The Scientist on the Pulse, April 23

Hot topics in cancer research from the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research

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In this installment of The Pulse on the public radio station WHYY, The Scientist’s associate editor Kerry Grens talks about the latest developments in cancer research that were causing a buzz at the biggest annual gathering of cancer researchers in Philadelphia this past weekend.

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    Kerry Grens

    Kerry served as The Scientist’s news director until 2021. Before joining The Scientist in 2013, she was a stringer for Reuters Health, the senior health and science reporter at WHYY in Philadelphia, and the health and science reporter at New Hampshire Public Radio. Kerry got her start in journalism as a AAAS Mass Media fellow at KUNC in Colorado. She has a master’s in biological sciences from Stanford University and a biology degree from Loyola University Chicago.

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