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UCLA's Fielding School to launch partnerships with Chinese schools of public health
On Friday, the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health will welcome nine delegates from three of the most renowned schools of public health in China to launch formal academic partnerships.
April 8, 2014
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JCCC Member Named UCLA Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research
Dr. Arash Naeim has been appointed UCLA Chief Medical Officer for Clinical Research.
September 19, 2013
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UCLA Health Now Offers Superior 3D Mammograms
Breast tomosynthesis - state-of-the-art technology that produces three-dimensional mammograms - is now available at UCLA Health's medical campuses in Westwood and Santa Monica.
August 12, 2013
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UCLA prostate cancer research program receives $11.6 million federal grant
UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the department of urology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA have been notified that their standing as a National Cancer Institute Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) site in prostate cancer has been renewed for another five years.
August 6, 2013
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Talent Agent Joe Cohen Joins Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
Creative Artists Agency’s Joe Cohen joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of the UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 22, 2013
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UCLA Simms/Mann Center Director Receives Outstanding Clinical Care Award
Anne Coscarelli was awarded the Outstanding Clinical Care Award for 2013 by the American Psychosocial Oncology Society in February.
April 15, 2013
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Four Los Angeles Business and Community Leaders Join the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
Four Los Angeles business and community leaders joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation, the fundraising arm of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 18, 2012
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Group pools donations to boost research of rare pediatric diseases
New hope for deadly pediatric brain tumors; opening the door to improved diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in children; and advanced genetic testing to better understand the causes of autism and cancer in kids.
May 30, 2012
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UCLA Programs that Aid Poor Women, Fund Imaging Fellowships Receive Nearly $1 Million from the Avon Foundation for Women
A patient navigation program offered through UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center that helps poor, uninsured women and a program that funds the training of breast imaging fellows received nearly $1 million in grants raised during the ninth annual Avon Walk for Breast Cancer.
October 17, 2011
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Five Entertainment and Business Leaders Join Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board of Directors
Five executives from the entertainment, real estate and wine industries have joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.
July 7, 2011
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Agreement with Roche Gives Cancer Researchers Early Access to Leading-Edge Technologies
An agreement between UCLA and Roche will provide stem cell and cancer researchers with leading-edge technologies that will drive research capabilities and further the understanding of complex disease.
June 10, 2011
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UCLA conference to address technology's impact on successful aging Oct. 29
While aging impacts everyday living in many ways, the latest technologies in the medical, consumer and lifestyle fields have the potential to help older adults live better for longer.
September 17, 2010
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Entertainment, Insurance Industry Executives Join Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation Board
Insurance industry executive Tom Alper and entertainment industry executives Dana Walden and Rick Hersh have joined the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation.
July 27, 2010
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Kenneth Jonsson, who helped found UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, dead at 79
Kenneth A. Jonsson, who along with his late wife, Diana, helped to found UCLA Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, died March 15 at his Pacific Palisades home.
March 16, 2010
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UCLA, Caltech Launch Joint Center for Translational Medicine
UCLA and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have announced the establishment of the Joint Center for Translational Medicine, which will advance experimental research into clinical applications, including the diagnosis and treatment of diseases such as cancer.
December 17, 2009
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Cancer Researcher Receives Prestigious Scheele Award
Dr. Dennis Slamon, whose basic and clinical research led to the development of a new targeted therapy for breast cancer, has been awarded the prestigious Scheele Award in honor of his work.
November 11, 2009
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Innovative University of California Collaboration Targets Breast Cancer
UCLA is taking part in an unprecedented statewide University of California collaboration to revolutionize care for breast cancer patients by designing and testing, system-wide, new approaches to research, technology and health care delivery.
September 29, 2009
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Entertainment Industry Executives to Head Foundation Board
Entertainment industry executives Randall M. Katz and Jay Sures have been named chair and vice chair of the board of directors for the Jonsson Cancer Center Foundation (JCCF), the fundraising arm of UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center.
July 28, 2009
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New Center Providing Integrative Oncology Care Opens
A new center providing leading-edge integrated care to cancer patients and their families launched today at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, offering such services as art therapy and QiGong, one-on-one and group counseling and advice on nutritional, spiritual and complementary approaches to healing.
June 27, 2009
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Leading-Edge Research Management System Launched
In an effort to improve and streamline management of clinical trials, UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center has acquired and recently launched Velos eResearch software that allows for better use of information systems and clinical databases in medical research.
April 29, 2009
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