The red and white flags suspended outside Dana-Farber Cancer Institute do more than simply decorate the hospital building; they sum up the dual mission inside: a dedication to discovery and commitment to care

The DF/HCC Prostate Cancer SPORE, initially funded in 2002 and led by Philip Kantoff, MD (DFCI), has been highly successful in creating cohesion in the Prostate Cancer Program, sparking new RO1, PO1, and DOD grants, fostering innovative ideas in prostate cancer research, and advancing the careers of junior investigators

On November 15, DF/HCC welcomed Beverly Ginsburg, MBA, as the new associate director for administration, a recruitment that Director Edward J

DF/HCC has launched an enhanced online calendar of educational events related to basic, clinical, and population science

DF/HCC and the University of Massachusetts Boston received a five-year, $4.3 million grant from the NIH to jointly develop strategies to reduce health disparities in Boston neighborhoods and to help diversify the region’s biomedical scientists

DF/HCC has expanded its monthly seminar series, "Pipelines in Oncology," to encompass small to mid-size biotechnology companies

Grants and philanthropic donations -- the fiscal engine of cancer research -- fuel scientific discoveries in the lab and new therapies in the clinic that might otherwise remain stalled