Press Releases

For more than 120 years, research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has played a prominent role in our mission. Striving to develop groundbreaking treatments that will make a difference for patients not only in our community but worldwide, the center is pleased to announce the promotion of four physicians to leadership positions in various aspects of clinical research.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center President & CEO Candace Johnson, PhD, has been named to City & State’s Health Power 100 list. Dr. Johnson, the only Western New Yorker named to the top 50, was ranked by the media organization at 44th among medical professionals, policymakers and influencers who are leading New York State forward despite a year of unprecedented challenges.

IceCycle, Roswell Park's newest cycling fundraising event, presented by West Herr Automotive Group, will be held at Buffalo RiverWorks on Friday, March 19 and Saturday, March 20, 2021.

A Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center team led by Christine Ambrosone, PhD, and Song Yao, PhD, has revealed a distinct molecular signature in the tumor tissues of Black patients with breast cancer — a finding that opens the door to treatment interventions that could help to eliminate disparities in survival between Black and white patients with breast cancer.

In a study published today in the journal Science Advances, a team led by Lei Wei, PhD, Barbara Foster, PhD, Wendy Huss, PhD, and Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD, details a method to measure the abundance of cancer-related early changes to skin tissue long before damage becomes visible. 

As New York State continues its phased distribution of COVID-19 vaccines for frontline healthcare professionals, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center has started the process of immunizing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers. Vaccinations began Thursday morning.

Ahead of the new year, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is celebrating the 121 physicians who have been honored with the Top Doctors distinction from Buffalo Spree magazine. The doctors were recognized across 33 different subspecialties in a list compiled through a peer survey of Western New York physicians.

As 2020 draws to a close, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center announces the hiring or promotion of leaders across numerous clinical, research and administrative departments. Recently appointed staff include newly named vice presidents, chiefs, a new department chair and additional roles in value-based care and genetics.

Sparking joy, hope and smiles, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center just wrapped up its inaugural Community Holiday Toy Drive, collecting 2,500-plus toys for children across Buffalo and Western New York.