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 …
SWOG Cancer Research Network and its charitable arm, The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research, have jointly developed a website for SWOG Clinical Trials Partnerships (SWOG CTP) as a public resource for current and potential partners to learn about SWOG CTP’s structure and staff, how it conducts research, its latest news, and how to get involved. …
Supporting young investigators’ career development is crucial to the future of cancer care. Since 1999, The Hope Foundation has been funding early career clinicians through our SWOG Young Investigator Training Course (YITC). Executive leadership have recently selected top candidates from across our international network to attend the 2021 YITC. The program will provide each young …
We’ve opened our annual call for funding proposals. Now through September 1, SWOG members and their collaborators are encouraged to submit great ideas for improving all aspects of our cancer research network. Other Hope programs fund direct research. This project application gathers concepts that have broader scope or relevance to advancing SWOG’s work. Examples of …
The Hope Foundation is helping SWOG launch an effort in collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, and other future funders to improve representation of minority and underserved populations in cancer clinical trials. Designed as a multi-phase, multi-year initiative, the project kicks off on May 21 with a two-hour virtual symposium highlighting the …
This spring’s was the most extensive #SWOGonc virtual meeting yet, featuring 60 sessions for nearly 1,300 registered attendees. If you missed the SWOG Front Line group meeting preview, that’s a great place to start for all things planned throughout the 5-day conference. In addition, the full meeting site and related session materials are still available …
A shareable link of this event’s full proceedings is available here. We were thrilled to host a second installment of our Crucial Conversations panel series on Friday, February 5. This 1-hour event featured SWOG leaders and members at the forefront of the group’s efforts to improve diversity, equity, and inclusion across our clinical trials and …
The Hope Foundation believes supporting young investigators’ career development is crucial to the future of healthcare. Health researchers are responsible for discoveries that have shaped medicine throughout the past century, and they are the reason many cancers are treatable today. Donor support enables us to continue funding early career cancer clinicians through our SWOG Young …
Foundation Grantees in the News: Rethinking Trial Participation Patient participation is essential to the success of clinical trials, yet accrual among adults remains low. A study funded by The Hope Foundation for Cancer Research and led by Dr. Joseph Unger shows that 55% of all adult cancer patients, regardless of race or ethnicity, agreed to …
Michael LeBlanc, PhD
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A great photo of this year's @SWOG Early Stage Investigators! Thanks to everyone on the #SWOGonc team collaborating to make the ESI training course a success 😀
Our support for @SWOG group meetings comes in many forms - committee needs, travel funding, and CME. We're looking forward to seeing our #SWOGonc community in Chicago!
🙏And thank you to our industry collaborators and funders who enhance these efforts
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There's still time to submit proposals for these key funding opportunities - applications due Sept 1:
- Career Engagement Award
- Coltman Fellowship
- Annual Call for New Projects #SWOGonc
We love this good #SWOGonc news.
We're also grateful to Rick and Hildy for sharing their stories as early @SWOG advocates - a part of our 30th anniversary audio collection!
DYK we post an open call for new funding proposals from @SWOG members every summer? Two years ago we funded an #APP Initiative and it's taken off!
Visit our 30th audio collection to hear the full story #SWOGonc
https://thehopefoundation.org/blog/feature/listen-to-hopes-30th-anniversary-audio-collection/
Johanna Horn, President & CEO
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