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Dr. Jeffrey Miller Awarded $9M NIH/NCI P01 Program Project Grant to Develop Off-The-Shelf NK Cells

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL — Jeffrey Miller, MD, Deputy Director of the Masonic Cancer Center, and his research team have been awarded a $9M National Institutes of Health (NIH) P01 Program Project Grant grant from the National Cancer…
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Masonic Cancer Center Celebrates 30th Anniversary

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL  — For thirty years, the Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota has served as the hub for groundbreaking cancer research at the University of Minnesota, resulting in new cancer treatments, better ways to…
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FDA makes announcement to proceed with a ban on menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars

Yesterday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration took steps to ban the sale of menthol-flavored cigarettes and all flavored cigars within the next year, according to an agency announcement.
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Call for Grant Applications for the Kure It Cancer Research Fellowship Grant

Kure It is accepting grant applications from comprehensive cancer centers. Kure It Cancer Research was established in 2007 with the goal of becoming the leader in granting funds to cancer researchers conducting innovative research projects…
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Institute researchers find new cancer driver in cells

AUSTIN, Minn – April 15, 2021 – Dr. Rendong Yang, head of the Computational Cancer Genomics lab at The Hormel Institute, University of Minnesota published breakthrough research on exitron splicing (EIS) and its role in cancer. Dr. Yang and…
Dr. Juckett

Dr. Mark Juckett named Masonic Cancer Center CTO-CGI Medical Director

April 15, 2021 - Mark Juckett, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology, Oncology, and Transplantation (HOT) of the University of Minnesota Medical School, was appointed Medical Director of the Masonic Cancer Center Clinical…
Chefetz

Institute scientist researches new treatment for ovarian cancer

Targeted cancer stem cell treatment could reduce recurrence
Chefetz

New research offers hope to women with POI

Dr. Ilana Chefetz publishes research on chemotherapy-induced menopause
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University of Minnesota Hosting First Cancer Center Survivorship Research Forum

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - March 11, 2021 - There was a time, for many, that the words cancer and survivor didn’t seem to go hand-in-hand. But advancements in cancer care, prevention, and treatment have changed that outlook. There are currently…
Dr.  Jong Hyuk Kim

University of Minnesota researcher published in Molecular Cancer Research

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - March 1, 2021 - Jong Hyuk Kim, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor of Oncology and Comparative Medicine in Veterinary Clinical Sciences and Masonic Cancer Center member, published new research around the causes of canine…