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Masonic Cancer Center announces fall internal grant awards

The Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota recently announced the awarding of $600,000 in pilot grants through its Fall Internal Grant Program. Support for these grants is made available by the center through a variety of funding…
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Masonic Cancer Center announces the appointment of Dr. Rahel Ghebre to newly created leadership role

Rahel Ghebre, MD, MPH, has been appointed to the leadership team of the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center as the inaugural Associate Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
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Masonic Cancer Center announces the appointment of Dr. Rebekah Pratt as Co-Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement

Rebekah Pratt, PhD, has been appointed to the leadership team of the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center.
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Masonic Cancer Center announces appointment of Dr. Kaylee Schwertfeger to a leadership role

Kaylee Schwertfeger, PhD, Professor in the Medical School’s Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, has been appointed as the Co-Leader of the Cellular Mechanisms program at the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI)…
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Masonic Cancer Center announces the appointment of Dr. Carol Lange to Associate Director

Carol Lange, PhD, has been appointed to the leadership team of the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center.
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Masonic Cancer Center announces the appointment of Dr. Melissa Geller to Associate Director

Melissa Geller, MD, MS, has been appointed to the leadership team of the Twin Cities’ only National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center.
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Lung cancer awareness with the U of M: Smoking, radon, and cancer treatment and prevention

MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL (11/11/2021) — Lung Cancer Awareness Month is recognized every year during the month of November. The Masonic Cancer Center and University of Minnesota, including the Medical School and the School of Public Health,…
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10,000 Families Study Receives NCI Grant to Study Environmental Exposures and Cancer Risk

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- October 12, 2021 - A University of Minnesota-based team was recently awarded a UG3 grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI): “The 10,000 Families Cohort: a new study to understand the environmental causes of cancer…
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University of Minnesota Research Team Awarded R01 Grant from the NCI to Study Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

MINNEAPOLIS, MN- September 27, 2021 - Awarded from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), a study based at the University of Minnesota will develop a profile analysis of oral cell DNA that may predict head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (…