Faculty News

Elaine Jaffe receives the 2019 USCAP Board’s Distinguished Pathologist award

Elaine Jaffe, M.D., Senior Investigator in the Laboratory of Pathology, has received the 2019 United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology (USCAP) Board’s Distinguished Pathologist award. The award recognizes an individual for making major contributions to pathology over the years.

CCR staff receive funding from the Department of Defense

Congratulations to the CCR staff who have received funding from the Department of Defense (DoD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP). The CDMRP office manages medical research programs in breast, prostate and ovarian cancers, neurofibromatosis, military health and other specified areas.

Stephanie Goff featured in an episode of The Doctors

Stephanie Goff, M.D., Associate Research Physician in CCR’s Surgery Branch, was recently featured on The Doctors. In the clip, she discusses how harnessing the body’s own immune system and adoptive cell transfer (ACT) can treat certain types of cancer.

Louis Staudt elected as a fellow of the AACR Academy

Louis Staudt, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Chief of the Lymphoid Malignancies Branch, was elected to the 2019 class of fellows of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Academy. The mission of the AACR Academy is to recognize and honor distinguished scientists whose major scientific contributions have propelled significant innovation and progress against cancer, and to leverage the expertise of the global brain trust of fellows of the AACR Academy to advance the mission of the AACR to prevent and cure all cancers through research, education, communication and collaboration.

Elaine Jaffe inducted as honorary fellow of the Royal College of Pathology of Australasia

Elaine Jaffe, M.D., Senior Investigator in the Laboratory of Pathology, was recently inducted as an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Pathology of Australasia. The fellowship recognizes the work and publications of a haematophathologist that have influenced and improved haematopathology practice worldwide.

Steve Rosenberg receives Szent-Györgi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research

Steve Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of the Surgery Branch, has received the 2019 Szent-Györgi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. The award recognizes indivuduals with a seminal discovery or a body of work that has resulted in or led toward notable contributions to cancer prevention, diagnosis or treatment, and the discovery has had a lasting impact on the cancer field with a high direct impact of saving lives.

CCR staff receive NCI-NIA and Curie-NCI awards

Congratulations to the CCR staff who have been awarded the NCI-NIA Joint Fellowship and the funding opportunity offered through the NCI-NIH and PIC3i Curie.

Eric Freed elected fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology

Eric Freed, Ph.D., Director of the HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, has been elected as a 2019 fellow of the American Academy of Microbiology, an honorific leadership group with the American Society for Microbiology. Fellows are elected annually through a highly selective, peer-review process based on their records of scientific achievement and original contributions that have advanced microbiology.

Steve Rosenberg receives 2019 Nathan Davis Award and Steinman Award

Steve Rosenberg, M.D., Ph.D., Chief of the Surgery Branch, has received the American Medical Association’s 2019 Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service and The American Association of Immunologists’ 2019 Steinman Award for Human Immunology Research. The Nathan Davis Award recognizes individuals who promoted the art and science of medicine via government service and demonstrated outstanding leadership in his/her field. The Steinman Award recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions to the understanding of immune processes underlying human disease pathogenesis, prevention or therapy.

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