More students than ever will be able to participate in meaningful cancer-focused research experiences through summer programs at the cancer center, thanks to two new five-year grants from the National Cancer Institute.
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Cancer Center News - December 2023
IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center expands summer research programs for students and teachers with new grants totaling $3 million
Lung cancer screenings to expand for Indiana veterans thanks to $1 million grant
Shadia Jalal, MD, and Catherine Sears, MD, received funding from the National Center for Lung Cancer Screening and Lung Precision Oncology Program (LPOP), making Indianapolis a spoke site of a LPOP network regional hub location at VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System.
IU leukemia expert awarded $1 million grant from Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Huda Salman, MD, PhD, was awarded the grant to evaluate an immunotherapy for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), found most often in older adults. In past research, Salman developed a cellular therapy that targets a protein called CD4. This grant will help Salman open a trial using the same technology to target CD4 for CMML patients.
Cancer center researchers receive $2.4 million NCI grant to develop new pancreatic cancer treatments
The highly competitive NCI award will allow Mark Kelley, PhD, and Melissa Fishel, PhD, to build on specific advances they’ve made in their adjacent labs and as part of the cancer center’s Pancreatic Cancer Challenges and Solutions Working Group, of which Fishel is a co-leader.
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IU cancer center researchers share findings at 2023 American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting
Cancer center researchers shared their findings at the 2023 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. The world’s largest hematology event, ASH brings together more than 20,000 hematology professionals. This year’s event was Dec. 9-12 in San Diego.
Cancer center researchers share findings at 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium
Cancer center researchers shared their findings and expertise at the 2023 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, the most influential gathering of breast cancer researchers and physicians in the world.
