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Member Spotlight: Jianlong Wang, PhD

July 6, 2020

Jianlong Wang’s devotion to a career to cancer is personally rooted: He lost his 16-year-old brother to leukemia and has since witnessed other family members and friends succumb to the disease.

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Cancer
Uncovering the Clinical Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Patients

By Melanie A. Farmer

June 30, 2020

There was little known at the time about COVID-19, particularly across patients with different underlying conditions like cancer. What was undeniable was its spread and devastating health effects.

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Cancer
Study Provides New Insights Into Ovarian Cancer

June 29, 2020

In a new deep analysis of high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC), researchers have identified a common pathway that could provide a target for new drugs.
Prestigious American Society Professorship Pays Tribute to Dawn Hershman’s Critical Advances in Breast Cancer Research, Health Outcomes

By Melanie A. Farmer

June 24, 2020

Dawn Hershman, MD, MS, joined the faculty at CUIMC in 2001, but her Columbia career dates back to 1994, when she started her residency at the College of Physicians & Surgeons (now VP&S).
Adolfo Ferrando Awarded the William Dameshek Prize for Outstanding Hematologic Research

June 23, 2020

Adolfo Ferrando has been awarded the William Dameshek Prize for his contributions in advancing acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) research.

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Research Advances
Q+A: Raul Rabadan, PhD, and Understanding the Novel Coronavirus

By Melanie A. Farmer

June 18, 2020

HICCC member Dr. Raul Rabadan has authored a new book, Understanding Coronavirus, to provide readers an accessible overview about the novel virus and COVID-19 pandemic.

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COVID-19
Newly Named Pew-Stewart Scholar, Dr. Xuebing Wu Focuses on Therapeutic Targets in Breast Cancer

By Melanie A. Farmer

June 15, 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Xuebing Wu, who was just named a 2020 Pew-Stewart Scholar for innovative cancer research by the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Alexander and Margaret Stewart Trust.

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Research Advances
New Pilot Grants to Engineer Cancer Solutions

By Melanie A. Farmer

June 11, 2020

Two new pilot grants awarded by the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center and Columbia Engineering are combining the strengths of cancer and engineering disciplines to problem solve the disease.
New Study Confirms Superiority of Open Surgery for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer

By Ann Rae Jonas

June 11, 2020

Led by Dr. Alexander Melamed, a new study confirms minimally invasive surgery for early-stage cervical cancer is linked to higher rates of recurrence and death compared with open surgery.
Shared Resource Spotlight: Oncology Precision Therapeutics and Imaging Core (OPTIC)

June 8, 2020

OPTIC provides researchers access to a broad range of in vivo imaging technologies that can help advance our understanding of how cancer progresses, and accelerate translational research.

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Research Advances

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Member Spotlight: Jianlong Wang, PhD

Uncovering the Clinical Impact of COVID-19 on Cancer Patients

Study Provides New Insights Into Ovarian Cancer

Prestigious American Society Professorship Pays Tribute to Dawn Hershman’s Critical Advances in Breast Cancer Research, Health Outcomes

Adolfo Ferrando Awarded the William Dameshek Prize for Outstanding Hematologic Research

Q+A: Raul Rabadan, PhD, and Understanding the Novel Coronavirus

Newly Named Pew-Stewart Scholar, Dr. Xuebing Wu Focuses on Therapeutic Targets in Breast Cancer

New Pilot Grants to Engineer Cancer Solutions

New Study Confirms Superiority of Open Surgery for Early-Stage Cervical Cancer

Shared Resource Spotlight: Oncology Precision Therapeutics and Imaging Core (OPTIC)

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