As New Jersey’s only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey together with RWJBarnabas Health, provides patients access to the most advanced treatment options including complex surgical procedures, sophisticated radiation therapy techniques, innovative clinical trials, immunotherapy, and precision medicine.
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$9 Million Contract from National Cancer Institute Awarded for NJ State Cancer Registry |
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The New Jersey State Cancer Registry (NJSCR), under the direction of the State Department of Health in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, has been awarded a seven-year, $9,085,109 contract (75N91021D00009) from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to support core infrastructure and research activities as part of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program. The funding will support ongoing cancer surveillance activities at the NJSCR, as well as support enhancements to New Jersey’s electronic reporting systems such as electronic pathology and medical claims data transmissions. Learn more
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Dr. Eileen White Receives Honor from the National Academy of Sciences |
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Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Deputy Director, Chief Scientific Officer, Associate Director for Basic Research and Center of Excellence co-director Eileen White, PhD, has been elected as a member to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), a society of distinguished scholars. Offered to scientists for outstanding contributions to research, this is considered one of the highest honors a scientist can receive. The 2021 class includes 120 new members all recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Learn more
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A Salute to our Nurses: Celebrating National Oncology Nursing Month |
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Oncology nursing is a unique specialty that requires specific knowledge of the biological and psychosocial dimensions of cancer and its effects on individuals and families. At Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, nurses serve as critical members of the multidisciplinary healthcare teams providing exceptional care to our patients. We applaud all of our oncology nurses who are true day-to-day heroes in the fight against cancer. Watch here
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Ludwig Cancer Research Opens New Branch Dedicated to Cancer Metabolism |
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Ludwig Cancer Research announced the launch of the newest Branch of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research based at Princeton University, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey’s National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center research consortium partner. The Ludwig Princeton Branch will be dedicated to the study of cancer metabolism. Eileen White, PhD and Yibin Kang, PhD, associate director for consortium research at Rutgers Cancer Institute and the Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology at Princeton University, and Rutgers Cancer Institute research member Joshua Rabinowitz, MD, PhD, professor, Department of Chemistry and Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics at Princeton University, have been named founding members of the Branch. Learn more
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Dr. Eric Singer Recognized as Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology |
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Eric A. Singer, MD, MA, MS, FACS, associate chief of Urology and Urologic Oncology and director of the Kidney Cancer Program at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey has been named a Fellow of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (FASCO). This distinction honors members for their extraordinary volunteer service and dedication to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO).The FASCO distinction is earned by only a limited number of active ASCO members through service to the organization and to the field of oncology. Learn more
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