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Apr 9
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Zebrafish Training Workshop – 12-7:30 p.m., Mountainlair/Rhododendron Room, Life Sciences Building, Mountain State Brewing Company
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Apr 10-11
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CDC "Pink Book" Training: Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases |
Apr 11
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CCB Seminar Series – 12-1 p.m., HSN Room 2116
Shobha Vasudevan , PhD
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center
Harvard Medical School
Specialized translation mechanisms for quiescent cancer cells |
Apr 13
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Cancer Institute Science Exchange
12-1 p.m., 1901, HSCN
Immunotherapy Speed Dating |
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Hannah Hazard-Jenkins receives Vice President’s Women in Science & Health Award
Dr. Hannah Hazard-Jenkins, associate chair of surgery for WVU Cancer Services, has been honored for outstanding achievement by WVU Health Sciences Vice President and Executive Dean Clay Marsh, MD. During the Annual Vice President’s Achievement Awards ceremony this past week, Hazard-Jenkins was presented the 2018 WISH (Women In Science & Health) Mid-Career Excellence Award.
Carl Schmidt, M.D., to join WVU Cancer Institute
WVU Medicine announced Tuesday (April 3) that Carl Schmidt, M.D., a nationally recognized surgical oncologist specializing in cancers of the liver, pancreas, and stomach will join the WVU Cancer Institute in July.
WVU community meets new Cancer Institute and Neuroscience Institute leader Courtney DeVries
WVU faculty, staff and students recently had an opportunity to meet and learn more about A. Courtney DeVries, PhD, who holds major leadership roles in the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and the WVU Cancer Institute. Dr. DeVries, a professor in the Section of Hematology/Oncology in the WVU School of Medicine Department of Medicine with a joint appointment as a member of the WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute, presented a special seminar last week titled Getting By With A Little Help From Our Friends: Mechanisms Underlying Social Influences on Health. DeVries also holds the John T. and June R. Chambers Chair of Oncology Research in the WVU Cancer Institute.
Zuan-Fu Lim wins Rising Star Award
Zuan-Fu Lim, a cancer cell biology graduate student in Patrick Ma’s lab at the WVU Cancer Institute, has won a Rising Star Award from the WVU Health Sciences Center Office of Research and Graduate Education. The award recognizes outstanding graduate students and faculty at the Health Sciences Center. Earlier this year, Lim’s lung cancer research earned him an American Association of Immunologists Young Investigator Award for his first place oral presentation at the 21st annual meeting of the Translational Research Cancer Centers Consortium at Seven Springs, PA.
Foundation donates iPads to WVU Medicine Children’s
The Walking Miracles Foundation has partnered with Shentel Corporation/Sprint in Teays Valley to donate 10 Apple iPads to children undergoing cancer treatment at WVU Medicine Children’s to help caregivers and survivors navigate treatment and the next steps of getting back to their lives.
WVU Camp Kesem accepting camper applications
WVU Camp Kesem, a free-of-charge summer camp for children of cancer patients, is still accepting campers for a week of fun activities at Camp Sandy Cove in High View, West Virginia, Hampshire County, June 10-15. To register a camper.
WVU is one of several colleges around the country that host a Camp Kesem summer camp between June and August for children, ages 6 to 18, who’ve been affected by a parent’s cancer. Camp Kesem is a nationwide community, driven by passionate college student leaders supporting children through and beyond their parent’s cancer.
The co-directors of the camp are also in need of two volunteer nurses. If you are a nurse and are available, please call (443) 914-2988 or email wvu@campkesem.org.
Gold Blue & You Campaign officially underway
Jesse Jeffries, Tina Lankford and Sherry Stoneking of the Cancer Institute pick up information on the Gold Blue & You Campus Campaign.
This year’s Gold Blue & You Campus Campaign is in full swing, providing WVU faculty and staff and WVU Medicine employees an opportunity to directly impact the WVU community through their charitable donations. The Cancer Institute’s M.B. Randolph Cancer Institute Program Enhancement and Project Fund is one of the funds featured in the Gold Blue & You brochure. Please pick up a brochure at one of these Cancer Institute locations: first floor lobby beneath the infostation, in hematology/oncology (Annorah Cale’s office) and in the MBRCC clinic breakrooms.
WVU researcher investigates role of misfolded proteins in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease
Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease may have more in common than their effects on the functions of the brain and spinal cord. And finding that common thread could lead to a treatment that could work for all three. A recent study by David Smith, associate professor of biochemistry in the School of Medicine, suggests that at the heart of all three diseases may be misfolded proteins that are shaped in similar ways. Dr. Smith is a WVU Cancer Institute member.
WVU Medicine joins 38 other leading health systems in a partnership with Apple for Health app access
WVU Medicine patients can now utilize the Apple iPhone’s Health app to view their medical records. The app will complement the services currently offered through the MyWVUChart app.
WVU Cancer Institute featured in AACI UPDATE
The WVU Cancer Institute is featured twice in the April 2018 issue of the Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) UPDATE. One of the items in the e-newsletter focuses on WVU’s Clinical Trials Research Unit being recognized as among top ten for accrual; the other item is about the WVU Cancer Institute’s participation in a groundbreaking clinical research study.
All WVU employees must enroll in two-factor authentication by April 27
To help protect the security of WVU information and systems, all employees on all campuses must enroll in two-factor authentication by Friday, April 27.
Fitness Center Closing
The fitness center in the WVU Cancer Institute will close on April 16 and be relocated to the 4th floor of the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute re-opening on July 18. The new hours of operation will be: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm / 3:00 pm – 6:30 am Monday – Friday and unlimited access on Saturday & Sunday.
There are gap period membership options available at 3 local fitness centers.
WVU awards three-year contract to Sophos for anti-virus protection
West Virginia University has selected Sophos as its new anti-virus software provider and will begin transitioning some 17,000 computers starting this spring. |
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Aerosol gemcitabine after amputation inhibits osteosarcoma lung metastases but not wound healing.
Kleinerman ES, Yu L, Dao J, Hayes-Jordan AA, Lindsey BA, Kawedia JD, Stewart J, Gordon N.
Sarcoma. 2018;2018:3143096.
In Vivo EPR assessment of pH, pO2, redox status, and concentrations of phosphate and glutathione in the tumor microenvironment.
Bobko AA, Eubank TD, Driesschaert B, Khramtsov VV.
J Vis Exp. 2018;(133).
Investigational chemotherapy and novel pharmacokinetic mechanisms for the treatment of breast cancer brain metastases.
Shah N, Mohammad AS, Saralkar P, Sprowls SA, Vickers SD, John D, Tallman RM, Lucke-Wold B, Jarrell KE, Pinti M, Nolan RL, Lockman PR.
Pharmacol Res. 2018.
Assessment of tumor sequencing as a replacement for Lynch Syndrome screening and current molecular tests for oatients with colorectal cancer.
Hampel H, Pearlman R, Beightol M, Zhao W, Jones D, Frankel WL, Goodfellow PJ, Yilmaz A, Miller K, Bacher J, Jacobson A, Paskett E, Shields PG, Goldberg RM, de la Chapelle A, Shirts BH, Pritchard CC, Ohio Colorectal Cancer Prevention Initiative Study G.
JAMA Oncol. 2018.
Dysregulation of metabolic-associated pathways in muscle of breast cancer patients: preclinical evaluation of interleukin-15 targeting fatigue.
Bohlen J, McLaughlin SL, Hazard-Jenkins H, Infante AM, Montgomery C, Davis M, Pistilli EE.
J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018.
Dietary compound proanthocyanidins from Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra Sieb. et Zucc.) leaves inhibit angiogenesis and regulate cell cycle of cisplatin-resistant ovarian cancer cells via targeting Akt pathway.
Zhang Y, Chen S, Wei C, Rankin GO, Rojanasakul Y, Ren N, Ye X, Chen YC.
J Funct Foods. 2018;40:573-581.
Physical activity and outcomes in patients with stage III colon cancer: A correlative analysis of phase III trial NCCTG N0147 (Alliance).
Phipps AI, Shi Q, Zemla TJ, Dotan E, Gill S, Goldberg RM, Hardikar S, Jahagirdar B, Limburg PJ, Newcomb PA, Shields A, Sinicrope FA, Sargent DJ, Alberts SR.
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2018. |
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NIH Notices
NCI Announcement of Interest in Supporting Immuno-Oncology Research and Career Development through NIH Parent PA-18-591, "Administrative Supplements to Existing NIH Grants and Cooperative Agreements (Parent Admin Supp Clinical Trial Optional)"
(NOT-CA-18-056)
Notice of NCI's participation on PAR-18-064, Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Drug Abuse Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
(NOT-CA-18-061)
NIH Requests for Applications
Revision Applications to National Cancer Institute (NCI) Supported R01 Awards to Include Research on the NCIs Provocative Questions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
(RFA-CA-18-021)
NIH Program Announcements
Investigator-Initiated Genomic Medicine Research (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)
(PAR-18-735)
Investigator-Initiated Genomic Medicine Research (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)
(PAR-18-736)
Lasker Clinical Research Scholars Program (Si2/R00 Clinical Trial Optional)
(PAR-18-740)
Other Funding or Opportunities
DoD Breast Cancer, Innovator Award
Upcoming Deadline: Pre-application: May 15, 2018; Application (Invitation only): August 14, 2018
The Innovator Award supports visionary individuals who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovative work, and paradigm-shifting leadership in any field including, but not limited to, breast cancer.
DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 1 and 2
Upcoming Deadline: Pre-application: May 16, 2018, Application: May 30, 2018
The intent of the Breakthrough Award is to support promising research that has high potential to lead to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer.
DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Award Levels 3 and 4
Upcoming Deadline: Pre-application: May 15, 2018, Application (Invitation only): August 14, 2018
The intent of the Breakthrough Award is to support promising research that has high potential to lead to or make breakthroughs in breast cancer.
DoD Breast Cancer, Breakthrough Fellowship Award
Upcoming Deadline: Pre-application: May 16, 2018; Application: May 30, 2018
The Breakthrough Fellowship Award supports recent doctoral or medical graduates in pursuit of innovative, high-impact breast cancer research during their postdoctoral fellowship and allows them to obtain the necessary experience for an independent career at the forefront of breast cancer research. Applicants are strongly urged to read and consider The Breast Cancer Landscape before preparing their applications.
DoD Breast Cancer, Distinguished Investigator Award
Upcoming Deadline: Pre-application: May 15, 2018; Application (Invitation only): August 14, 2018
The BCRP Distinguished Investigator Award enables established visionary leaders from any field to pursue innovative ideas that could accelerate progress toward ending breast cancer.
DoD Breast Cancer, Era of Hope Scholar Award
Upcoming Deadline: Pre-application: May 16, 2018 Application: May 30, 2018
The Era of Hope Scholar Award supports individuals early in their careers who have demonstrated significant potential to effect meaningful change in breast cancer.
Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer
Upcoming Deadline: Application: May 21, 2018
The Innovation Grant is designed to provide critical and significant seed funding for experienced investigators with a novel and promising approach to finding causes and cures for childhood cancers.
Software Carpentry Workshop on ‘R’ to be held
The Research Office, in collaboration with the University Libraries, is pleased to announce the next Software Carpentry Workshop. The two-day course will run from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 21 and 22 (Sat/Sun) in the Downtown Library, Lower Level room 104 and is aimed at graduate students, postdocs, staff and faculty. You don't have to have any previous experience with “R;” just come with your laptop, prepared to learn. More details are available at the registration link. Cost is $20 and snacks and beverages will be provided. Contact sheena.murphy@mail.wvu.edu with any questions.
WVCTSI to offer NIH R03 Intensive Grant Writing Groups
WVCTSI has announced the formation of an intensive writing group designed for investigators interested in developing National Institutes of Health (NIH) R03 applications. This five-week intensive writing group will begin in May and offers participants the opportunity to receive structured guidance and feedback on their application for the June 2018 submission deadline.
WVCTSI accepting applications for Summer 2018 K Grant Writing Group; multiple information sessions to be held
WVCTSI is now accepting applications for the Summer 2018 WVCTSI K Grant Writing Groups (K-Clubs). These groups are designed for early career faculty and postdocs conducting clinical and/or translational research who are interested in applying for an NIH Mentored Career Development Award (“K” Award) for the October 2018 NIH submission deadline.
WVCTSI will host a series of information sessions that will provide K Program details and a writing group application/participation overview.
Community-based research town hall scheduled for April 19
WVCTSI and the WVU Mountaineer Health Initiative are co-sponsoring a town hall meeting to highlight research taking place across the state. “Conversation and Collaboration: A Town Hall Gathering of WVU Community-Based Researchers and Outreach Staff,” offers attendees the chance to learn about the range of community engaged research and outreach across the state, meet colleagues engaged in similar work, identify common issues, and ascertain better ways to support each other in the field.
This event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. on April 19 in the WVU New Agricultural Sciences Building room G06. Beverages and hors D’oeuvres will be provided and participants will have an opportunity for networking and small group discussions.
Clinical trials seminar scheduled for April 20
WVCTSI will begin a new four-part Clinical and Translational Research Seminar Series focusing on clinical trials. During the first installment in this new series, Tanya Moran, MS, WVCTSI senior quality assurance and auditing manager, and Shelley Welch, RN, MSHS, CCRC, WVCTSI clinical research services manager, will present “Clinical Trial Data: Good Documentation Practices.”
This seminar will be held Friday, April 20 from 1 to 2 p.m. in room 301 of the WVU Health Sciences Center Erma Byrd Biomedical Research Building. Contact Renice Gray at renice.gray@hsc.wvu.edu for additional information.
Apply now for the 2018 Health Disparities Research Institute
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) is now accepting applications for the 2018 Health Disparities Research Institute (HDRI). The HDRI aims to support the career development of minority health and health disparities in the early stage of their careers.
This event will take place from July 23 – July 27.
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Apr 16
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Blood Drive
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., (Location not yet determined - Look for updates next week) |
Apr 17
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Drs. Richard Goldberg and Laura Gibson invite WVU CI faculty, alumni and friends to a reception following the AACR annual meeting.
Please R.S.V.P. to Nicole Beason at 304-581-1619 or Nicole.Beason@hsc.wvu.edu |
Apr 18
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CCB Seminar Series – 12-1 p.m., HSN Room 2116
Kerry S. Campbell, PhD
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Changes in immune phenotype and function in human cancer |
Apr 20
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Cancer Institute Disease Team Meetings – 12-1 p.m.
Breast – CI Conference Room (2801)
Heme – 301 Erma Byrd
Lung – WV Room 1155 HSC North |
Apr 23
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Evening of Science: Focus on Neuroscience – 4-6 p.m.,
Evansdale Crossing |
Apr 25
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CCB Seminar Series – 12-1 p.m., HSN Room 2116
Elmer V. Bernstam, MD, MSE, MS, FACP, FACMI
University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
Informatics perspective on precision oncology
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Apr 27-29
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WVU Cancer Institute 33rd Annual Spring Gala
The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs |
May 10
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Free skin cancer screening – 4-7 p.m., Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center
Appointments required by May 7
Call 304-598-4500 |
Jun 24-26
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National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) – Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, D.C. |
Aug 3
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WVU Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Conference
Erickson Alumni Center |
Sept 10
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The Pink Party 5:30-9 p.m. (tentative), Bartini’s, Morgantown
This event benefits Bonnie’s Bus. |
Nov 2
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Lung Cancer Conference – Erickson Alumni Center
(sponsored by WVU Cancer Institute Bridge Program) |
See more on the WVU Cancer Institute Calendar |
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