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Research
Today, the Senior Vice Chancellor for the Health Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Anantha Shekhar, MD, PhD, shared the news that Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA, interim director at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, has accepted a new role outside…
Please join us in welcoming Natacha De Genna, PhD, to the role of Assistant Center Director for Community Outreach and Engagement (COE) at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. Dr. De Genna’s role was effective September 1, 2024. She holds appointments as…
This week, Clarivate™ named their list of Highly Cited Researchers for 2024 — an elite group that demonstrates significant and broad influence in their field of research. Each researcher selected has authored multiple Highly Cited Papers™ which rank in the…
Pre-surgery treatment with the novel drug vidutolimod and the PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab led to tumor control in 55% of patients with stage 3 cutaneous melanoma, according to the results of a single-arm phase 2 clinical trial led by the…
The results of a recent clinical trial (NCT03743766) published in Cell might pave the way for significant advances in treating advanced melanoma , a serious form of skin cancer. The study, led by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC Hillman Cancer…
We are pleased to share that Jeremy Rich, MD, MHS, MBA, deputy director, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, has been selected and agreed to serve as interim director, effective Aug. 7, to see us through the transition period with Robert Ferris, MD,…
Please join us in welcoming Michelle Williams, PhD, to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, effective May 1, 2024. Dr. Williams is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Williams will develop an…
Please join us in welcoming Devanjan “Dev” Sikder, DVM, PhD to UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, effective July 1, 2024. Dr Sikder is Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Malignant Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh and Director…
Bennett Van Houten, PhD, co-director of the Genome Stability Program at UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, and Richard M. Cyert Professor of Molecular Oncology and professor of pharmacology and chemical biology in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, is among…
Norman Wolmark, MD, received the Medallion for the Advancement of Surgical Care from the American Surgical Association this month. The American Surgical Association is our nation’s oldest and most prestigious surgical association. Dr. Wolmark has contributed to some of the…
