On December 1, 2022, the Editorial Office of Cancer Drug Resistance (CDR) was very honored to interview Journal Editorial Board member Prof. Wafik S. El-Deiry, who is Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences at the Warren Alpert Medical School, Director of the Cancer Center at Brown University, and Director of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology at Brown University and Affiliated Hospitals, Providence, RI, USA.
Undergraduate Student Andrew George has been awarded the Clapp Prize for Outstanding Senior Honors Thesis in Biochemistry for contributions to the cancer immunotherapy hyper-progression model & molecular signatures.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. Abigail Alexander on being awarded for the second time in a row, the American Academy of Neuropathologists (AANP) Trainee Travel Award for her research entitled "Cortical-sparing Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CS-CTE): Categorizing a Distinct Pathological Subtype of CTE" at the 98th Annual Meeting in Bonita Springs Florida.
Legoretta Cancer Center Director, Dr. Wafik El-Deiry, testified before the Rhode Island House of Representatives on Bill 8008 regarding Data Sharing in Medical Research for all Rhode Islanders which was introduced by Representative Mia Akerman.
Kelsey Huntington was awarded the NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (#NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (#F31) by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on her first-round grant application titled “Small-molecule Inhibition of Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3 Sensitizes Colorectal Cancer Cells and Stimulates Immune Cells to Bolster Immune Cell-mediated Tumor Cytotoxicity”.
Two new publications involving Pathobiology graduate students, other El-DEIRY lab members, and collaborating faculty at Brown clinical Departments and Lifespan Hospitals.
Dr. Weibiao Cao has had two abstracts accepted by the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) to be presented in March, 2022 at the LA Convention Center.