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Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust Makes $50 Million Gift To Build New Cancer Hospital

A group of people stand with an artist rendering of the proposed WVU Cancer Institute Hospital.
The cancer care available to West Virginians took a further, dramatic, and positive turn today (April 2) with a transformational gift of $50 million that the Hazel Ruby McQuain Charitable Trust is making to the West Virginia University (WVU) Cancer Institute. The gift will be the catalyst for a new, state-of-the-art, comprehensive cancer hospital that is part of the WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital complex in Morgantown. 

Save the Date for the 6th Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium

Columbus, Ohio, on October 27-29, 2024. Registration and details will be coming soon.
save the date for the 6th Great Lakes Breast Cancer Research Symposium

Save the Date for the Live Like Brent Golf Classic

June 8, 2024 at Stonewall Resort

Upcoming Events

April 13
Lawyers for LUCAS - 9 a.m.

Inaugural Lawyers for LUCAS 5K - fundraiser to support WVU Cancer Institute's mobile lung cancer screening unit (LUCAS)
Ruby Amphitheater
Register or Donate

April 16
Mental Health Awareness Through the Lens of Multiple Lived Experiences - 1 p.m. 

Please register to receive the link
2490 B WVU Health Sciences Center

April 18
West Virginia Colorectal Cancer Roundtable - 8:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Contact Susan Eason with questions.
Please register to receive the link
Summersville Arena and Conference Center

April 24
Cancer Cell Biology - 12 p.m.

Inhibiting EZH2 to Modulate Lung Cancer Therapy Responses
Christina Fillmore Brainson, PhD, University of Kentucky
G17 HSCN

April 26-27
Register Now - Annual Cancer Institute Spring Gala

Contact Erin Gregory at EGregory@wvuf.org for details.

June 8
Save the Date for the Live Like Brent Foundation Golf Classic Fundraiser 

Stonewall Resort

July 12
Save the Date for the Bi-Annual WVU Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Conference

Erickson Alumni Center

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Webinar - NIH Simplified Review Framework for Research Project Grants (RPGs): Implementation and Impact on Funding Opportunities

On Wednesday, April 17, 2024 from 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. ET. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is simplifying the framework for the peer review of most Research Project Grant (RPG) applications, effective for due dates on or after January 25, 2025. These changes are designed to address the complexity of the peer review process and mitigate potential bias. Make plans to hear the latest updates, timelines, and how these changes will impact existing and new funding opportunities. A Q&A with NIH experts will follow the presentation to address additional questions.

Registration is required.

Learn About Upcoming Improvements to Data Use and Clinical Study Agreement Processes

WVCTSI's Principal Investigator Academy will host its next event at the WVU Health Sciences Center with remote connection available. The evening will kick off at 5:00 p.m. on April 18, 2024 with time to socialize and network. Then presenters will discuss upcoming improvements to data use and clinical study agreement processes from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Those planning to attend must RSVP.

Spotlight

🎙️ In this episode of ACCC CANCER BUZZ WVU Cancer Institute staff were highlighted. Aaron Cumpston & Christine Barrett from @WVUCancer discussed the challenges of care coordination and therapy. They also share operational best practices for the delivery of bispecific antibodies in a community setting. Listen in: https://t.co/PAX0itk0Oy.

VCU Massey Cancer Center and WVU Cancer Institute meet to learn more about one another and the potential for pilot research projects - setting the stage to generate research together that is meaningful to people living in our catchment areas.

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