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April 27, 2020
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Dr. Arul Chinnaiyan was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in cancer research.
April 20, 2020
Stephen Carney (Castro Lab) Receives NIH Minority Supplement Award
Congratulations to Stephen Carney who was awarded an NIH Minority Supplement Award to continue working on Epigenetic reprogramming of neural developmental pathways in glioma.
March 17, 2020
Lyssiotis Lab Makes It to Sweet 16 Round of STAT Madness!
Best of luck to the Lyssiotis Lab as they proceed to compete in the second round of STAT Madness! Their research demonstrates how pancreatic tumors neutralize the effects of gemcitabine chemotherapy through the attraction and manipulation of macrophages.
March 9, 2020
Congrats to April Apfelbaum
Congratulations to April Apfelbaum (Lawlor Lab) , for receiving $1500 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting her research project. Wishing you continued success!
February 20, 2020
Drs. Maria Castro and Pedro Lowenstein Featured in Michigan Medicine Video on Glioblastoma
Complex Systems Affiliated Faculty members Dr. Pedro Lowenstein and Dr. Maria Castro are featured in this very hopeful Michigan Medicine video on "Glioblastoma: Working to Turn the Tide on this Deadly Brain Cancer"
February 19, 2020
Dr. Thomas Gajewski Lunch With Trainees
The Doctoral Program in Cancer Biology welcomes Dr. Thomas Gajewski, M.D., Ph.D. , AbbVie FoundaXon Professor of Cancer Immunotherapy, Department of Medicine, Department of Pathology, and the Ben May Department for Cancer Research
January 15, 2020
Dr. Timothy Graubert Lunch With Trainees
The Doctoral Program in Cancer Biology welcomes Dr. Timothy Graubert, M.D., Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director of Hematologic Malignancies, Mass General Cancer Center .
December 18, 2019
Congrats to Barbara Nelson!
Congratulations to Barbara Nelson (Lyssiotis Lab) , for receiving $3000 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting her research project. Wishing you continued success!
December 18, 2019
Congrats to Katelyn Donahue & Kristen Loesel!
Congratulations to Katelyn Donahue (Pasca di Magliano Lab) and Kristen Loesel (Parent Lab) , for receiving $1500 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of
December 18, 2019
Sam Kerk (Lyssiotis Lab) Awarded F31 Grant
Congratulations to Sam Kerk , who was awarded an F31 award, which supports promising doctoral candidates who will perform dissertation research and training for a PhD degree in a scientific health-related field. The Fellowship will cover his stipend, tuition,
November 6, 2019
Dr. Sheila Stewart Lunch With Trainees
The Doctoral Program in Cancer Biology welcomes Dr. Sheila Stewart, Ph.D., Professor of Cell Biology & Physiology and of Medicine, ICCE Institute, Associate Director for Basic Sciences, Siteman Cancer Center .
October 18, 2019
Jennifer Jimenez, Veerin Sirihorachai, and Katelyn Donahue selected as graduate student representatives
The Biomedical Graduate Student Government has selected Jennifer Jimenez (Lawlor Lab), Veerin Sirihorachai and Katelyn Donahue (Pasca Di Magliano Lab) for the 2019-2020 school year.
September 13, 2019
2019 Cancer Biology Retreat Winners
The Doctoral Program in Cancer Biology is pleased to announce the recipients of this year's 2019 Cancer Biology Retreat Awards.
September 4, 2019
Congrats to Barbara Nelson for PIBS 20th Anniversary Graduate Student Award
Program in Biomedical Sciences 20th Anniversary Graduate Student Award in recognition of her Excellence in Service.
August 12, 2019
Dawn Storball Highlighted In OGPS DEI Staff Spotlight
Check out our Cancer Biology administrator, Dawn Storball's DEI Staff Spotlight!
June 12, 2019
Peter Kim (Lyssiotis Lab) Awarded F31 Grant
Congratulations to Peter Kim , who was awarded an F31 award, which supports promising doctoral candidates who will perform dissertation research and training for a PhD degree in a scientific health-related field. The Fellowship will cover his stipend, tuition
June 3, 2019
Congrats to Ben Chandler!
Congratulations to Ben Chandler (Speers Lab) , for receiving $3000 in Rackham Graduate Student Research Grant funds to help defray the costs of conducting his research project. Wishing you continued success!
May 29, 2019
Welcome 2019 CaRSIP Students!
We would like to welcome our 2019 CaRSIP cohort to Michigan!
They will be interning here for the next 10 weeks so please make them feel at home in our Cancer Biology family!
April 20, 2019
One Day Closer Event
Cancer Biology Trainees participating in the Rogel Cancer Center's One Day Closer Event to showcase how researchers and clinicians at the Rogel Cancer Center are getting us one day closer to a cure for cancer.