The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research is seeking 2-3 new members to serve on our Board of Directors. To promote strength and inclusivity of the nomination process, we encourage interested candidates* to complete the form below. *You may also complete the form below to nominate someone else At The Hope Foundation, the Board of Directors …
SWOG Cancer Research Network has just posted its seventh annual Impact Report, a collection of key performance indicators and achievements from the year just ended. We’re so pleased to support the incredible work detailed in this latest report. Thank you to every donor who helps make that possible! VIEW THE REPORT
There’s still time to register as a SWOG member or industry partner (We’ll be on site in Chicago with new hoodies to support SWOG!) Special Hope-Supported Meeting Events Advanced Practice Provider Clinical Research Workshop Wednesday, October 19 Plenary I (Translational Medicine) Thursday, October 20 featuring Coltman Fellow Kim Blenman, PhD, MS Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD …
On the surface, this story sounds like the stuff of comic books and superheroes. It includes at least two mavericks, and one very special phantom. In June 2020, amid a global health crisis, our board of directors and staff were thrilled to shine a bit of light in the darkness when we announced two new …
Annual Call for novel funding requests now open Now through September 1, SWOG members and their collaborators are encouraged to submit great ideas for improving all aspects of our cancer research network. SWOG and Hope Foundation staff are welcome to apply. Other Hope programs fund direct research. This project application gathers concepts that have broader scope …
It’s always exciting to see our grantees go on to do great things in cancer research. Recently, SWOG’s Front Line announced the latest on the iMATCH trial – a study with a leadership team that includes 2015 Coltman Fellow Dr. Siwen Hu-Lieskovan. She’s helping drive this groundbreaking research and also currently serving as co-chair of SWOG’s immunotherapeutics …
We’re thrilled to be planning a return to in-person events with April’s SWOG group meeting. Still, it will be unique, as the first fully hybrid conference we’ve held. All sessions will be available via online conferencing services. More about that here. So what’s happening in Seattle? Lots of great stuff! And we’re proud to be supporting much …
DEI Champions are part of a larger diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative underway across SWOG’s network. Learn more here. SWOG leadership have selected five Champions to collaborate with study teams and help implement its new diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) methodology for improving diversity and representativeness of SWOG’s clinical trial participants. Champions will be trained …
SWOG Cancer Research Network, a member of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI’s) National Clinical Trials Network (NCTN), seeks a 0.25-FTE vice chair to lead the group’s diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and to serve in an ombudsperson role as a neutral and confidential resource for SWOG members. The vice chair for diversity, equity, inclusion, and …
The Hope Foundation’s fall board meeting featured the approval of $3.2 million dollars in grants to support SWOG in 2022, and it also ushered in new executive leadership. A dozen programs will fund pilot projects and translational research, career development and fellowships across cancer types, as well as the implementation of ongoing diversity, equity and …
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NCORP Pilot Grants fund efforts to improve representation of underserved populations in @SWOG & #NCTN cancer clinical trials. The next deadline for proposals is June 1 #SWOGonc
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Spring Group Meeting Registration Is Open: Back to San Francisco
A plenary on global oncology research, a genomic platform theater, a symposium on microbiome as new frontier in cancer trials, & San Francisco. Time to register! #SWOGonc
https://www.swog.org/news-events/news/2023/03/17/spring-group-meeting-registration-open
Our virtual grant writing course is designed for early stage cancer researchers preparing for future grant submissions, including career development awards and pilot grants w/@SWOG #SWOGonc
https://thehopefoundation.org/funding-opportunities/virtual-grant-writing-workshop/
Due 3/1 (tomorrow!)
Applications for this year's Coltman Fellowship round #SWOGonc
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