Apr 01, 2021 10:00 AM
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Highlights of Awards Recognizing Clinical Research Leadership
National Cancer Institute Experimental Therapeutics Clinical Trials Network
Ignacio Garrido-Laguna, MD, PhD
National Cancer Institute Cancer Clinical Investigator Team Leadership Award (CCITLA)
Siwen Hu-Lieskovan, PhD, MD
North American Neuroendocrine Tumor Society (NANETS) Theranostics Investigator Grant
Heloisa Soares, MD, PhD
High-Impact Research Recognition from the National Institutes of Health
National Cancer Institute Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Awards
Hunter Underhill, MD, PhD
Allie Grossmann, MD, PhD
National Institute of General Medical Sciences Outstanding Investigator Award
Awarded jointly to Raphael Franzini, PhD, Kent Golic, PhD, and Michael McIntosh, MD
National Cancer Institute Research Project Cooperative Grant
Trudy Oliver, PhD
National Cancer Institute Cancer Research Education Award
Awarded jointly to Mia Hashibe, PhD, and Kola Okuyemi, MD, MPH
Selected Awards to Support Career Development of Students and Junior Faculty
National Cancer Institute Pathway to Independence Award for Outstanding Early Stage Postdoctoral Researchers (K99/R00) Grant
Aria Vaishnavi, PhD
Five For The Fight Fellows
Siwen Hu-Lieskovan, MD, PhD
Adriana Coletta, PhD, MS, RD
Robert Judson-Torres, PhD
Ben Myers, PhD
Sonam Puri, MD
Katie Basham, PhD
Samuel Cheshier, MD, PhD
Charles R. Rogers, PhD, MPH
Sheetal Hardikar, MBBS, PhD, MPH
Highlights of New National Grants and Contracts
American Cancer Society Research Scholar Grant
Yelena Wu, PhD
Minna Roh-Johnson, PhD
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award
Kimberley Evason, MD, PhD
Gregory Ducker, PhD
St. Baldrick’s Grants for Pediatric Cancer Research
Lauri Linder, PhD, APRN, CPON
Xiaoyang Zhang, PhD
Selected Staff Honors
University of Utah Staff Excellence Award
Jonathan Martinez
Stella Mason
Institutional Recognition to Huntsman Cancer Institute
U.S. News & World Report Best Cancer Hospitals
National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation
Press Ganey Pinnacle of Excellence Award for Outpatient Clinics Performance
American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
CEO Cancer Gold Standard