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WVU Cancer Institute Recognized at WVU Women’s Soccer Game

Dr. Kristin Luppinacci, Shannon Filburn and Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins wear pink for breast cancer awareness during the WVU Women's soccer game.

Kristin Lupinacci, DO, breast surgical oncologist; Shannon Filburn, clinical nurse coordinator for surgical oncology/breast surgery and Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, MD, breast surgical oncologist and director of the WVU Cancer Institute; represented the WVU Cancer Institute at the WVU Women’s Soccer “pink game” on Oct. 17 at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium in Morgantown. The annual event brings attention to the importance of early detection through routine cancer screening and honors those affected by breast cancer. WVU players wore pink jerseys. WVU defeated the Texas Tech Red Raiders by a score of 2-0.

Another WVU Athletics “pink game” presented by the WVU Cancer Institute will take place this Saturday, Oct. 23, as the WVU Women’s Volleyball team takes on the Baylor Bears at the WVU Coliseum at 5 p.m.

Employees ‘Pink Out’ at Ruby

A group of Ruby Memorial employees in Pink attire stand as a group to bring awareness to breast cancer month. On Wednesday (Oct. 20), WVU Medicine J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital employees wore their favorite pink shirts, pants, scarves, and ties in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. As part of “pink out” day, employees were invited to gather for a group photo.

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Upcoming Events

See more on the WVU Cancer Institute Calendar

Oct. 22

Medicine Grand Rounds - 8 a.m.

MDS Resistance to Hypomethylating Agents
Konstantinos Sdrimas, M.D., an assistant professor and specialist in hematology and oncology

Oct. 23

WVU Women's Volleyball - Pink Game Presented by WVU Cancer Institute - 5 p.m.

Come watch the WVU Women's Soccer team take on Baylor or watch on ESPN+ and streaming services.

Oct. 26

Women's Resource Center Showcase - 1 p.m.

Learn about resources that are offered by the WVU Women's Resource Center.
Leslie Tower, Director of the Women's Resource Center
Zoom access may be requested using this form.

Oct. 27

Cancer Cell Biology Student Forum - 12 p.m.

NEDD9 expression augments HER2+ Breast Cancer Tumorigenesis
Marc Purazo, CCB Student
Zoom access may be requested from Tina Lankford.

Oct. 27

Meeting of Behavioral and Biomedical Sciences - 1:30 p.m.

Understanding the Function of a Protein Degradation Machine That Is Involved in Cancer and Neurodegenerative Disease
Dr. David Smith, Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Zoom access may be requested using this form.

Nov. 2

Innovation Hub Seminar - 1 p.m.

Overview of the WVU Engineering Innovation Hub
Dustin Spayde, Innovation Hub Engineering Director
Zoom access may be requested through this RSVP link.

Nov. 3

Cancer Cell Biology Seminar Series - 12 p.m.

Dissecting Cell Signaling Using Synthetic Biology
Dr. Andrei V. Karginov, University of Illinois at Chicago
Zoom access may be requested from Tina Lankford.

Nov. 4

WVU Flow Cytometry & Single Cell Core Facility Seminar - 12 p.m.

10x Genomics Product Portfolio Review
Biology at True Resolution
Bradley Toms, Science and Technology Advisor, 10x Genomics
HSC North Room 3129 or Zoom
Please register for in-person or Zoom option

Nov. 12
WVU Cancer Institute CME Lecture Series - 8 a.m.

A Muscle-Centric Perspective of Breast Cancer-Associated Fatigue with Emidio Pistilli, PhD
Zoom access may be requested from this link

Nov. 19

WVU Cancer Institute Science Exchange - 12 p.m.

Melanoma- Risk, Surveillance and Management
Zoom access may be requested from Tina Lankford.

Explore More

Save the Date for the Next AACE Engagement Lounge
The next AACE Engagement Lounge features Cancer Education within Diverse Communities on Thursday, 28 October 2021, at 3:00 to 4:30 PM EDT.
AACE Engagement Lounges are Zoom Meetings focusing on topics relevant to the work of our members. This Engagement Lounge will be open to all who might have an interest, not simply AACE members.

St. Baldrick’s Foundation Scholar (Career Development) Award Funding Opportunity
The Scholar (Career Development) Award is meant to help develop the independent research of highly qualified individuals still early in their careers. Recipients are called St. Baldrick’s Scholars. In addition to research to understand the biology of childhood cancers and discover leads to more effective treatments, topics of interest include but are not limited to: adolescents & young adults; survivorship, outcomes, and quality of life; supportive care; epidemiology and pediatric cancer predispositions; precision medicine; and alternative & complementary therapies.
Funding: Up to $110,000/year for 2-year minimum
Letter of Intent (LOI) due by December 3, 2021; applications due by February 18, 2022.
Please contact Kate Griffin at kate.griffin@hsc.wvu.edu by Monday, November 8, 2021, if you are interested in applying for this grant. This is a limited submission opportunity; depending on the level of interest, an internal selection process will be initiated.