Forty health professionals, clinicians and journalists from France and Belgium attended a March 8 presentation and tour of Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown.
Emory's inaugural AI.Health Symposium, hosted by the Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute, included sessions on AI's clinical potential and breakthrough innovations, as well as issues of ethics, bias and privacy.
The Emory Empathetic AI for Health Institute will utilize artificial intelligence and computing power to discern patterns in vast amounts of data and make predictions that improve patient health outcomes
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Emory employee Antonia Gillespie shares her story about how early detection was key to discovering cancer in its early stages.
For PhD students and postdoctoral fellows working in professor Philip Santangelo’s lab, as well as undergraduates invited to join the audience, Jill Biden’s campus visit proved to be an inspiring, “once-in-a-lifetime” moment.
First lady Jill Biden toured the lab of Emory professor Philip Santangelo, the first recipient of funding from a new federal agency supporting the Biden Cancer Moonshot, and discussed his groundbreaking research to train the immune system to treat and cure cancers and other diseases.
President Joe Biden announced that a new federal agency has selected Emory to receive $24.8 million in funding to drive the development of a cutting-edge approach to prevent, treat and potentially cure diseases such as cancer, autoimmune disorders and viral infections.
A new study finds people exposed to a wildfire within a year after having lung cancer surgery have significantly lower chances of survival compared to lung cancer patients who are not exposed to wildfires.
A new center at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will focus research efforts on eliminating cancer disparities in Georgia and nationwide.
While Kimi Cottmeyer was being treated for leukemia at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, she found inspiration and hope from the community of Winship 5K participants and supporters. Register to participate in the Winship 5K virtually or in person on Saturday, Oct. 7.
Emory faculty and staff are frequently recognized for their work locally, nationally and internationally. Read a sampling of recent accolades, including awards for professional contributions and leadership appointments.
The Cancer Research Institute has awarded a five-year STAR program grant of $1.25 million to Haydn T. Kissick, PhD, assistant professor in the Emory School of Medicine and Cancer Immunology researcher at Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute, to search for answers to the difficult question of how T cells can help protect the body against cancer.
Cecelia Bellcross, founder of Emory’s Genetic Counseling Training Program and a leader in the field of communicating cancer genetics risk, died unexpectedly on June 8, 2023.
Winship has received renewal of the prestigious Comprehensive Cancer Center designation from the National Cancer Institute, ensuring its continuing place in the top tier of cancer centers in the United States.
A new study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University researcher Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that women and underrepresented groups experience higher rates of workplace mistreatment in academic medicine.
As an academic research institution, Emory’s faculty and staff conduct studies across every discipline, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards and the work they will support, plus highlights from some published research findings.
The new Winship Cancer Institute at Emory Midtown, which will open for patients May 9, is designed to support a unique model of patient-centered, multidisciplinary cancer care integrated with innovative research to provide the best patient outcomes and a personalized patient experience.
In a significant step for the treatment of neuroblastoma, an international group of researchers led by Winship Cancer Institute researcher Kelly Goldsmith, MD, has shown that the targeted therapy lorlatinib is safe and effective in treating high-risk neuroblastoma.
Entrepreneurial faculty and their discoveries were recognized at the Office of Technology Transfer’s 17th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation on March 23. Awardees specialize in a range of disciplines including ethnobotany, radiology, nursing and antiviral studies.
Emory faculty and staff are frequently recognized for their work locally, nationally and internationally. Read a sampling of recent accolades, including awards for professional contributions and leadership appointments.
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The Emory Center for Health in Aging has announced three innovative pilot projects, designed to spark new collaborations to promote well-being among older adults.
Emory employee Wade Moricle and his family are awaiting official certification from the Guinness World Records Company for their 625-pound sticker ball. The multiyear project helped them stick together through the pandemic, a cancer diagnosis and treatments.
Winship Cancer Institute researchers and colleagues from several health care systems and universities have discovered a new AI-derived biomarker that uses routine imaging scans to help predict which patients with lung cancer will respond to immunotherapy.
A new preclinical study recently reported in Science Advances and led by Emory University and UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers suggests that cooling brain tumors to room temperature may extend survival of patients with glioblastoma multiforme.
Winship breast oncologist Kevin Kalinsky, MD, MS, shared RxPONDER trial results at the 2022 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium showing Black women with HR+/HER2- breast cancer have worse outcomes than other racial and ethnic groups.
A $1.34 million NIH grant-funded Winship program will study whether using community case studies to engage Georgia middle schoolers in STEM studies will reduce health and biomedical research workforce disparities.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
The program, one of fewer than 60 in North America and the only one in Georgia, turns 10 this year. As demand for this expertise increases, Emory is looking to strengthen support for its students.
Winship member Sharon Castellino, MD, MSc, and colleagues from Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and Roswell Park led a pediatric multicenter study showing targeted therapy for high-risk Hodgkin lymphoma reduces relapse.
Emory Healthcare is the first in the Southeast to employ a novel comprehensive robotic system for interventional radiology procedures that guides physicians toward suspected cancerous growths much sooner and more accurately than ever before.
Researchers at Emory University have synthesized a novel molecule designed to target advanced melanomas, which are often resistant to existing treatments.
A study led by Winship member Madhav Dhodapkar suggests the likelihood of patients with myeloma achieving durable responses to CART therapy may depend on properties of their immune cells before CARTs are administered.
The NCI recently awarded more than $7.9 million to support a new Radiation Oncology-Biology Integration Network (ROBIN) center at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Cleveland Clinic.
Due to the cultural stigma attached to breast cancer, cultural stoicism toward pain and symptoms, and language barriers, Asian American breast cancer survivors — especially those with depression — tend to suffer unnecessarily from pain that could be easily managed with pharmacological and other treatment strategies.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University investigators will lead a study aiming to understand role of oral health in persistent HPV and oropharyngeal cancer in people living with HIV.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Reshma Jagsi, MD, DPhil, is joining Emory School of Medicine as chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology, effective Nov. 7.
A study led by Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University offers new insight into what causes resistance to the non-small cell lung cancer medication osimertinib that may prove valuable in developing more effective therapies.
Doctors at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital are the first in Georgia to combine a state-of-the-art mobile 3D imaging system with a robotic-assisted bronchoscopy to diagnose lung cancers earlier and less invasively.
The International Cardio-Oncology Society has designated Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University a gold-level Cardio-Oncology “Center of Excellence,” one of fewer than 35 gold-level centers worldwide.
The New England Journal of Medicine reports a study co-led by Ajay Nooka, MD, MPH, at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University of a combination therapy potentially benefiting people with relapsed multiple myeloma.
Emory University graduate student Ben Babcock has been selected by the American Society of Hematology to participate as one of seven graduate students in the 2022 ASH Graduate Hematology Award.
Emory has been named Georgia’s first and only Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, recognizing Emory's expertise in providing patients at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University with advanced radiopharmaceutical therapies with the guidance of advanced imaging technology.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Emory University School of Medicine and Grady Memorial Hospital mourn the loss of Jerome Carl Landry, MD, MBA, professor of radiation oncology.
Winship Cancer Institute researchers have found that COVID-19 vaccines are much less effective for patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Many of these patients produced low or no antibodies that bind or neutralize SARS-CoV-2 and variants such as Omicron.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has been awarded a P01 program project grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), nearly $11 million dollars over five years, to support research aimed at improving the effectiveness of immunotherapy for lung cancer in patients.
Scientists at Emory have revealed widespread distortions of a cell’s protein interaction machinery resulting from cancer-causing mutations, developing a process resembling ground-penetrating radar to map the hidden landscape of anticancer drug opportunities.
Emory Vaccine Center and Winship Cancer Institute researchers have obtained a detailed picture of the immune cells present within brain metastases, with an eye toward reactivating and enhancing those cells with cancer immunotherapy.
Faculty entrepreneurs and their discoveries were recognized at the Office of Technology Transfer’s 16th Annual Celebration of Technology and Innovation. Three new awards were added this year, for a total of seven categories.
On Monday, April 18, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University will open the first immediate cancer care center in Georgia providing acute care for Winship patients experiencing cancer-related symptoms that require immediate medical care.
Researcher and inventor Dennis Liotta is the 2022 recipient of the Perkin Medal, the highest honor a scientist can receive for contributions to applied chemistry in the U.S. His discoveries include transformative treatments for HIV and hepatitis B.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Read a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has received a $1.5 million gift from longtime volunteer and philanthropist Brenda Nease to establish the David H. Lawson Professorship in Cancer Research in honor of one of Winship’s most eminent physicians.
Edjah Nduom, MD, a neurosurgeon-scientist at Emory University, was tapped to introduce President Joe Biden at a ceremony to relaunch the Cancer Moonshot initiative that began five years ago under President Barack Obama’s administration.
Rong Ma received a $150,000 Michelson Prize for her proposal to harness the mechanical processes of cells as a new approach in the long-running quest to develop cancer vaccines. She earned her PhD from Emory in 2021 and is now a postdoctoral fellow.
A new collaboration by Emory Healthcare, Winship Cancer Institute and AccessHope, a company providing cancer expertise to employers and their health care affiliates, will increase access to specialized cancer expertise for people living with complex cancers.
President Nixon signed the National Cancer Act 50 years ago, establishing national cancer research centers and cancer control programs. Take a look back at how Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has helped drive advances in the "war on cancer."
More than 1,500 in-person runners and hundreds more virtually participated in the Winship Win the Fight 5K Run/Walk's first ever hybrid event and helped raise over $800,000 for cancer research.
The Atlanta Falcons have teamed up with Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Emory Healthcare, the official team healthcare provider of the Falcons, to encourage annual breast cancer screenings through the "Crucial Catch" campaign.
The annual Winship 5K, which raises money for cancer research, will take place Oct. 2. A virtual race will also take place from Sept. 26 to Oct. 2, allowing more people to participate.
The immune cells that are the major targets of immune checkpoint inhibitors are present in HPV+ tumors from head and neck cancer patients, a Winship/Emory Vaccine Center study reports.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University investigator Michael H. Chung, MD, MPH, and colleagues, finds that loop electrosurgical procedure (LEEP) is more effective than cryotherapy in clearing high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) in women living with HIV.
Adam Marcus, PhD, has been named deputy director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, where he will lead the integration of research, clinical, and educational components. He will assume the new post August 1.
An internationally renowned thoracic oncologist and physician scientist, Suresh S. Ramalingam has been named executive director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
With new funding from the Veterans Affairs VA Lung Precision Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute will provide thoracic oncology expertise to help three VA medical centers expand access to high quality, disease altering lung cancer clinical trials to veterans in the Southeast.
Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, deputy director of Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship), will serve as the new editor-in-chief of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
Emory Decatur Hospital now offers a new, non-surgical and targeted radiation treatment for patients with certain types of cancer.
Funded by a multi-million dollar gift, Winship Cancer Institute will establish an immediate care facility to bridge the gap between cancer centers and emergency rooms. The Rollins Immediate Care Center is expected to open in spring 2022.
Doctors at Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital will be the first in the state to use a new state-of-the-art robot to diagnose lung cancers earlier and less invasively.
Certain head and neck cancers, along with prostate and other urologic cancers, can now be treated in a less invasive way using new technology during robotic-assisted surgery at Emory University Hospital Midtown.
Although cancer survivors are living longer, cancer and its treatment can result in lasting or late-onset impairments that may affect their ability to work, according to a new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Research is an integral part of Emory, from the sciences to the humanities. Here’s a sample of recent grant awards across campus along with newly published research findings.
Some postmenopausal women with early stage breast cancer can safely forgo chemotherapy, according to a national study from the director of the Glenn Family Breast Center at the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University.
The Emory Proton Therapy Center celebrates its second anniversary this month and has reached an important milestone: treating its 1,000th patient.
Researchers at Emory and Case Western Reserve have re-engineered a virus, turning it into a weapon against metastatic cancer. The reshaped virus is not so easily caught by parts of the innate immune system.
Emory Johns Creek Hospital is the first facility in Georgia to offer patients access to the first mobile, advanced digital positron emission tomography (PET) molecular imaging technology.
Registration is now open for the Winship Win the Fight 5K Walk/Run. Hosted on the Emory campus for the last nine years, the fundraiser for cancer research will be held virtually this year, starting Sept. 26.
The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation announced a gift of $7.8 million to Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University (Winship) to fund the Riney Family Multiple Myeloma Research Program Fund.
Tiny finger-like projections called filopodia drive invasive behavior in a rare subset of lung cancer cells. "Leader" cells have longer filopodia because of a gene that stabilizes them called MYO10.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and Emory investigators are testing whether an anticancer drug can reduce lung inflammation in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, possibly preventing the need for intubation and lowering mortality.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University at Emory Johns Creek Hospital has opened a new state-of-the-art infusion pharmacy and is expanding the infusion center to better serve patients.
Emory Integrated Cellular Imaging Core receives instrumentation grant from the National Institutes of Health to purchase powerful new 3D STED research microscope, the first of its kind in the state of Georgia.
The first lung cancer patient to be treated with a new type of immunotherapy involving the re-engineering of a patient's T cells, known as T-cell receptor therapy, took place at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University on May 7, 2020.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University's multiple myeloma team in collaboration with researchers from Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has been awarded a five-year, $5 million Specialized Center for Research grant from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society.
Harrison Butker, a record-setting field goal kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, has strong family ties to Emory's Winship Cancer Institute and will play in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 in Miami.
Patients with well-supported immune cells in their tumors are more likely to control their cancers’ growth for a longer time -- findings that could guide treatment decisions after surgery for kidney cancer and enhance cancer immunotherapy.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has been granted formal approval from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to realign the four research programs funded by its NCI Cancer Center Support Grant.
Emory Vaccine Center research on immune cells “exhausted” by chronic viral infection provides clues on how to refine cancer immunotherapy.
Emory broke ground this week on a new Winship facility in Midtown. The 17-story tower will put patients at the center of specialized care communities in order to deliver personalized cancer care.
The Atlanta Falcons are pledging an annual donation of $200,000 to Emory's Winship Cancer Institute to support its cancer research programs.
Winship Cancer Institute and the Atlanta Falcons have teamed up in a month-long initiative to promote early detection of cancer through the NFL's Crucial Catch: Intercept Cancer initiative.
More than 3,500 runners and walkers participated in the 9th annual Winship Win the Fight 5K on Saturday, October 5 and raised money for cancer research at Winship.
Researchers at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University have discovered that an apparent "dead end metabolite" has a previously unknown function regulating cell growth. The finding could guide efforts to target cancer cells' warped metabolism with selective drugs.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has awarded the Emory Prevention Research Center an $8 million grant so that Winship researchers can continue the mission to prevent cancer in rural Georgia.
The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) awarded its highest honor, the Gold Medal, to Winship Executive Director Walter J. Curran, Jr., MD, during the 2019 annual ASTRO meeting in Chicago.
Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University has announced that Jeffrey Bradley, MD, FASTRO, will become the new executive vice chairman of the Department of Radiation Oncology effective September 3, 2019.