Cancer Currents for January 2007

News and Notes

ACS IRG Application Deadline Extended to January 5th
The deadline to submit applications for American Cancer Society Institutional Research Grants has been extended to January 5, 2007. The principal purpose of these grants is to support studies undertaken by investigators who are early in their careers and need pilot data before submitting individual research grant applications. To apply, download the application from the website, complete, and submit electronically to Heather.A.Arnold@Dartmouth.EDU by January 5, 2007. Read more…

ACS Grant Application [pdf]

New Nursing Director on One West

Lori Profota, MS, RN, NP-C has accepted the Nursing Director position for inpatient oncology nursing and radiation oncology nursing, replacing Marilyn Bedell who will retire in February after 35 years at DHMC.  Read more...

New Breast Cancer Surgeon
Kari M. Rosenkranz, MD, who completed her residency training at DHMC, has returned to the department of Surgical Oncology at DHMC and Norris Cotton Cancer Center. She will be seeing patients in the Comprehensive Breast Program in Lebanon, and at Norris Cotton Cancer Center • Manchester. Read more...

Head and Neck Cancer Clinic in Manchester
Norris Cotton Cancer Center • Manchester now offers a Head and Neck Cancer Clinic at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. Otolaryngologist Joseph A. Paydarfar, MD, provides consultations, outpatient procedures, and follow-up care for adult head and neck cancer and reconstructive surgery patients. Read more...

Regional Cancer Program Welcomes Dr. Schell
Frank Schell, MD, has joined the Cancer Center’s Regional Program to provide medical oncology care at Norris Cotton Cancer Center • North in St. Johnsbury, at DHMC in Lebanon, and at our outreach cancer clinic at Valley Regional Hospital in Claremont, NH. Read more...

Radiation Oncology Services in Southern Vermont
Andrew Young, MD, has joined Norris Cotton Cancer Center and its Regional Cancer Program to provide Radiation Oncology services at a new outreach location, Southwestern Vermont Regional Cancer Center in Bennington, VT. Read more...

Johnson & Johnson Seed Grant Program
The Johnson & Johnson (J&J) - Dartmouth Seed Grant Program offers support for translational work on research projects that have generated novel innovations and have the potential to become high-impact medical technologies with promising commercial potential. Applications may request up to approximately $100,000 in direct costs. Read more...

Grants.gov Training Reminder
The February 5, 2007 deadline for all NIH R01 electronic proposal submissions is fast approaching. After this date NIH will no longer accept any competing R01 applications submitted on paper. The Office of Sponsored Projects is offering training sessions through the month of January to familiarize people with the new grants.gov application package, SF 424 (R&R). The current training schedule can be found at: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~osp/news/bulletins/gdgTraining.html