It is a bittersweet day as we say goodbye to Allison Whitney and wish her well in her new job in the city by the bay. We will miss her. While she cannot be replaced, we are actively interviewing candidates for Director of Communications, and expect to complete that process in the near future.
I had an interesting experience as an ad hoc reviewer last week in the CII Study Section. Anybody who plans to put in a new grant should certainly check with those of us who have reviewed grants in the last few months, since the review criteria have evolved rapidly.
I write this blog from an airport lounge in Buffalo, where I served on Roswell Park’s EAB. It is always interesting to see how other cancer centers conceive of and organize their science.
I had a really interesting meeting with the Hematology/Oncology fellows yesterday morning. In the coming year, we are going to collaborate to write a few translationally-oriented clinical trials. I think this will be a practical and useful training exercise, and may be a way to get a few extra investigator-initiated studies up and running. I plan to tap many of you from time to time to contribute ideas and expertise at our monthly meetings.
Have a great weekend!