Cancer Institute Annual Scientific Meeting – 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Erickson Alumni Center
Dedication (2:30-3 p.m.) and Reception (3-4 p.m.) for WVU Cancer Institute –

Meeting Agenda

Registration for Annual Meeting

Registration for the Poster session

Please join us for a dedication ceremony to celebrate our recent expansion and renovations Thursday, October 18 at 2:30 pm (Look for the tent in the grass in front of Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center)

After the dedication, you are invited to the Hardesty Lecture:
“The Power of Research, The Promise of Hope,” at 4 pm in Okey Patteson Auditorium with Norman E. “Ned” Sharpless, MD
Director, National Cancer Institute

WVU Medicine Video - Robotic Surgery for Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer is very aggressive, with limited treatment options. One of them is the challenging Whipple procedure, which is now providing better results through the use of robotics.

Institute Recruiting Internal Leadership Candidate

The WVU Cancer Institute is recruiting an internal candidate who is currently a WVU faculty member to serve as the Associate Director for Laboratory-Based Research and join the institute’s leadership team. The job description and qualifications are available online

Potential candidates will be evaluated by the leadership team and selected candidates will be interviewed. We hope to complete this process within the next 4-8 weeks.

The WVU Cancer Institute welcomes membership applications from all faculty who have cancer-related research interests

The missions of the WVU Cancer Institute (WVUCI) are to provide excellent care to cancer patients and their families while strengthening our research, education, and service programs to address the cancer health disparities unique to the state of West Virginia and Appalachia.

There are currently 79 approved membership applications

Install free Sophos anti-virus on personal devices; Kaspersky expires August 2019

WVU Information Technology Services recommends that employees and students install WVU’s new anti-virus software, Sophos, on personally owned computers to ensure uninterrupted protection.

Leaders participate in Real Men Wear Pink

Clay Marsh, MD, vice president and executive dean of WVU Health Sciences and Richard Goldberg, MD, director of the WVU Cancer Institute are participating in the Real Men Wear Pink campaign, which gives men a greater role in the fight against breast cancer. Community leaders around the nation use the power of pink to raise awareness and money for the American Cancer Society’s breast cancer initiatives, including innovative research, patient services, and education around screenings and risk reduction.

Grateful Patient Donates Hats to Fellow Patients in the Clinic

Charlotte Behnke - Smith recently donated 40 crocheted hats to be given to our patients at the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center.
Each hat is created in a unique way with yarn that was purchased on sale at a local craft store where Behnke - Smith works part time. She crocheted the hats as a gift for other patients as a way to say how grateful she is to her care team and hopes spread joy to her fellow patients following her recent recovery from breast cancer surgery.

WVU Cancer Institute Development team members Scarlett Schneider and Daniel Hare, with the 40 crocheted hates donated the Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center by a grateful patient.

Oct 8-12	Health Sciences to celebrate LGBTQ+ adovocacy, inclusion with week-long lecture series
Oct 10	CCB Fall Seminar Series - 12-1 p.m., HSC 2157 Steven Grant, PhD Goodwin Research Laboratory, Massey Cancer Center
Oct 12	28th Annual Fall Cancer Conference – Erickson Alumni Center
Oct 17	CCB Student Forum – 12-1 p.m., 201 Erma Byrd Kristina Marinak Oncology Drug Forum - Journal Club - 8 a.m., MBRCC 2801 Ihtishaaam Qazi, MD Fellow Hem/Onc - WVU Cancer Institute Recent FDA Approvals in Benign Hematology Cell Biology Training Program - 5 p.m., TBD location How to win and argument with your boss - 2 part nanocourse (Oct. 17 + Oct. 24)
Oct 18	Cancer Center Annual Retreat – 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Erickson Alumni Center Dedication (2:30-3 p.m.) and Reception (3-4 p.m.) for WVU Cancer Institute – TBA Hardesty Lecture featuring NCI Director Dr. Norman “Ned” Sharpless – 4:00 p.m., Okey Patteson
Oct 19	Science Exchange - 12-1 p.m., 1905 HSC Phillip Buckhaults, PhD, University of South Carolina Huggins Practice, Pictures and Picnic – WVU Basketball Practice Facility (Huggins 800 Club members only)
Oct 24	CCB Fall Seminar Series - 12-1 p.m., HSC 2157 Bradley Webb, PhD West Virginia University
Oct 26	Cancer Institute Disease Team Meetings - 12-1 p.m. Breast – 2801 CI Heme – 201 Erma Byrd Lung – 1155 HSN
Oct 30	Evening of Science - Focus on: Experimental Therapeutics - 2940A HSN
Oct 31	CCB Fall Seminar Series - 12-1 p.m., HSC 2157 James Carson, PhD, FACSM University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis “Understanding Muscle gp130 Receptor’s Role in Cancer-induced Muscle Wasting: Interactions with Sex and Exercise”
Nov 1-2	Second Annual Lung Cancer Conference: Catalyzing Change to Address Lung Cancer – Erickson Alumni Center (sponsored by WVU Cancer Institute Bridge Program)
Nov 7	CCB Student Forum – 12-1 p.m., 201 Erma Byrd Jessica Allen
Nov 14	CCB Fall Seminar Series - 12-1 p.m., HSC 2157 Reuben Kapur, PhD Indiana University
Nov 16	Cancer Institute Disease Team Meetings - 12-1 p.m. Breast – 2801 CI Heme – 201 Erma Byrd Lung – 1155 HSN
Nov 28	CCB Student Forum – 12-1 p.m., 201 Erma Byrd Lim Zuan-Fu
Dec 5	CCB Student Forum – 12-1 p.m., 201 Erma Byrd Brenen Papenberg
Feb 1	Save the Date: Annual Bob Huggins Fish Fry
Feb 13-15	22nd Annual TRCCC Meeting: Immunotherapy: The Force Awakens in Seven Spring Mountain Resort, Room Deadline Jan. 19. Details on TRCCC website
See more on the WVU Cancer Institute Calendar