Press Releases

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.

An established hematology-oncology practice in the Buffalo Northtowns has capped a year of growth with an expansion and rebrand. Soniwala Hematology Oncology Associates, which has been part of the Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center community cancer practice network since 2014, is now Roswell Park Hematology Oncology Northtowns

A group of retired firefighters dedicated to raising funds for cancer research visited Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center today to make a significant donation that will go toward lung and prostate cancer research.

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center graduate student Danielle Twum has received the prestigious Emerging Scholars Award from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), recognizing her among the distinguished alumni of its Continuing Umbrella for Research Excellence (CURE) programs.

Sai Yendamuri, MD, FACS, Chair of the Department of Thoracic Surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, received a prestigious award at a recent international gathering of thoracic surgeons.