4th Annual Mother's Day Flower and Fern Sale



This annual fundraiser for the Comfort Fund is put together by Mary Anne and Jessica. You can pre-order by calling them @ 304-598-4549 or 304-598-4978. Pre-orders are due by May 3. Pickup will be at 5/10 (11-4) at MBRCC and 5/11 (10-2) at Golden Corral on Monongahela Blvd.

Institute to Offer Spring Screen Day

On Saturday, May 18th from 8-12,  the MBRCC will be hosting a one day screening event.  Screenings offered will be skin, oral, breast, lung, and cervical (to those who qualify).

Bonnie’s Bus and Strollin’ Colon will be on site, cancer education, and UML on site to offer Direct Access Lab tests for a fee.  Participants will be able to register for more than 1 screening. Registration information to be released in a couple weeks.

THANK YOU to those who have already volunteered, however, to make this first time event a success we need a few more volunteers.  I know it is a Saturday, but if you can offer just a few hours it would be appreciated.

We are still looking for providers to perform clinical breast exams and need at least 2 more. 

Please let Pam Foley or Crystal Street know if you can help out!

Vona-Davis and Cifarelli present at recent AACR meeting

Linda Vona-Davis, PhD in the WVU Department of Surgery and member of the WVU Cancer Institute Breast Cancer Research Program, presented a poster at the annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research held in Atlanta on March 29- April 3, 2019.  The title of the poster was “Molecular profile of tumor-associated adipose in women with breast cancer”.  Contributing authors were Niel Infante and James Coad from West Virginia University, Don Primerano and James Denvir from Marshall University.  Briefly, the fat tissue close to malignant lesions exhibited distinctive gene expression profiles and functional characteristics between lean and obese women with breast cancer. The results of the study will help provide clues about the link between obesity and adverse breast cancer risk and outcome.

Christopher P. Cifarelli, MD, PhD, director of the Gamma Knife program and assistant professor in the WVU SOM Department of Neurosurgery, presented his research on glioblastoma and radiation sensitivity.   The project, which is part of the Tumor Microenvironment CoBRE grant from the NIH, has identified a potential target for increasing the effectiveness of radiation in treating these fatal brain tumors.  He worked on the project with Dr. Austin Vargo, Ian MacFawn, and Dr. Steven Frisch.

Cancer Prevention and Control’s WV PICCS project featured in NCI’s new Implementation Science at a Glance publication

At the request of the National Cancer Institute’s Division of Cancer Control and Population Health, Cancer Prevention and Control’s (CPC) Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening (WV PICCS) is featured in their new publication, Implementation Science at a Glance. Designed specifically for cancer control researchers and practitioners, Implementation Science at a Glance provides a succinct overview of this field.

Science Exchange featured as part of Inaugural WVU Research Week

As part of the Cancer Institute’s interdisciplinary Science Exchange lecture series, faculty members Nick Wu and Peng Li presented “Nanomedicine: Optical Detection Imaging and Treatment of Cancer” and "Microfluidics"

WVU staff, faculty encouraged to support Gold Blue & You Campus Campaign

West Virginia University faculty and staff can invest in the University through the WVU Foundation’s Gold Blue & You Campus Campaign which kicks off today (April 8). WVU employees can give to programs or funds across the University they feel passionately about, including scholarship funds, specific departments/units, academic programs and special faculty/student support initiatives.

Attend the 9th Annual Bioscience Summit and Life Science Research Showcase and Reception

The Health Sciences Innovation Center, in partnership with the IDEA Hub, encourages faculty, staff and students to attend the 9th annual West Virginia Bioscience Summit as a part of WVU Demo Day April 25. Faculty, staff and students interested in West Virginia’s biotech industry, discussions on strategies to grow life science businesses in the region and how to utilize Opportunity Zones should attend. Registration is free of charge for students with a valid ID.

WVU Cancer Institute tee-shirts for sale:
Prices:
S, M, L, XL for $7.50
2XL & 3 XL for $9.50

Shirts are navy blue, with large gold flying WV on back and on the front in small gold lettering on the left side will say WVU Cancer Institute/MBRCC (like the comfort fund t-shirts)

Exact cash only (no checks). Money needs to be recieved by Crystal Street no later than Thursday, May 2.

Free electronics recycling event to be held later this month

The Office of Sustainability invites all faculty, staff and students to bring personally owned electronics to Area 11 parking lot near Stansbury Hall April 23 between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. Acceptable electronics include computers, laptops, printers, toner and ink jet cartridges, cell phones, cable/wire, etc.

WVU IRB Fees Increasing for Industry Sponsored Studies

In response to rising costs associated with growing regulatory demands related to clinical research, fees associated with reviews of industry sponsored clinical trials involving human subjects research will be increasing as of July 1, 2019.