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“They Started an Avalanche” for Pancreatic Cancer Support
Twelve years ago, three women were separately in search of camaraderie as their families were shaken by pancreatic cancer. They had joined a popular nationwide online discussion forum, and to their ...
Taking Diversity Seriously: Q&A with Ruth O'Regan
Building a more diverse workforce means reaching out to bright minds and persuading them to embrace the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. Wilmot’s associate director for the Cancer ...
Summer Internship Program Helps Wilmot Blaze a More Diverse Path in Oncology
The oncology field has a diversity problem. It’s no secret and there are no easy solutions, but Wilmot's Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC) program wants to do its part to ...
New Beginnings: Wilmot's Five-Year Journey to the 'Blue Ribbon'
In September 2021, Wilmot Cancer Institute met a goal set five years ago: To apply to the National Cancer Institute for a P30 Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG). In the following Q&A story, Wilmot ...
Cancer Researcher Spins ‘Gold Dust’ from Courage and Collaboration
At 23 years old, Scott Gerber was a cashier at Dunkin Donuts and admittedly “lost” in a master’s program at the URMC. But he took a risk based on an interest in immunology - and it led to a ...
Wilmot Clinical Trials Office Steps Up Its Game
Many small business growth stories — whether it involves a food retailer, a fashion brand, or even Zoom, which was much less known until 2019 — have things in common with the Wilmot Cancer ...
Meet Wilmot's Pharmacists: Mostly Behind the Scenes, They Ensure Safety and Change Lives
By integrating pharmacists into the inpatient and outpatient clinical teams, Wilmot Cancer Institute is part of a national trend in oncology. Pharmacists act as watchdogs for treatment decisions and ...
Cancer Survivor Climbs Highest Peak in Northeast to Celebrate Stem Cell Transplant Anniversary
Alan Bushnell not only survived myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) but was lucky enough to cross a 10-year milestone since having a stem cell transplant. He celebrated by lacing up his boots and climbing ...
New Dialogue Issue Spotlights the People, Teams, Behind the Scenes that Help Wilmot Succeed
Read the 2021 edition of Dialogue, a magazine for community supporters of the Wilmot Cancer Institute. Filled with inspiring stories about patients and the talented people who work at Wilmot.
Wilmot Science Moves out of the Lab into a Clinical Trial
Laura Calvi, M.D., achieved what a lot of translational researchers only dream of: For years, she made important discoveries in the lab, but then she was able to turn the project into a clinical ...