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Team CANCAN Highlighted in the Nature Feature Article “New hope in the fight against cachexia-cancer’s deadly conspirator”

by | August 24, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

Team CANCAN hosted the 2026 Cancer and the Host Conference in London, bringing together world-leading researchers to advance discoveries in cancer-host interactions, cachexia, metabolism, and patient care.

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CANCAN PI’s Eileen White, Tobias Janowitz, and Marcus Goncalves speak at the Metabolism and Cancer: Insights from Obesity and Beyond in Madrid, Spain

by | June 29, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

Team CANCAN researchers presented groundbreaking cancer cachexia research at the CNIO–CaixaResearch Frontiers Meeting in Madrid, joining leading scientists to advance the understanding of cancer metabolism and cachexia.

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Dr. Ezequiel Dantas gets promoted to Assistant Professor at NYU Langone Health

by | May 20, 2026 | News, Research | 0 Comments

Congratulations to Dr. Ezequiel C. Dantas, who has been promoted to Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine on the Investigator Clinician Educator track. Ezequiel has been an integral member of the CANCAN team as an...
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Dr. Bette Caan Retires from Team CANCAN

by | May 20, 2026 | Featured, News | 0 Comments

Team CANCAN would like to applaud Dr. Bette Caan on her retirement from an extraordinary career in cancer epidemiology and survivorship research! The CANCAN team would like to express our deepest gratitude for her scientific leadership, mentorship, and unwavering...
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CANCAN Advocate Nicholas Clifford presents “Understanding Cancer Cachexia Q&A Blog”

by | May 3, 2026 | Advocacy, advocacy-featured, News | 0 Comments

CANCAN Advocate Nicholas Clifford recently delivered an engaging webinar blog on Cancer Cachexia, featured on the Pancreatic Cancer Cachexia Action Network (PANCAN) website. His presentation offers a clear and compassionate perspective on cachexia for patients and...
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Team CANCAN attends the 2026 American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Conference in San Diego, California

by | April 30, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

Recently, Team CANCAN attended the American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Conference in San Diego, California, from April 17-22, 2026. The team included PIs from all four project teams: Drs.Tobias Janowitz, Marcus Goncalves, Eileen White, Richard Dunne,...
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2026 Cancer Grand Challenges Summit; London, U.K. March 2-March 6, 2026

by | March 14, 2026 | News | 0 Comments

The CANCAN team attended the 2026 Cancer Grand Challenges Summit in London, England, from March 2 to March 6, 2026. This year featured a dynamic group of 13 CANCAN researchers, including significant contributions from several CANCAN Fellows and Future Leaders. CANCAN...
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Drs. Elieen White and Mariam Jamal Hanjani speak at the AACR Special Conference on Cancer Evolution: The Dynamics of Progression and Persistence

by | December 23, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Team CANCAN played a significant role in this year's AACR Special Conference in Cancer Research; Cancer Evolution: The Dynamics of Progression and Persistence which took place from December 4-6, 2025. Dr. Mariam Jamal Hanjani served as the session chair on the...
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Team CANCAN attends the Cancer Grand Challenges Future Leaders Conference 2025 Milan, Italy November 12-14,2025

by | November 23, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Congratulations to Team CANCAN for another successful Future Leaders Conference, held in Milan, Italy, from November 12 to November 14, 2025! This year, a team of junior investigators: Lisa Duff, Su-lei Yin, Kexin Koh, Estella Tcaturian, Debi Mukherjee, Amanda Decker...
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Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly speaks at the Ludwig Princeton “Distinguished Lectureship Series” Nov.4,2025

by | November 18, 2025 | News | 0 Comments

Professor Sir Stephen O’Rahilly, a highly regarded CANCAN Investigator, recently delivered a talk at Princeton University in New Jersey as part of the Ludwig Princeton “Distinguished Lectureship Series” on November 4, 2025. The event was hosted by Dr. Joshua...
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Dr. Bette Caan Retires from Team CANCAN

Dr. Bette Caan Retires from Team CANCAN

by | May 20, 2026 | , | 0 Comments

Team CANCAN would like to applaud Dr. Bette Caan on her retirement from an extraordinary career in cancer epidemiology and survivorship research! The CANCAN team would like to express our deepest gratitude for her scientific leadership, mentorship, and unwavering...

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