MMRF Research Fellows present research
The MMRF hosts a reception for 11 young multiple myeloma scientists
The MMRF hosted a symposium and
is a mentor to MMRF Research Fellow
reception to congratulate our Research
Award winner Bodour Salhia, also of
Fellow Award winners from the last few
TGEN. He praised the Fellows program
years. Eleven MMRF Research Fellows
as critical to providing “support and
from across the globe presented the
encouragement for young scientists,”
research they’ve undertaken to advance
and noted, “It is important for those
treatment in multiple myeloma. Joan
who support the MMRF to know that
Levy, Vice President of Research of
they are helping to develop the next
the MMRF and MMRC, welcomed the
generation of young bright scientists
Fellows and their mentors, highlighting
into the field of multiple myeloma.”
the diversity of preclinical and clinical
research that was presented — from
new models to identifying novel targets
and inhibitors — all driving the field of
myeloma research forward toward a
cure. This award program was the first
of its kind for MMRF Research Fellows,
and it provided a forum for Fellows to
interact and hopefully collaborate on
future endeavors. We look forward to
hosting future events!
John Carpten, Ph.D., Deputy Director
of Basic Sciences at the Translational
Genomics Research Institute (TGEN)
PE O PL E
• Bruno Paiva, Hospital Universitario
de Salamanca, Spain
• Jana Jakubikova, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute
• Xingding Zhang,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Leslie Crews Robertson, University
of California at San Diego
• John Simmons,
National Cancer Institute
Fellows who were recognized at the
reception include:
• Eric Smith, Memorial SloanKettering Cancer Center
• Ernesta Paola Neri,
University of Calgary
• Yuhuan Zheng,
MD Anderson Cancer Center
• Jianjun Zhao, Dana-Farber
Cancer Institute
A special thank-you to our corporate
sponsors, Amgen, Bristol-Myers Squibb,
Celgene, Genentech, Novartis, Onyx,
Pfizer, and Takeda Oncology for making
this reception and research possible!
• Bodour Salhia, Translational
Genomics Research Institute
• Kate Vandyke, Institute of Medical
and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, AU
From left: Xingding Zhang, Ernesta Paola Neri,
Leslie Crews Robertson, John Simmons,
Jana Jakubikova, Mary DeRome, Joan Levy,
Mohit Verma, Bodour Salhia, Jianjun Zhao,
Kate Vandyke
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