Leadership & Expert Views - Cancer Currents Blog

Commentaries from scientific leaders at NCI and other institutions about cancer research topics, programs, and initiatives.

NCI’s Technology Transfer Center—Moving Inventions and Ideas from the Lab to Patients: An Interview with Dr. Michael Salgaller
- By NCI Staff
- July 17, 2017
An interview with Dr. Michael Salgaller about how NCI’s Technology Transfer Center helps to move new technologies developed by NCI and NIH scientists from the lab to the bedside.
NCI's CURE Program—21 Years of Increasing Diversity in the Biomedical Workforce
- By Sanya A. Springfield, Ph.D.
- July 10, 2017
NCI’s CURE program recently celebrated its 21st anniversary of providing training and other support to improve the diversity of people involved in cancer research and care.
Improving Cancer Control in Rural Communities: Next Steps
- By Robert T. Croyle, Ph.D.
- July 7, 2017
Studies continue to show disparities in cancer outcomes for people who live in rural parts of the United States. NCI’s Dr. Robert Croyle explains how the institute is working with multiple partners to better understand and address these disparities.
Introducing DAVE: Online Analysis Tools for the Genomic Data Commons
- By Louis Staudt, M.D., Ph.D.
- June 29, 2017
NCI has released an online, open-access cancer research resource for the Genomic Data Commons called the Data Analysis, Visualization, and Exploration Tools, or DAVE.
NCI ALMANAC: A New Tool for Research on Cancer Drug Combinations
- By James H. Doroshow, M.D., and Jerry Collins, Ph.D.
- May 12, 2017
NCI has released a new, easy-to-use resource called the NCI ALMANAC to help researchers identify potentially promising combinations of cancer drugs.
Making Greater Progress Against Cancer—Not Just a Hope but a Reality
- By Douglas R. Lowy, M.D.
- April 21, 2017
Acting NCI Director Dr. Doug Lowy discusses what he calls encouraging news in the most recent Annual Report to the Nation and how NCI is helping to achieve further progress against cancer.
Advancing the Potential and Promise of Total-Body PET Imaging
- By Paula Jacobs, Ph.D., and Antonio Sastre, Ph.D.
- April 7, 2017
A total-body PET scanner under development is an ideal example of how NCI and NIH are supporting the development of new research and cancer care-related technologies.
Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rising in Young Adults: An Interview with Drs. Philip Rosenberg and William Anderson
- By Edward Winstead
- March 23, 2017
Drs. Philip Rosenberg and William Anderson of NCI discuss a recent study on which they were coauthors that reported an increase in colorectal cancer incidence among adults under age 50 in the United States.
Putting the Cancer Patient Front and Center: An Interview with NCI’s Dr. Paul Jacobsen
- By NCI Staff
- March 14, 2017
NCI’s Dr. Paul Jacobsen discusses NCI’s Healthcare Delivery Research Program and its role in advancing innovative research to improve the delivery of cancer care.
Conditional Reprogramming: An Interview with Dr. Richard Schlegel on Growing Cancer Cells
- By NCI Staff
- February 22, 2017
Dr. Richard Schlegel describes an innovative cell culture technique he helped to develop. Called conditional reprogramming, the technique can be used to rapidly establish cell cultures of normal and tumor cells from patient samples.