Topics: Hematology/Oncology

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College of Medicine researchers publish article in cancer journal on peptides that could aid in early diagnosis

Dec 7, 2023

Nelson Shu-Sang Yee, MD, PhD, professor of medicine, and Ilias Georgakopoulos-Soares, PhD, assistant professor of biochemistry and molecular biology, recently published an article in the European Journal of Cancer.

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Students, trainees, faculty members invited to Penn State Cancer Institute Cancer Research Day on Oct. 7

Sep 15, 2023

Registration is open for Penn State Cancer Institute’s sixth annual Cancer Research Day on Oct. 7. Attendees can network with peers and learn about cancer research careers from established professionals.

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College of Medicine scientists receive $27.8 million in research funding for conditions including obesity, cancer, diabetes and autism spectrum disorder

Jun 20, 2023

From the beginning of January through the end of March 2023, Penn State College of Medicine researchers received 173 awards and contracts totaling $27.84 million.

A group of faculty members who have been appointed to endowed positions at Penn State College of Medicine since 2021 gather on a stage for a group photo prior to the Spring 2023 Dean’s Lecture on Tuesday, May 9.

College of Medicine recognizes endowed faculty appointments at Dean’s Spring Lecture

May 11, 2023

Kevin Black, MD, interim dean of Penn State College of Medicine, recognized the holders of endowed faculty positions prior to the Spring 2023 Dean’s Lecture on Tuesday, May 9.

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Flow cytometry helps unveil Schweinfurthins’ unique strategy for exposing melanoma cells

Dec 19, 2022

A derivative of the family of natural products called schweinfurthins uniquely induce cancer cell death, according to a Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Cancer Institute research study.

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Cancer Institute researcher awarded grant to increase diversity in clinical trials

Nov 28, 2022

Penn State Cancer Institute researcher Dr. Monali Vasekar has received the Robert A. Winn Diversity in Clinical Trials Career Development Award from the Bristol Myers Squibb Foundation.

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Zheng receives prestigious grant from American Cancer Society

Nov 7, 2022

Dr. Hong Zheng received the prestigious American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant.

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Rakszawski receives Top Physicians Under 40 award at ceremony

Oct 11, 2022

Dr. Kevin Rakszawski, assistant professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, attends the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2022 Top Physicians Under 40 award ceremony.

Department of Medicine names Exceptional Performance Award recipients for September

Oct 6, 2022

The Department of Medicine named its Exceptional Performance Award recipients for September 2022.

Rakszawski named to PA Medical Society’s Top Physicians Under 40 list

May 20, 2022

Dr. Kevin Rakszawski, assistant professor of medicine at Penn State College of Medicine, was nominated to the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s 2022 Top Physicians Under 40 list.

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