CCR News and Events

Sep 30, 2019

Lawrence Samelson, M.D., Chief of the Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Biology, was named a recipient of the Cancer Research Institute’s 2019 William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology. The award recognizes scientists for their seminal discoveries in the fields of basic and tumor immunology.  Read more...

Sep 30, 2019

Marston Linehan, M.D., Chief of the Urologic Oncology Branch, was recently featured on the Federal News Network podcast. During the episode, Dr. Linehan discussed how kidney cancer is not a single disease but rather a number of different cancers that all happen to occur in the kidney. He also discussed how human genetics research has led to advances in kidney cancer, such as discovering that there are multiple genes that cause 17 types of kidney cancer. He says that while there has been much progress, much work is still left to do. Read more...

Sep 27, 2019

The New York Times recently posted an editorial highlighting the importance of physician-scientists in the medical field. The article cited several examples of discoveries made by physician-scientists that have changed the history of medicine, including the development of the HPV vaccine by Doug Lowy, M.D., Chief of the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology (LCO), and John Schiller, Ph.D., Deputy Chief of LCO. Read more...

Sep 19, 2019

Using advanced microscopic imaging technology, CCR investigators have correlated a pulsed pattern of hormone release with bursts of transcription, the process in which the genetic information encoded by DNA is written into RNA. They are the first researchers to observe this process at a gene-specific level. Read more...

Sep 16, 2019

This week, we’re celebrating National Postdoc Appreciation Week. Our postdocs come from around the world to train at the Center for Cancer Research, and they are vital members of our cancer research community. Hear from some of our international postdocs on why they came here to train, and learn more about our training programs. Read more...

Sep 16, 2019

Karlyne M. Reilly, Ph.D., Senior Associate Scientist in the Pediatric Oncology Branch, recently wrote a blog for BioMedCentral. In the blog, Dr. Reilly addresses both the difficulties and the importance of accessing and collecting data from childhood cancer clinical trials and initiatives, such as MyPART, to help improve childhood cancer research in the future.  Read more...

Sep 13, 2019

The number of genetic mutations in a tumor is thought to influence how well melanoma may respond to immunotherapy, but new research in mice and supported by preliminary human data reveals that the diversity of mutations within a tumor may be a better indicator of response to therapy. Read more...

Sep 12, 2019

Thirteen-year-old Dom was diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 1 at birth. Because of Dom’s diagnosis, he hasn’t always had the opportunity to do the things the average teenager does, but his first year at Camp Fantastic changed that. Camp Fantastic, an annual week-long camp for pediatric cancer patients and survivors, gave Dom the opportunity to try lots of new things and some familiar ones in a setting of support, safety and friendship. Read more...

Sep 12, 2019

Michael Gottesman, M.D., Chief of the Laboratory of Cell Biology, and Ira Pastan, M.D., Co-Chief of the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, were recently featured in the NIH IRP podcast Speaking of Science. In the podcast, Dr. Gottesman and Dr. Pastan discussed how their research and discoveries have helped effectively treat cancer in order to improve and save potentially millions of lives.  Read more...

Sep 10, 2019

Lori Wiener, Ph.D., DCSW, LCSW-C, Senior Associate Scientist in the Pediatric Oncology Branch, has been selected as a 2019 NYU Alumni Changemaker. Changemakers are selected by the NYU Alumni Association Board for their ability to reduce suffering, bring hope to the marginalized and save lives.  Read more...