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Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Lu Chen Receives $250,000 NIH Grant to Further Investigation of RNA

November 22nd 2024

Lu Chen, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Nuclear Dynamics and Cancer Research Program has received a grant from the NIH to further investigate the role of RNA and the formation of liquid droplet structures within cancer cells.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Find New Treatment Targets in Microenvironment of Small Cell Lung Cancer

November 20th 2024

Parth A. Desai, MBBS, MD, was first author on a study that detailed significant findings in small cell lung cancer.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Find Differences in the Gut Microbiomes of Bladder Cancer Patients

November 14th 2024

A new study by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center and other institutions adds to that body of research, finding that there are significant differences in the microbiomes of patients who developed bladder cancer compared to those who were healthy.

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Dr. Vanessa Wookey Presents Rectal Cancer Research at 24th Annual ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Symposium

November 13th 2024

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Dr. Vanessa Wookey Presents Rectal Cancer Research at 24th Annual ECOG-ACRIN Young Investigator Symposium

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Lorenzo Galluzzi

November 8th 2024

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Lorenzo Galluzzi, PhD, as an Associate Professor with tenure in the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Research Program.

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Dr. Allision Aggon Receives Earth Angel Award From Breast Cancer Nonprofit Organization

October 24th 2024

Allison A. Aggon, DO, FACOS, of Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently presented with an Earth Angel Award.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Becomes Philadelphia’s First Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence

October 17th 2024

Jian Q. “Michael” Yu, MD, FRCPC, FACNM, is Chief of Nuclear Medicine/PET at Fox Chase, which was recently named Philadelphia’s first Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Propose a New Type of Sarcoma, PHF1::TFE3-Positive Fibromyxoid Sarcoma

October 15th 2024

A new study from researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center has found that some ossifying fibromyxoid tumors are malignant sarcomas.

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Daniel J. Campbell Receives Crystal Eagle Leadership Award From American Society for Healthcare Engineering

October 10th 2024

Daniel J. Campbell, TBE, CHFM, FASHE, received the Crystal Eagle Leadership Award from the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr Alexander R. Vartanov

October 8th 2024

Fox Chase Cancer Center hired Alexander R. Vartanov, MD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Arielle S. Weiss

September 27th 2024

Arielle S. Weiss, MD, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center as an assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology in the Department of Surgery.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Examine Perceptions of Smoking Stigma Among African American/Black Populations

September 20th 2024

In research published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research, lead author Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, PhD, MPH, Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, studied the prevalence of smoking stigma among the African American/Black community.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Alycia So

September 19th 2024

Fox Chase Cancer Center has hired Alycia So, MD, as an assistant professor in the Division of Breast Surgery in the Department of Surgery.

Fox Chase Cancer Center to Host Symposium Celebrating 20-Year Anniversary of Nobel Prize for Discovery That Advanced Understanding of Cancer and Development of New Drugs

September 17th 2024

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Center for Immunology will host its 14th Annual Scientific Symposium on Friday, October 18, 2024.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr Leah Grandi Holben

September 5th 2024

Leah Grandi Holben, MD, joined Fox Chase Cancer Center as an assistant professor in the General Hematology/Oncology Program.

Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Fox Chase Cancer Center Researcher Receives Grant to Explore Chemotherapy’s Role in Cancer Relapse

August 26th 2024

Lucia Borriello, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Fox Chase Cancer Center, has received a $150,000 grant to explore chemotherapy’s role in cancer relapse.

Dr Jonathan Chernoff, Fox Chase Cancer Center Director, Named Fellow of Scientific Society

August 22nd 2024

Jonathan Chernoff, MD, PhD, Cancer Center Director at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been named a Fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology.

Sanjay S. Reddy Receives Faculty Citizenship Award From Fox Chase Cancer Center

August 19th 2024

Sanjay S. Reddy, MD, FACS, OF Fox Chase Cancer Center, recently received the center’s 2024 Medical Staff Executive Committee Faculty Citizenship Award.

Fox Chase Cancer Center and Lewis Katz School of Medicine Researchers Identify Where to Target Interventions to Reduce Disparities in Aggressive Prostate Cancer

August 15th 2024

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have identified factors that could decrease incidence of prostate cancer in areas where rates are highest.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Aitziber Buque Martinez

August 13th 2024

Fox Chase Cancer Center announces Aitziber Buque Martinez, PhD, as an assistant professor in the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Research Program.