April, 2010

8th annual Salmon Award recipients announced

Arizona Cancer Center researchers Robert Dorr, PhD, RPh, and Mark "Marty" Pagel, PhD, are the 2010 recipients of the Sydney E. Salmon Awards.

May is melanoma/skin cancer awareness month

May is designated nationally as melanoma/skin cancer detection and prevention month. The Arizona Cancer Center has activities planned to mark the month and sun safety information for you and your family. 

Kirk Adams
Kirk Adams

Arizona House Speaker visits Arizona Cancer Center

Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives, Kirk Adams, visited the Arizona Cancer Center April 9 to hear first-hand about the center’s expansion to Phoenix.

RFQ posted for Arizona Cancer Center in Phoenix

Planning, Design and Construction at the University of Arizona has posted an RFQ for the Arizona Cancer Center outpatient clinic to be constructed at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus.

AACR meeting to feature and honor AZCC researchers

The 101st annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Research will feature AZCC researcher Elena Martinez and honor three early-career UA cancer researchers.

Kirsten Limesand
Kirsten Limesand

Nutritional Sciences Investigator Wins NIH Challenge Grant

Arizona Cancer Center scientist Kirsten Limesand, PhD, is researching how to restore salivary gland function in cancer patients.