Arizona Cancer Center member derives anti-cancer compound from ancient plant
Leslie Gunatilaka, PhD, a member of the Arizona Cancer Center's Therapeutic Development Program, used a new quick-growing technique to produce a water-soluble form of a plant compound that combats cancer and encourages the survival of healthy cells.
Honors for Cancer Health Disparities director and students
Elena Martínez, PhD, MPH, director of the Arizona Cancer Center's Cancer Health Disparities Institute, and two students involved in the CHDI's ELLA Binational Breast Cancer Study receive honors.
Arizona Cancer Center receives two new skin cancer pilot grants
The Arizona Cancer Center received two UA Foundation-funded pilot grants to study the mechanisms of melanoma metastasis and create a new outreach program, Teaching Sun Safety to Teens.
Arizona Cancer Center researchers awarded outstanding young investigator fellowships
Arizona Cancer Center members Joanne Jeter, MD, and Daniel Persky, MD, are the 2010 Charles A. Coltman Jr., Fellowship awardees from the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) and The Hope Foundation.
