News Briefs | July 2022
Dr. Lee appears on Inside INdiana Business
During an interview on Inside INdiana Business, Kelvin Lee, M.D., cancer center director, talked about the early efforts of starting the IU Cancer Center 30 years ago, the center’s impact on cancer research and care, the center’s sponsorship of a formula race car, and more. The segment was broadcast on July 8. Watch on YouTube.
Also, Dr. Lee appeared on WISH-TV to talk about the upcoming Chuckstrong Tailgate Gala on Aug. 4 and a decade of Chuckstrong. Watch the interview.
Wright Scholarship application is open
Please share this info with second- and third-year medical students conducting cancer research.
Applications are now open for the IU Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center William J. Wright Scholarship Fund, which aims to reward second- and third-year medical students conducting cancer research who wish to pursue a career in the care of patients with cancer and who have displayed strong humanistic qualities throughout their medical school career.
The expectation for this award is that the student will devote at least two months of their school year to a project that will further the care of patients with cancer, including a formal basic, translational or clinical science research project, quality improvement project, health outcome research, or cancer awareness program. Students need to identify a mentor and a research project, which should be included in the application.
Awardees also will need to attend Cancer Research Day, which is scheduled for in-person on Oct. 12. Further information about Cancer Research Day will be provided soon.
Visit 2022 William J. Wright Scholarship to submit an application. The application deadline is Aug. 26.
Note: Students with research grants that are already supporting their education are not eligible.
2022 ASCO Review at IU
IU hosted the Review and Interpretation of the 2022 ASCO Meeting on July 16. The following faculty presented:
- Nabil Adra, M.D.
- Tarah J. Ballinger, M.D.
- Gregory Durm, M.D.
- Nasser Hanna, M.D.
- Shadia Jalal, M.D.
- Theodore Logan, M.D.
- Michael J. Robertson, M.D.
- Anita Turk, M.D.
More information about the program is available online. The meeting recording is available to view with registration.
T32 program seeking pre- and post-doctoral applicants for fall 2022
The primary purpose of this NCI-funded T32 program is to train the next generation of cancer prevention and control scientists to conduct interdisciplinary research spanning the continuum of cancer; prevention, early detection, treatment, and survivorship. Applications will be reviewed immediately and will continue until positions are filled. Program leaders are Victoria Champion, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN, and Catherine Mosher, Ph.D. More information is available online. See the flyer.
Upcoming events
The August Simon Says Experts Series features cancer center director Kelvin Lee, M.D., presenting “Town Hall: An Annual Conversation with Our Director” at noon Thursday, Aug. 11. Stephanie Pemberton, cancer survivor and vice president of marketing for the Indianapolis Colts, will moderate. Chuck Pagano, a 10-year cancer survivor, will open the town hall with a special welcome message. Register now.
Big Ten Cancer Research Consortium 2022 Summit will take place Saturday, Nov. 19, in Columbus, Ohio. The summit is for senior and junior faculty and fellows involved in clinical oncology research, basic scientists involved in drug discovery and translational research, cancer center leadership and administration, industry leaders and medical science liaisons, and community leaders. Registration is open until Friday, Sept. 30. Learn more and register.
Winkle joins the cancer center as administrative assistant
Tracy Winkle has been named an administrative assistant at the cancer center. In this role, Winkle will provide assistance to the center's educational and training activities, the Experimental and Developmental Therapeutics (EDT) research program, and the Vera Bradley Scholars program. She also will provide support to the Phase I program director.
Winkle’s office is in R3 C218; she can be reached at tawinkle@iu.edu or 317-278-5601. Welcome, Tracy!
CURE is accepting nominations for the 2002 Multiple Myeloma Heroes Awards
CURE is now accepting nominations for the 2022 Multiple Myeloma Heroes® Awards. For this year’s celebration, CURE is presenting two separate awards, including the Multiple Myeloma Health Equity Hero award, honoring one individual who has demonstrated significant impact in addressing disparities in the multiple myeloma community. Essay nominations can come from a current or former patient, caregiver, family member or peer. Nominations close on Aug. 31.
Three Multiple Myeloma Heroes and one Health Equity Hero will be honored by CURE at a reception in December 2022 at the 64th American Society of Hematology’s (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition. Learn more and nominate today: https://event.curetoday.com/MMH22
Member headlines & highlights
- Ann Kimble-Hill, Ph.D. (TMM), received the Stanley C. Israel Award for Advancing Diversity in the Chemical Sciences from the American Chemical Society.
- Fabiana Perna, M.D., Ph.D. (HHM), Michael Robertson, M.D. (affiliate), Utpal Davé, M.D. (HHM), and colleagues wrote “Novel Immune-Based treatments for Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: The Post-CAR T Cell Era,” which was published in Frontiers in Immunology.
- Paul Macklin, Ph.D. (TMM), received the John Jungck Prize for Excellence in Education from the Society for Mathematical Biology.
- Todd Skaar, Ph.D. (CPC), received the 2022 Bantz-Petronio Translating Research into Practice Award from IUPUI.
- Mark Kaplan, Ph.D. (HHM), was a guest on the July 19 episode of the Immunology Podcast, “Academic Publishing.” Listen to the episode.
- Lauren Nephew, M.D. (CPC), shares how she got interested in medicine, her experiences as a Black woman in hepatology and identifies barriers for patients and providers in an interview in the American College of Gastroenterology Magazine.
New members
- Jessica Maiers, Ph.D.
Associate member, Tumor Microenvironment and Metastasis - Nicholas Powell, PharmD
Associate member, Cancer Prevention and Control - Kevin Rice, M.D.
Affiliate member - Enze Liu, Ph.D.
Associate member, Hematopoiesis & Hematologic Malignancies