Press Releases - 2007

Dr. Kaaron Benson has been named the 2006 Physician of the Year at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute.

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute announces Dr. Sloan Karver as an assistant professor in the Psychosocial & Palliative Care Program and Jia Fang, Ph.D. as assistant professor in the Molecular Oncology Program.

MOFFITT RECEIVES MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN FLORIDA GRANTS

Several researchers at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute will receive $2.2 million in funding from the Bankhead Coley Cancer Research Program, more than any other Florida university or research institute.

MOFFITT RECEIVES MORE THAN $2 MILLION IN FLORIDA GRANTS

Several researchers at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute will receive $2.2 million in funding from the Bankhead Coley Cancer Research Program, more than any other Florida university or research institute.

MOFFITT RESEARCHER RECEIVES $465,000 GRANT TO ADDRESS FERTILITY PRESERVATION

Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Ph.D., member of the Cancer Control & Prevention Program at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, has received a $465,000 grant from the American Cancer Society to address doctors’ discussion of fertility preservation with cancer patients.

MOFFITT NAMED MELANOMA CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute’s Cutaneous Oncology Program has been recognized as one of the first top ten Melanoma Centers of Excellence named by the Melanoma Hope Network.

MOFFITT STUDY SUPPORTED BY $10 MILLION GRANT FROM PFIZER

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, in partnership with Pfizer, will conduct a collaborative three-year research project consisting of two distinct quality of care projects.

Moffitt Cancer Center Appoints Kimberly Casiano to its Board of Advisors

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute announced today that Kimberly Casiano, President of Casiano Communications Inc., the leading Hispanic publisher of magazines and periodicals in the United States., has joined Moffitt’s national Board of Advisors.

Moffitt’s Magnolia Ball to Feature Huey Lewis & the News

The H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Magnolia Ball is known for its sensational live performances by top recording artists, and the black-tie gala has raised a record amount for important programs at Moffitt.

Pro golfers headline Moffitt Cancer Center Benefit at Innisbrook Copperhead Course

Golf enthusiasts will enjoy an once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play 18 holes with PGA and LPGA tour professionals at the Myelodysplastic Syndromes Foundation—H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Charity Golf Tournament for MDS on Monday, February 19, 2007.