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The US government is, far and away, the most generous national funder of cancer research in the world providing more than 50 percent of the billions invested each year. In turn, the National Cancer Institute (NCI), an independent research institute within the US government, is the primary driver of US cancer research and training. Three decades ago NCI established the Specialized Programs of Research Excellence (SPORE), to foster collaborative, interdisciplinary translational cancer research among multiple institutions. The award of SPORE grant money signals support for a specific program, in this case the Yale Head & Neck Cancer SPORE which includes cancer research experts from Fox Chase Cancer Center/Temple University, and University of North Carolina (UNC).
Each year, dozens of those experts meet for a symposium to share their work and ideas. Folllowing are reports on recent meetings. Access by clicking on the titles in each calendar item.
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Past Symposia
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Yale Head and Neck SPORE CEP & DRP Symposium
On June 28, 2024, the Yale Head and Neck SPORE held its annual Career Enhancement and Developmental Research Programs Symposium at The Anlyan Center Auditorium at Yale.
Nearly 50 head and neck research investigators across three participating institutions — Yale University, Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC)/Temple University, and University of North Carolina (UNC) — joined in-person and via Zoom.
The SPORE developmental research programs are directed by Barbara Burtness, MD and Karen Anderson, PhD and career enhancement by Kathryn Ferguson, PhD and Curtis Pickering, PhD. Each program is designed to recruit and promote investigators in head and neck cancer research and the symposium aimed to strengthen future collaborations that advance knowledge of the biology and treatment of head and neck cancers.
The 2024-2025 investigators chosen for the programs presented their projects and discussed their future plans with an engaged audience at the auditorium. Talks included:
- Three career enhancement awardees: Yale’s Michael Chiorazzi, Md, PhD and Thuy Tran, Md, PhD and Pedro Torres-Ayuso, PhD (FCCC/Temple)
- Investigators leading developmental research projects: UNC’s Lee Graves, PhD, Travis Schrank, MD, PhD and Natalia Issaeva, PhD and Yale’s He (Peter) Wang, MD, PhD and Curtis Pickering, MD, PhD.