Fox Chase Cancer Center

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Lindsey B. Taylor, MD, as an assistant professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology and the Breast Cancer and Hematology Programs.

Joining a list of over 100 previous orators, Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS, president and CEO of Fox Chase Cancer Center, delivered the Rhoads Oration for the Philadelphia Academy of Surgery this month at The College of Physicians of Philadelphia.

Billy Truong, a doctoral candidate at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was awarded the American Society of Hematology Abstract Achievement Award for a poster that he presented at the 64th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Swayam Prabha, MBA, PhD was recently awarded a $792,000 American Cancer Society research scholar grant to investigate new methods for treating lung cancer.

A study published by researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center suggests that race itself may predict disparate outcomes between patients with head and neck cancer.

It’s long been known that DNA damage caused by environmental triggers, as well as other sources of oxidative stress, contribute to the development and progression of a wide variety of cancers.

Two Fox Chase Cancer Center researchers have received $75,000 grants from the Kidney Cancer Association to pursue studies that could improve kidney cancer treatment and care.

Robert Uzzo, MD, MBA, FACS, has been formally named president and chief executive officer of Fox Chase Cancer Center following a period of interim leadership.

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Charnita Zeigler-Johnson, PhD, MPH, as Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement.

Jaye Gardiner, PhD, a postdoctoral fellow at Fox Chase Cancer Center, was recently awarded the Merton Bernfield Memorial Award from the American Society for Cell Biology, making her one of 18 scientists from across the country to be recognized for their achievements in the life sciences.

Fox Chase Cancer Center is pleased to announce the hiring of Anthony M. Villano, MD, as a clinical instructor in the Department of Surgical Oncology.

In a recent study, researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center demonstrated how cancer cells can survive in the body even when faced with a lack of sufficient nutrition, a finding that could be used as a potential indicator of disease status in the organs of pancreatic cancer patients.

Researchers at Fox Chase Cancer Center have discovered that the drug efflux pump MDR1 promotes resistance to a promising new class of drugs called PROTACS—proteolysis-targeting chimeras.

Elizabeth Plimack, MD, MS, chief of the Division of Genitourinary Medical Oncology and professor in the Department of Hematology/Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, has been appointed Deputy Director.