Last night, MD Anderson recognized over 100 faculty members at the annual Celebration of Faculty Excellence awards ceremony. The event recognizes exceptional faculty achievements in cancer research, clinical care and leadership. Congratulations to the awardees! #EndCancer
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MD Anderson is a global leader in cancer care, research, education and training, and prevention. Our mission: #EndCancer
About us
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is one of the world's most respected centers devoted exclusively to cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. MD Anderson provides cancer care at several convenient locations throughout the Greater Houston Area and collaborates with community hospitals and health systems nationwide through MD Anderson Cancer Network®. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Hospitals" survey has ranked MD Anderson the nation's top hospital for cancer care. Every year since the survey began in 1990, MD Anderson has been named one of the top two cancer hospitals. The recognition reflects the passion of our 21,000 extraordinary employees and 1,000 volunteers for providing exceptional care to our patients and their families, and for realizing our mission to #EndCancer. You can view all of our career opportunities at careers.mdanderson.org.
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http://MDAnderson.org
External link for MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Industry
- Hospitals and Health Care
- Company size
- 10,001+ employees
- Headquarters
- Houston, TX
- Type
- Educational
- Founded
- 1944
- Specialties
- Cancer, hospital, healthcare, oncology, research, doctor, health, wellness, medicine, education, education, science, health, clinical trials, nursing, cancer care, cancer research, training, fellowship, cancer education, cancer prevention, cancer treatment, and science and technology
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Employees at MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Guy Lipof
Data Science, AI, Executive, Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Opral Wisham
QA Analyst V at Devon Energy
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Ferran Prat Escude
Senior VP, Research Administration and Industry Relations at MD Anderson Cancer Center
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Helio Dimas Nogueira
Executive Director - Project Management Officer, Technology & Innovation
Updates
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Over the past 10 weeks, 294 CATALYST Summer Training program students conducted academic research while gaining hands-on, clinical experience alongside MD Anderson faculty mentors. Today, those students had the opportunity to present their projects at the CATALYST Summer Training program 2024 Poster Symposium. #EndCancer
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A study led by our Dr. Georgios Karras shows rapid adaptation to environmental change in yeast is driven by hidden genetic variation. This study of heat shock protein 90 yielded results that have potential implications for human health and biotechnology. Learn more about this and other new research at MD Anderson. #CancerResearch #EndCancer
MD Anderson Research Highlights for August 7, 2024
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Dr. Ethan Ludmir, along with Dr. chad tang, shares why findings from a recent trial suggest a new treatment approach "potentially represents a paradigm shift in treating metastatic pancreatic cancer.” Read more. #CancerResearch #EndCancer
Adding metastasis-directed radiation therapy boosts progression-free survival in metastatic pancreatic cancer
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"My team and I take of patients as if they're our own family members," says our Dr. Jeffrey How. Watch to learn about his work. #EndCancer
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"With my research in neuromodulation, I’m working to ease neuropathic pain using spinal cord stimulators and other techniques of pain management," says Dr. Saba Javed. Learn more about her work. #CancerResearch #EndCancer
Pain medicine specialist: How research helps improve patients’ lives
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"We hope to inspire our employees to actively engage in sustainable practices, not only within MD Anderson but also in their daily lives, creating a positive environmental impact for the benefit of our community," says our Linette Leadon. Learn more about sustainability at MD Anderson. #EndCancer
Prioritizing sustainability for MD Anderson's future
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“Our hope is to generate useful tools that others can adopt and use in our field and apply to their tumor models and systems,” says Dr. Kenneth Hu of his work in tumor cell interaction aimed at improving immunotherapy. Read about his team's research. #CancerResearch #EndCancer
Researcher studies tumor cell interaction to improve immunotherapy
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"Anyone can benefit from mental health support," says our Dr. Erica Taylor. Learn how she supports patients as a psycho-oncologist at MD Anderson. #EndCancer
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"Life doesn’t stop outside of cancer. Every patient has physical, emotional and spiritual needs. I want patients to know that if it’s important to them, it’s important to us," says Tori McClosky. Learn about her dedication to our patients: https://bit.ly/4bJ2hbZ #EndCancer
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) diagnosis fuels nurse educator’s passion for goal concordant care
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