Foundation Career Development Award for Gastric Cancer Research
The AACR-Debbie’s Dream Foundation Career Development Award for Gastric Cancer Research represents a joint effort to encourage and support junior faculty to conduct gastric cancer research and to establish a successful career path in this field. This award provides $200,000 over two years for expenses related to the research project, which may include salary and benefits of the grant recipient, collaborators, postdoctoral or clinical research fellows, graduate students (including tuition costs associated with graduate students’ education and training), or research assistants; research/laboratory supplies; equipment; publication charges for manuscripts that pertain directly to the funded project; and other research expenses. View program guidelines and letter of intent instructions. LOI deadline: October 28, 2021, 1 p.m.; application deadline: February 1, 2022, 1 p.m.
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NEW The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award
Physician-scientists (MD, MD/Ph.D., DO, or foreign equivalent) in subspecialty fellowship training working at U.S. medical institutions may apply for the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Clinical Scientist Development Award. Competitive applicants are expected to have research experience and contributions consistent with the rank of assistant professor, as well as committed mentorship and institutional support. Around 17 grants of up to $495,000 each over three years ($150,000 direct cost and $15,000 in indirect costs per year) will be awarded. Deadlines: LOI: November 12, 2021; Final: March 11, 2022. View more information. Apply via Trialect.
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Cancer Immunotherapy Translational Research Program Grant
The Cancer Research Institute offers Clinic and Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP) grants to qualified scientists who are working to explore clinically relevant questions aimed at improving the effectiveness of cancer immunotherapies. The grants support basic, preclinical, and translational research that provides information that can be directly applied to optimizing cancer immunotherapy in the clinic. Applicants must hold a faculty appointment as a tenure-track assistant professor (or higher rank) at the time of award activation. Funding: $200,000 over two years. LOI deadline: December 1. Full application deadline: March 1, 2022. View application guidelines.
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Meetings in italics should be attended by all fellows.
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9:00 AM | Breast Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 528212194)
11:00 AM | GU/Melanoma Research Meeting | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 796253566)
12:15 PM | Dr. Singh – Infections in Immunocompromised Hosts | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
4:00 PM | GU Tumor Board (on 1st/3rd Mondays of the month) | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 869742463)
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9:00 AM | Hematology Path Conference - Inpatient Heme fellows + Outpatient Heme + BMT fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams (CME code: 87757)
12:15 PM | Dr. He – Hepatobiliary Cancers | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
4:00 PM | Liver Tumor Board | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362; Meeting number (access code): 711 507 430, password: Mse4mGSA2N5)
5:00 PM | Breast Tumor Board | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 93777073374; CME code: 80044)
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8:00 AM | Thoracic Tumor Board – Thoracic Fellow | Podium A / Zoom
9:00 AM | Thoracic Research Meeting – Thoracic Fellow | Podium A / Microsoft Teams
12:15 PM | Dr. Broome – Smear Review | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
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9:00 AM | Cancer Research Data Meeting - “The Role of HAI-2 in Sodium Homeostasis in the Intestine Depends on the Correct Subcellular Targeting” | Speaker: Nanxi Huang | Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 440 081 108)
9:30 AM | Head and Neck Tumor Board - Thoracic Fellow attendance encouraged as clinic allows | Microsoft Teams
12:15 PM | Dr. Ozdemirli – LN Pathology | Podium A / Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 987 3224 3543)
12:30 PM | GI Research Meeting | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)
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7:00 AM | CNS Tumor Board | Zoom (dial 646-558-8656; Meeting ID: 378 807 316)
12:00 PM | Oncology Grand Rounds Lecture Series: Rachel Rosenstein, MD, PhD | “Pathogenesis of Sclerotic Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease” | Zoom
1:00 PM | Pancreas Tumor Boar d | WebEx (dial 844-302-0362, Meeting Number (access code): 712527865, HOST PIN: 5514)
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