The Roundup │ May/June 2019

Vol 1 | Issue 11 | May/June 2019

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The GW Cancer Center is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dr. Cyrus Katzen Family Director of the GW Cancer Center, thanks to a generous gift from GW alumnus and Board of Trustee member Jay Katzen.

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COMMUNITY SPOTLIGHT: PRIDE MONTH

Staff from the GW Cancer Center recently participated in several events for Pride Month in June. Pride Month is a great opportunity to improve care for all and to raise awareness about the health needs and disparities in LGBTQ+ communities. Learn more about our resources or download some of the great researcher tools from our inaugural LGBTQ+ Community-Researcher Networking Event.

WHAT WE'RE READING

The latest cancer news

UPCOMING EVENTS

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Lung Cancer Screening Guidelines May Miss More African Americans at Risk (Reuters)

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Survey Underscores Need for Formal Adverse Event Attribution Training in Oncology (Cancer Therapy Advisor)

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Drug Combo Slows Progression in Advanced Breast Cancer (Oncology Nurse Advisor)

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Is a Diabetes Drug the Key to Aggressive Breast Cancer? (Medical News Today)

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7/9 - GW Biomedical Informatics Center: FactsFerret: Facilitating Clinical Research from a Multi-Center Clinical Dataset

7/12 - Grand Rounds: Introduction to Bone Marrow Aspirate/Biopsy, Mitchell Smith, MD, PhD and Donald Karcher, MD (Residents/Fellows only)

7/18 - REDCap 101: Hands on Training: Database Design

7/19 - REDCap 102: Surveys, Longitudinal Studies and Application

7/19 - Research Match Training

7/26-7/27 - International Conference of Nutrition in Medicine

MORE EVENTS

RECENT MEMBER AWARDS

Jeffrey Bethony, PhD: AIDS Malignancy Consortium (NIH)

Robert Miller, PhD: In Vivo Remyelination Assays (Biogen Inc.)

Rong Li, PhD: Next-Generation MOWChIP-seq for High-Throughput Epigenomic Profiling Using Clinically Relevant Samples (NCI)

Naomi Seiler, JD: STD Services in Medicaid (CDC)

Jason Zara, PhD: Engineering for the Public Good (The Kern Family Foundation)

Kathleen Griffith, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC: Progressive Activity-Based Rehabilitation in Veteran Cancer Survivors with Chronic Pain (VA Maryland Health Care System)

Kathleen Griffith, PhD, MPH, FNP-BC: Strength Training and Endurance Training for Life Clinical Demonstration Project (VA Maryland Health Care System)

Rohan Fernandes, PhD: Immunoengineered Nanoparticles for Treating Melanoma (Bsquared Consulting Group)

Michael Keidar, PhD: Exploring New Concepts Towards Multi-Mode Low-Power Robust Electric Propulsion (Air Force Office of Scientific Research)

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

NIH: Linking the Provider Recommendation to Adolescent HPV Vaccine Uptake (due 7/5)

NIH: Traceback Testing: Increasing Identification and Genetic Counseling of Mutation Carriers Through Family-Based Outreach (due 7/5)

DoD: CDMRP Peer Reviewed Medical Research Program Technology/Therapeutic Development Award (due 7/11)

NIH: Pilot and Feasibility Studies Evaluating the Role of RNA Modifications in Cancer Biology (due 7/16)

DoD: Ovarian Cancer Investigator-Initiated Research Award (due 7/24)

NCI: Advanced Development and Validation of Emerging Biospecimen Science Technologies for Basic and Clinical Cancer Research (LOI due 8/27)

NCI: Sustained Support for Informatics Technologies for Cancer Research and Management (LOI due 10/20)

Looking for additional funding opportunities and announcements? Check out the latest Funding Flash or Research Matters .

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