Tepper wins an American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2011 Statesman Award
Award recognizes a career of oncology-related voluntarism and patient care.
Joel E. Tepper, MD, the Hector MacLean Distinguished Professor of Cancer Research in the Department of Radiation Oncology wasbe one of twenty recipients of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) 2011 Statesman Award.
The award, presented at ASCO’s Annual Meeting in early June in Chicago, IL, recognizes the extraordinary dedication of ASCO members for their voluntary efforts that benefit the Society, the specialty of oncology, and the patients served by the profession. Each year the award is given tovolunteers who have given 20 or more cumulative years of service to the Society.
Dr. Tepper shares the award with another outstanding Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center member, Richard M. Goldberg, MD, Distinguished Professor and Chief of the UNC Division of Hematology/Oncology, and Physician-in-Chief of the NC Cancer Hospital.
Castle-Connolly Oncology Top Docs
Each year Castle-Connolly names "Top Docs" in their respective fields. Recently, it published its list of top oncology doctors. Congratulations to UNC Radiation Oncology's Drs. Jan Halle, Julian Rosenman, Lawrence Marks and Joel Tepper.
Tepper Improves Nanoparticle Production
Tepper and DeSimone awarded 5-year, $13.6 million NCI Grant.
Nutrition Q&A
Does sugar feed cancer? How about acidic foods? Does soy impact breast cancer? Should I alter my diet?
Lehman-Davis Passes Boards
Misty Lehman-Davis has become board-certified in Medical Dosimetry. Congratulations, Misty!
$3.3 Million to Study Prostate Cancer Therapies
Comparative study will focus on minority, underserved populations.
Chaney Awarded ABR Lifetime Achievement
Chaney Invented and Developed many of our current modern treatment planning systems
Zhang receives 2010 Distinguished Cancer Research Award
Established in 2007 by the Battle Foundation of Rocky Mount, NC to recognize exceptional cancer research at the UNC School of Medicine.
Chang and Zhou awarded GO grant from NCI
Prestigious $2M Grand Opportunity grant for a novel micro-RT brain tumor irradiator.
McNeill promoted to Billing Specialist
She "follows the money" to make sure patients are billed correctly and that our department is kept compliant.
Chang awarded Patent
This novel device has the potential to accelerate cancer cell biology research worldwide.
Yu wins 2010 University IT Award
Department IT specialist Liyun Yu won a University-wide award for his IT skills.
Snyder honored for nanotechnology-based cell irradiator
Are cancer cells are more sensitive to microbeam radiation than normal cells?
Cullip receives 2009 Oncology Service Excellence Award
Tim was selected from a long list of nominees.
