Joseph Califano Steps Down as Director of Moores Cancer Center
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On Friday, Dr. Joseph Califano announced his decision to resign as Director of Moores Cancer Center and return to his roles as Iris and Matthew Strauss Chancellor’s Endowed Chair in Head and Neck Surgery and Director of the Hanna and Mark Gleiberman Head and Neck Cancer Center. In addition, he will focus his attention on patient care and his NIH-funded laboratory research on the molecular and biological basis of head and neck cancer. A national search for the next Moores Director is underway, and Dr. Califano will remain Director until a new Director is in place.
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Rady Children’s Hospital Receives $2.5 Million Donation to Advance Neuro-Oncology Research
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The Rosenberg Fund for Innovation and Technological Advancement in Neuro-Oncology has gifted $2.5M to Rady Children’s Hospital to advance support and treatment for young people with brain and spinal cord tumors. Read More»
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U.S.-Mexico Cross-Border Collaboration Greatly Improves Pediatric Leukemia Survival
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New research results from Moores Cancer Center member Dr. Paula Aristizabal demonstrates that after implementation of cross-border cancer treatment training and access programs, 5-year overall survival improved by 30% for children with leukemia being treated at Hospital General de Tijuana. Read More»
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May 30, 2023
Leichtag Biomedical Research Building, Room 107
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June 7, 2023
Moores Cancer Center, Comer Commons and Zoom
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June 8, 2023
Moores Cancer Center, Comer Commons
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NCI Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program
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Applications for this postdoctoral fellowship program are open through August 1, 2023.
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| Cancer Research, Training, and Education Coordination (CRTEC) at Moores has identified a number of high school and undergraduate students who want to volunteer this summer to do cancer-related research.
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- 20–30 hours per week
- 4–6 weeks this summer
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For more information, please contact Amy Spilkin, PhD
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Applications for KL2 Mentored Career Development Award Now Open!
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The ACTRI KL2 award is a mentored career development award that provides up to $120K towards salary, plus benefits, along with $25K per year in research funds. Successful applicants will receive up to 3 years of support. Applications for this program are open through August 15, 2023.
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FEATURED FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES |
Discovery Grants are intended to fund high-risk, high-reward innovative, collaborative research. Award will provide $250K for a period of 1 year. Targeted Grants are intended to fund innovative, translational, oncology-based projects that show promise of advancing to pre-clinical or clinical stages. Award will provide $500K for a period of 1–2 years. The Cure Prize is awarded to fund innovative ground-breaking ideas that will change the course of cancer care. Award will provide $1M for a period of 2–3 years.
Deadline: Tuesday, May 30, 2023
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This funding opportunity will provide $100K in direct costs for 3 years. No part of the award may cover institutional overhead or other indirect costs.
Deadline: Tuesday, June 27, 2023
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The Minnesota Ovarian Cancer Alliance will award up to $150,000 in November 2023 to support
research on the early detection of ovarian cancer.
Deadline: Friday, September 1, 2023
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Nature
Scott M. Lippman (Cancer Control Program), Ludmil B. Alexandrov (Structural and Functional Genomics), Vineet Bafna (Structural and Functional Genomics)
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Journal of Clinical Oncology
Elena Martinez, Cancer Control Program
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JAMA Oncology
Loren K. Mell, Solid Tumor Therapeutics
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Introducing the CTO Staff of Month for May 2023.... Erika Peterson! You contagious smile and positivity makes a world of a difference in patient care! Thank you for always going above and beyond to help patients everyday!
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT |
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Help Celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month
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We warmly invite you to participate in AANHPI Heritage Month and help celebrate the work and perspectives of not only Moores members and colleagues (at UC San Diego, SDSU, and LJI), but also UC San Diego Health and Health Sciences colleagues who identify as AANHPI. Please email Maritza Gomez at mag075@health.ucsd.edu your name, credentials, a photo, 1–2 sentences about your role, and something meaningful to you about your AANHPI culture and identity.
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