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IMAGE: Lance Liotta, MD, PhD, study PI, and George Mason University College of Science CAPMM co-founder and co-director. view more
Credit: Evan Cantwell, George Mason University
A George Mason University and Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey collaboration received the U.S. Army s Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Breakthrough Award to quickly confirm if an identified HER2 biomarker can indicate success likelihood of personalized breast cancer treatments.
George Mason University s College of Science announced an exciting $1.33 million collaboration with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Mason s Center for Applied Proteomics and Molecular Medicine (CAPMM) which taps cancer research diagnostics and treatment strengths within the medical facilities and CAP/CLIA laboratory respectively of the two regional powerhouses.
Credit: (Josue Lora for the office of the governor)
Jan. 29, 2021: Gov. Phil Murphy observes a COVID-19 vaccination being administered at the Meadowlands mega-site.
With concern growing about the racial disparities in COVID-19 immunizations, Gov. Phil Murphy reiterated his commitment to equitable vaccine access Wednesday and said the state would establish vaccination sites at churches and community organizations to better reach Black and brown residents.
While Murphy offered no immediate details, the steps are part of the state Department of Health’s Vulnerable Populations Plan. The evolving strategy also envisions pop-up vaccination sites, immunization vans and “possibly door to door vaccination in cities hard hit by COVID-19,” DOH communications director Donna Leusner said Wednesday.
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James K. Aikins, Jr., MD, FACOG, FACS
New Brunswick, February 4, 2021 – Expanding its team of highly specialized professionals in the treatment of routine, rare and complex cancers of the female reproductive system, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), a RWJBarnabas Health facility, have named James K. Aikins, Jr., MD, FACOG, FACS chief of gynecologic oncology at Rutgers Cancer Institute and chief of gynecologic oncology services at RWJUH, New Jersey s largest academic medical center. He will also serve as Program Director for the Gynecologic Oncology Fellowship Program at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.