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Ronald DePinho: The TT Interview

Houston, TX - Monday, September 19, 2011
Source: The Texas Tribune

On Sept. 1, Dr. Ronald DePinho officially became the fourth president of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. With the scientific community at, as he put it, "a critical point" in the war on cancer, he will be at the helm of one of the powerhouses in that fight.

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City Attracts Big Guns In Fight Against Cancer

HOUSTON, TX - Thursday, June 02, 2011
Source: HOUSTON CHRONICLE

A comprehensive story in June 2 Houston Chronicle details CPRIT’s recruiting success to date....

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Statewide Clinical Trials Network of Texas (CTNeT) Names Its Scientific and Executive Leadership

HOUSTON, TX - Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Statewide Clinical Trials Network of Texas (CTNeT), a newly-formed collaborative oncology research model combining academic and community-based physicians, announced today that it has filled its four key scientific and executive leadership positions. Assuming the role of chairman of the board is William T. Butler, M.D.; Charles E. Geyer, Jr., M.D. has accepted the position of chief medical officer; David H. Johnson, M.D. will chair the Strategic Steering Committee and Patricia A. Winger was named chief operating officer.

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2011 Cancer Awareness Day

AUSTIN, TX - Thursday, April 07, 2011
Source: KXAN

Cancer advocates from across the state of Texas gathered at the Texas Capitol on Tuesday, April 5 to support Texas’ efforts to defeat cancer.  The day began with a press conference led by cancer survivor Lance Armstrong, Lt. Governor David Dewhurst and Senator Jane Nelson.

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