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physician-scientist Leisha A. Emens, M.D., Ph.D., has been presented with the Sy Holzer Endowed Immunotherapy Research Fund Award to advance innovative research in cancer. Internationally recognized for her work in breast cancer immunotherapy, Emens is co-leader of the Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Program and director of Translational Immunotherapy for the Women’s Cancer Research Center at UPMC Hillman.
Emens has developed innovative combination immunotherapies that incorporate cancer vaccines, immune checkpoint inhibitors and other immune modulators with standard and novel treatments for breast cancer. She plays a vital role in leading the effort to advance translational cancer immunotherapy at UPMC Hillman and was the first to show that a combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy can extend the lives of women with triple negative breast cancer. Her research led to accelerated approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for this treatment to address one of the
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K STREET COMES TO CHENEY’S DEFENSE: More than four dozen GOP lobbyists are set to host a fundraiser for Rep. Donald Trump. According to an invite for the event obtained by PI, the Feb. 8 fundraiser will require a $500 personal donation to get in the virtual door, $1,000 to be named a co-host and $2,500 to be named a host.
Goal one of the Biden Administration’s COVID-19 response strategy is to “restore trust with the American people.” Goal two, closely connected to goal one, is to “mount a safe, effective, comprehensive vaccination campaign.” A vital part of that effort is a healthy stream of public education, flowing from national headwaters through state, local, tribal and community tributaries.
The mission is to engage both public and private sectors in addressing vaccine hesitancy and countering mis- and disinformation with messages “anchored by science and fact-based public health guidance.” Special attention will focus on diverse, high-risk and hard-to-reach populations, delivering information via “trusted local messengers” and simplifying the vaccination process while reinforcing basic COVID-19 prevention measures.
The @Ed Authority must remove Nelson McCausland as a board member with immediate effect. Do they condone one of its members advocating conversion therapy?
Is Nelson McCausland still a member of @duponline? If so, what do they have to say about this? pic.twitter.com/RFuBFK23rm
It is ridiculous that this man still continues to have any kind of public position. But to actually be involved in making decisions to do with our children s education is unbelievable. He must go.
Nelson McCausland Resign from NI Education Authority https://t.co/iNpRATGFda
Belfast councillor Séamus de Faoite has launched a petition on Change.org calling on McCausland to “immediately resign” from his position on the Education Authority.