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Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Edna ‘Eti’ Cukierman Appointed Chair-Elect of the American Association for Cancer Research’s Tumor Microenvironment Working Group

April 25th 2023

Edna “Eti” Cukierman, PhD, was been appointed chair-elect of the AACR Tumor Microenvironment Working Group at the AACR Annual Meeting 2023.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Clinical Director Wins Oncology Nursing Society’s Excellence in Cancer Nursing Management Award

April 21st 2023

Erin Longstreth-Papsun, RN, MSN, OCN, NEA-BC, clinical director of Ambulatory Satellite Clinics and Radiation Oncology Nursing at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently awarded the Excellence in Cancer Nursing Management Award by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS).

Fox Chase Cancer Center is Holding a ‘Be The Match’ Virtual Event

April 12th 2023

Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health are kicking off National Donate Life Month with a Be The Match virtual event.

Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health Welcome Dr Claire L. Streibert

March 30th 2023

Fox Chase Cancer Center and Temple Health are pleased to announce the hiring of Claire L. Streibert, MD, as site chief of breast imaging.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Open Clinical Trial That Could Help Men Avoid Surgery to Remove Prostate

March 15th 2023

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have begun recruiting for a clinical trial called PRESERVE that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of the NanoKnife System to treat patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer.

Fox Chase Researchers Receive $1 Million Grant to Develop Platform That Could Assist in Development of New Drugs

March 3rd 2023

John Karanicolas, PhD, co-leader of the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment research program at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently awarded a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to develop a platform that could assist in the development of new drugs.

Fox Chase’s Cihangir Duy Receives an American Society of Hematology 2023 Scholar Award

February 17th 2023

Cihangir Duy, PhD, MS, an assistant professor in the Nuclear Dynamics and Cancer research program and a member of the Cancer Epigenetics Institute at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been awarded an American Society of Hematology 2023 Junior Faculty Scholar Award in basic/translational research.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Researchers Receive Grant to Address Diversity in Early Development Clinical Trials

February 14th 2023

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center were recently awarded a $550,000 grant from Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) to fund a new project, “Accelerating and Diversifying Access to Clinical Trials.”

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcome Lucia Borriello

January 19th 2023

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Fox Chase Cancer Center are pleased to announce the hiring of Lucia Borriello, PhD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Cancer and Cellular Biology at Temple.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Lindsey B. Taylor

January 13th 2023

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Lindsey B. Taylor, MD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology and the Breast Cancer and Hematology Programs.

Fox Chase Cancer Center President and CEO Dr. Robert Uzzo Presents Rhoads Oration for Philadelphia Academy of Surgery

January 6th 2023

Joining a list of over 100 previous orators, Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS, president and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center, delivered the Rhoads Oration for the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery this month at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Fox Chase Graduate Student Billy Truong Recognized With ASH Abstract Achievement Award

December 19th 2022

Billy Truong, a doctoral candidate at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was awarded the American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award for a poster that he presented at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Fox Chase Researcher Receives American Cancer Society Grant to Study Synthetic Targets for Tumor Drug Delivery

December 15th 2022

Swayam Prabha, MBA, PhD was recently awarded a $792,000 American Cancer Society research scholar grant to investigate new methods for treating lung cancer.

Race Shown to Predict Survival Disparities in Head and Neck Cancer Clinical Trials

December 7th 2022

A study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center suggests that race itself may predict disparate outcomes between patients with head and neck cancer.

Fox Chase Study Reveals Mechanism for Repairing DNA Damage Caused by Environmental Triggers

December 2nd 2022

It’s long been known that DNA damage caused by environmental triggers, as well as other sources of oxidative stress, contribute to the development and progression of a wide variety of cancers.

Two Fox Chase Researchers Receive Grants to Pursue Innovative Kidney Cancer Research

November 29th 2022

Two Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have received $75,000 grants from the Kidney Cancer Association to pursue studies that could improve kidney cancer treatment and care.

Dr. Robert Uzzo Appointed President and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center

November 9th 2022

Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS, has been formally named president and chief executive officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center following a period of interim leadership.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Charnita Zeigler-Johnson

October 19th 2022

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, PhD, MPH, as Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement.

Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Jaye Gardiner Receives Award for Outstanding Postdoc From the American Society for Cell Biology

September 30th 2022

Jaye Gardiner, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently awarded the Merton Bernfield Memorial Award from the American Society for Cell Biology, making her one of 18 scientists from across the country to be recognized for their achievements in the life sciences.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Welcomes Dr. Anthony M. Villano

September 26th 2022

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Anthony M. Villano, MD, as a clinical instructor in the Department of Surgical Oncology.