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City of Hope professors receive honors
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Three members of the faculty at City of Hope received awards in recognition of their contributions to the field of oncology.
Alexandra Levine , MD, MACP, professor in the department of hematology and hematopoietic cell transplantation, received the Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Science.
The award — established in 2008 and presented by The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center — recognizes scientific and medical leaders who made extraorindary contributions to advance or promote women in cancer science or cancer medicine.
Levine is recognized for her expertise in lymphoma, Hodgkin disease and AIDS-related malignancies.
Dan Raz, MD, MAS, co-director of City of Hope’s lung cancer and thoracic oncology program and assistant professor in the division of thoracic surgery, received a Global Lung Cancer Coalition Journalism Award.
The coalition commemorates Lung Cancer Awareness Month by recognizing outstanding journalistic efforts and presenting awards to individuals who made significant contributions to advancing awareness of lung cancer.
Raz — who specializes in lung cancer and esophageal cancer surgery — received an award in the special recognition category.
Binghui Shen, PhD, professor and chair of the department of cancer genetics and epigenetics at City of Hope, was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Fellows are selected for accomplishments such as research, leadership, mentoring and teaching, fostering collaboration and advancing public understanding of science.
Shen’s work focuses on understanding the cellular mechanisms that maintain and disrupt genomic stability.