Tannishtha Reya, PhD, is establishing the new Irving Cancer Drug Discovery Program, devoted to helping faculty accelerate research discoveries in their labs to the clinic.
HICCC Director Anil Rustgi, MD, is being honored for his major contributions in advancing the care of patients with digestive diseases through clinical or translational research.
Translational scientist Robert Wechsler-Reya, PhD, an expert in pediatric brain cancer, has joined the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center as scientific director of Brain Tumor Research.
Dr. Ghosh has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine for pioneering studies of NF-kB and establishing strategies to target NF-kB in the treating inflammatory diseases and cancer.
Congratulations to Lauren Houghton, Chin Hur, Markus D. Siegelin, and Neil Vasan, the new Class of Velocity Fellows, for their innovative, life-changing cancer research.
Annual Precision Medicine Pilot Grants are awarded to five Columbia research teams, including research led by members Drs. Brent Stockwell and Kelley Yan.
A multi-institution team of lung cancer experts have received a new SU2C grant to bring technology-enabled immunotherapy monitoring to under-represented patients.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and Conquer Cancer Foundation have recognized seven leading oncology trainees from Columbia Cancer with Young Investigator Awards and Merit Awards.