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European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology honors Karmanos Cancer Institute professor
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The European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology will honor Michael C. Joiner, PhD, with the 2018 ESTRO Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual conference next spring in Barcelona.
The award recognizes Joiner — professor of radiation oncology at Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine — for his contribution to ESTRO activities.
“Dr. Joiner has been a valuable member of ESTRO for many years and has always been very active in our society, both in the committees — namely, as member of the radiobiology committee — and in the ESTRO School, where he has been, since 2012, course director of the extremely successful basic clinical radiobiology course,” Marta Jayes, governance affairs manager for ESTRO, said in a society-issued press release. “The nominating council has, therefore, unanimously agreed on bestowing this award upon him in recognition of this outstanding contribution.”
Joiner will be the first American to receive the award since its establishment in 2007.
“We at Karmanos are enormously proud of Dr. Joiner for this lifetime achievement award,” Gerold Bepler, M.D, PhD, president and CEO of Karmanos Cancer Institute, said in the release. “Dr. Joiner exemplifies what is so extraordinary about the partnership between Karmanos and Wayne State University School of Medicine. Our medical staff receives the benefit of consulting with world-renowned experts like Dr. Joiner, which translates to superior care for our patients. I personally congratulate him on this tremendous honor.”
Since 1990, Joiner has continually taught classes through ESTRO, including more than 6,000 students globally in the basics of clinical radiobiology.
“I like to think that I'm doing good by imparting my knowledge to the next generation,” Joiner said in the release. “I'm achieving giving the people the best knowledge that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.”