Tuesday, May 25, 2010
BUFFALO, NY — Mikhail Nikiforov, PhD, an Associate Professor in the Department of Cell Stress Biology at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to develop new pharmaceutical agents to treat malignant melanoma, one of the most...
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Monday, May 24, 2010
Buffalo, NY — For many smokers, the craving for nicotine is stronger than the will to quit. Now a clinical trial underway at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and 19 other sites across the nation will determine whether a new vaccine called NicVAX can power up the body’s own immune system...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Buffalo, NY — Dr. James Marshall, PhD, Senior Vice President for Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) and newly named Roswell Park Alliance Foundation Endowed Chair in Cancer Prevention, has received a two-year, $300,000 grant from the Prostate...
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Friday, May 7, 2010
BUFFALO, NY – Annie Deck-Miller has been appointed Senior Media Relations Manager in the Office of Public Affairs, Department of Marketing, at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI).
AT RPCI, Ms. Deck-Miller will develop and execute a comprehensive media relations program that successfully...
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
BUFFALO, NY: Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) has been awarded a grant of $200,000 by the Ralph Wilson Medical Research Foundation to study a specific set of genetic mutations that increase a woman’s risk of developing familial ovarian cancer. Hua Zhao, PhD, of the Epidemiology...
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
BUFFALO, NY – OptumHealth Care Solutions, one of the nation’s largest health and wellness companies, recognized Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) as a designated member of the OptumHealth Centers of Excellence network in the area of adult bone marrow transplantation. The Centers of...
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Hundreds of “Helping Hands” honored
BUFFALO, NY – Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) hosted its 54th Annual Volunteer Recognition Celebration today, from 11:30 am until 2 pm, at The Creekside Banquet Facility, 2669 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY. The event paid tribute to the...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
BUFFALO, NY - Eugene Yu, PhD, of the Cancer Genetics Department at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), has received a grant for $250,000 from The Children’s Guild Foundation of Buffalo to identify the causative genes for Down syndrome-associated mental retardation. The grant would be used...
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
BUFFALO, NEW YORK – Christine Ambrosone, PhD, cancer researcher and Chair of the Department of Cancer Prevention and Control at Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI), will present a “Meet-the-Expert” session at the American Association for Cancer Research 101st annual meeting in...
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
The New York State Smokers’ Quitline, based at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and supported by the New York State Department of Health Tobacco Control Program, has been awarded one of six ACTTION State Grants from Partnership for Prevention for the implementation of innovative strategies to...
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