Today, 101 cyclists crossed the Niagara Falls finish line to complete the Empire State Ride (ESR), a seven-day, 546-mile adventure across New York State to end cancer. To participate, individuals from as far as California and the Virgin Islands raised more than $500,000 to support cancer research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Lee Hales, BS, CMD, Chief Medical Dosimetrist in the Department of Radiation Medicine at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named to a one-year term as President-Elect of the American Association of Medical Dosimetrists (AAMD), an international professional organization with approximately 4,000 members. He expects to serve the organization as a leader for three years, including successive terms as president and past president.

Two comprehensive cancer centers are uniting to bring researchers and the diverse community of indigenous North American populations together for an unprecedented exchange of ideas, information and cultural enrichment.

Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, Deputy Director of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been appointed to the Transplantation, Tolerance and Tumor (TTT) Immunology Study Section within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Center for Scientific Review.

Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDD) are a group of more than 300 disorders caused by single-gene defects that prevent the immune system from functioning properly. These immune disorders affect 1 in 1,200 people, and an association between these diseases and cancer has been noted.