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| Upcoming Events week of Dec 19 - Jan 9 |
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Dec 26
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WVU Cancer Institute clinic closed in observance of winter holiday season |
Jan 2
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WVU Cancer Institute clinic closed in observance of New Year’s Day
Infiniti Coaches’ Charity Challenge kicks off at 12P. Visit us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter to learn how to vote for Coach Bob Huggins to help him win the top prize for his cancer research endowment. |
Jan 9
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WVU Cancer Institute Weekly eNews will take a winter holiday break and resume on Jan. 9, 2017. |
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Clarksburg middle school students donate totes for breast cancer patients
Students at Mountaineer Middle School and WI Middle School in Clarksburg have put together more than 80 chemo totes filled with goodies for breast cancer patients at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Various groups and restaurants show spirit of giving toward Cancer Institute programs and services
Bonnie’s Bus, the Betty Puskar Breast Care Center and the Comfort Fund have each benefitted from the generosity of various groups and restaurants in West Virginia this holiday season.
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Bob Huggins Fish Fry set for Feb 3
The 2017 Bob Huggins Fish Fry, presented by Little General Stores, will be from 6:30P-9:30P on Feb. 3 at Mylan Park in Morgantown. This special evening featuring sports legends, Mardi Gras festivities, live music and more, will benefit the Remember the Miners Scholars Program and the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Four Cancer Institute clinical staff members to participate in Pivotal Leadership Academy class
Members of WVU Medicine-WVU Hospitals’ 2017 Pivotal Leadership Academy (PLA) have been announced and they include four professionals from the WVU Cancer Institute – Kim Belcher, Spiritual Care and Education; Lisa Cordero, Betty Puskar Breast Care Center; and Kim Moats and Brooke Gobel of Oncology Services.
Learn more about the program
Call for submissions for 2017 WVU Foundation Outstanding Teaching Awards
The Provost’s Office requests nominations of, or applications from faculty members for the 2017 WVU Foundation Awards for Outstanding Teaching. Materials must be sent to the Office of the Provost by February 20, 2017.
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West Virginia Wesleyan swim teams make gift to breast cancer research
West Virginia Wesleyan’s Men’s and Women’s Swim Teams have made a big splash to benefit breast cancer research at the WVU Cancer Institute.
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Annual employee recognition awards nominations being accepted for 2016
The WVU Cancer Institute Employee Recognition Awards Committee is now accepting nominations for its 2016 Employee Recognition Awards Program. The submission process has been streamlined to make it easier for nominators. Simply fill out the survey and submit from any device.
For more details on how to nominate and recognize excellence among your colleagues.
Link to Employee Excellence Awards Online Application
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News from WVU Athletics
Mountaineers invited to Russell Athletic Bowl fan events in Orlando
Buchanan named TDS.com Player of the Year
2017 Football Schedule released
Russell Athletic Bowl: WVU-Miami series revived
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Leveraging an NQO1 Bioactivatable Drug for Tumor-Selective Use of Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase Inhibitors.
Huang X, Motea EA, Moore ZR, Yao J, Dong Y, Chakrabarti G, Kilgore JA, Silvers MA, Patidar PL, Cholka A, Fattah F, Cha Y, Anderson GG, Kusko R, Peyton M, Yan J, Xie XJ, Sarode V, Williams NS, Minna JD, Beg M, Gerber DE, Bey EA, Boothman DA. Cancer Cell. 2016;30(6):940-952.
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Nanotoxicity: emerging concerns regarding nanomaterial safety and occupational hard metal (WC-Co) nanoparticle exposure.
Armstead AL, Li BY. Int J Nanomedicine. 2016;11:6421-6433.
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Osteosarcoma overview.
Lindsey BA, Markel JE, Kleinerman ES. Rheumatol Ther. 2016.
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Melanoma exosomes deliver a complex biological payload that upregulates PTPN11 to suppress T lymphocyte function.
Wu Y, Deng WT, McGinley EC, Klinke DJ. Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2016.
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Oral perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) lessens tumor development in the APCmin mouse model of spontaneous familial adenomatous polyposis.
Wimsatt J, Villers M, Thomas L, Kamarec S, Montgomery C, Yeung LW, Hu Y, Innes KE. BMC Cancer. 2016;16(1):942.
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In vitro inflammatory effects of hard metal (WC-Co) nanoparticle exposure.
Armstead AL, Li B. Int J Nanomedicine. 2016;11:6195-6206.
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Aerobic exercise and cancer-related fatigue in adults: A re-examination using the IVhet model for meta-analysis.
Kelley GA, Kelley KS. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016.
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Long-term outcomes after thiotepa-based high-dose therapy (HDT) and autologous hematopoietic cell transplantation (auto-HCT) in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL).
Shah N, Rauenzahn S, Veltri L, Wen S, Craig M, Hamadani M, Kanate AS, Cumpston AD. Bone Marrow Transplant. 2016.
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Impact of genetic counseling and testing on altruistic motivations to test for BRCA1/2: a longitudinal study.
Garg R, Vogelgesang J, Kelly KM. J Genet Couns. 2016;25(3):572-582.
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NIH Notices
NIH Requests for Applications
- Cancer Immune Monitoring and Analysis Centers (U24)
(RFA-CA-17-005)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 3, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Cancer Immunologic Data Commons (CIDC) (U24)
(RFA-CA-17-006)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 3, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Consortium for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Translational Studies on the Tumor Microenvironment (U01)
(RFA-CA-17-015)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 7, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Resource Center for the Consortium for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma (PDAC) Translational Studies (U24)
(RFA-CA-17-016)
National Cancer Institute
Application Receipt Date(s): March 7, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Integrative Research in Gynecologic Health (R01)
(RFA-HD-18-017)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
Application Receipt Date(s): March 31, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Innovations for Healthy Living - Improving Population Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R43/R44)
(RFA-MD-17-001)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Application Receipt Date(s): February 22, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Technologies for Improving Minority Health and Eliminating Health Disparities (R41/R42)
(RFA-MD-17-002)
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities
Application Receipt Date(s): February 22, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
NIH Program Announcements
- Utilizing Health Information Technology to Scale and Spread Successful Practice Models Using Patient-reported Outcomes (R18)
(PA-17-077)
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Application Receipt Date(s): Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Administrative Supplement for Research on Sex/Gender Influences (Admin Supp)
(PA-17-078)
National Cancer Institute
et, al.
Application Receipt Date(s): February 13, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- NLM Administrative Supplements for Informationist Services in NIH-funded Research Projects (Admin Supp)
(PA-17-090)
National Cancer Institute
et, al.
Application Receipt Date(s): March 15, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Shared Instrumentation Grant (SIG) Program (S10)
(PAR-17-074)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Application Receipt Date(s): May 31, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- Shared Instrumentation for Animal Research (SIFAR) Grant Program (S10)
(PAR-17-075)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Application Receipt Date(s): May 31, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- High-End Instrumentation (HEI) Grant Program (S10)
(PAR-17-076)
Division of Program Coordination, Planning and Strategic Initiatives, Office of Research Infrastructure Programs
Application Receipt Date(s): May 31, 2017, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
- NIBIB Biomedical Technology Resource Centers (P41)
(PAR-17-083)
National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Application Receipt Date(s): Standard dates apply, by 5:00 PM local time of applicant organization.
Other Funding or Opportunities
None this week
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Jan 11
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Evening of Science: Focus on Mitochondrial Function, Metabolism, and Bioenergetics – 4-6P, 4th floor, Evansdale Crossing, Morgantown |
Jan 13
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CCB meeting – 1-2P, 201 Erma Byrd |
Jan 27
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Alexander B. Osborn Hematopoietic Malignancy and Transplantation Program guest lecture – 12-1P, Room 2157 HSN
DNA and RNA Markers of Disease Progression in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Annette S. Kim, MD, PhD
Associate Professor Harvard Medical School
Assisstant Director, Center of Advanced Molecular Diagnostics Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital |
Feb 3
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Bob Huggins Fish Fry – 6:30-9:30P, Mylan Park, Morgantown
Benefits the Remember the Miners Scholars Program and the Norma Mae Huggins Cancer Research Endowment Fund at the WVU Cancer Institute
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Feb 8
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CCB Spring Seminar Series – 12-1P, HSN Room # 2157
Ryan Roberts, MD, PhD
Center for Childhood Cancer & Blood Diseases
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Osteosarcoma as a model of metastatic disease: from basic mechanisms to translational therapeutics |
Feb 9
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WVU Wresting Team Cradles for Cancer match against South Dakota State – 7P, WVU Coliseum |
Feb 10
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CCB meeting – 1-2P, 201 Erma Byrd |
Feb 11
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WVU Women’s Basketball (Pink Game) against Oklahoma State
– 6:30P, WVU Coliseum |
Feb 26
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WVU Women’s Gymnastics (Pink Out) against Iowa State, Maryland– 1P, WVU Coliseum |
April 28-30
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2017 WVU Cancer Institute Spring Gala –
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV |
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