White House Names Monica Bertagnolli as NCI Director
White House Names Monica Bertagnolli as NCI Director
The announcement confirms earlier reports that Bertagnolli will become the first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute since its founding in 1937.
The announcement confirms earlier reports that Bertagnolli will become the first woman to lead the National Cancer Institute since its founding in 1937.
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National Cancer Institute Will Stop Funding Nanotechnology Centers
Chia-Yi Hou | May 20, 2019 | 1 min read
The Centers of Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence were established in 2005 through several phases of funding, which are reported to end next year.
Trump Picks National Cancer Institute Director
Kerry Grens | Jun 12, 2017 | 1 min read
Ned Sharpless currently leads the cancer center at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Renowned Cancer Theorist Dies
Alison F. Takemura | Jul 12, 2016 | 2 min read
Alfred Knudson, who formulated the “two-hit” theory on the origins of cancer, has passed away at age 93.
NCI: Breast Cancer Cases Could Rise by 50 Percent
Bob Grant | Apr 20, 2015 | 2 min read
A National Cancer Institute model forecasts a marked increase in estrogen receptor-positive tumors among older women by 2030.
NCI Head Stepping Down
Tracy Vence | Mar 4, 2015 | 2 min read
Harold Varmus, who has led the US National Cancer Institute since 2010, is leaving his appointment at the end of the month.
Report: Current Research System “Unsustainable”
Tracy Vence | Apr 15, 2014 | 1 min read
Four prominent academics call for an overhaul of the US biomedical research workforce.
AACR Releases Tobacco Report
Jef Akst | Apr 7, 2014 | 2 min read
Researchers and regulators reflect on the progress that has been made in preventing tobacco-related disease in the 50 years since the publication of the first U.S. Surgeon General’s report.
Cancer Gene Data Released
Chris Palmer | Jul 18, 2013 | 2 min read
NCI has made public the largest-ever database of cancer-specific gene variations, paving the way for the development of new drugs and therapies.
NCI Plans Wide Collaboration
Dan Cossins | Jun 26, 2013 | 2 min read
The National Cancer Institute hopes to team up with outside researchers to finally figure out how to inhibit a common cancer-driving protein family.
Making Cancer More Transparent
Mary Beth Aberlin | Apr 1, 2013 | 3 min read
A decade into the age of genomics, science is generating a flood of data that will help in the quest to eradicate the disease.