President Biden appoints Lankan born Professor to National Cancer Advisory Board of the U.S. Source:Island Johns Hopkins scientist of Sri Lankan origin, Ashani Weeraratna, PhD, a leading cancer researcher who specializes in melanoma and the effects of aging on cancer, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board of the U.S. The National Cancer Advisory Board advises and assists the director of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health on the activities of the national cancer programe. Individuals are selected from among leading representatives in health and science, along with leaders in public policy, law, health policy, economics, management, and the environment. ...
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Johns Hopkins Cancer Researcher Ashani Weeraratna Appointed To National Cancer Advisory Board By President Biden – by Upali Obeyesekere (sources: files from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) Johns Hopkins scientist Ashani Weeraratna, PhD, a leading cancer researcher who specializes in melanoma and the effects of aging on cancer, has been appointed by President Joe Biden to serve as a member of the National Cancer Advisory Board. The White House announced the appointment on September 15. The National Cancer Advisory Board advises and assists the director of the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health on the activities of the national cancer program. Individuals are selected from among leading representatives in health and science, along with leaders in public policy, law, health policy, economics, management, and the environment. Among its activities, the National Cancer Advisory Board reviews grant applications for research, training, health care information, and programs ...
Sep 19, 2021
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Expert in cancer and aging joins Johns Hopkins as Bloomberg Distinguished Professor – By Katie Pearce Ashani Weeraratna holds appointments in the Bloomberg School of Public Health, the School of Medicine, and the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Source: THE HUB In the world of cancer research, Ashani Weeraratna is known for making breakthroughs. In 2002, for instance, a paper she co-wrote challenged some of the established beliefs about the signals that drive the spread of melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. The surprising findings from the study rattled many researchers in the field. “I was a postdoc, and the signaling pathway we discovered played an unexpected role in cancer,” she recalls. “But the data were there.” Later, Weeraratna’s work led her down a path of cancer research that, despite its utmost relevance, remains underdeveloped: examining the role that aging plays. Image caption:Ashani “Ashi” Weeraratna IMAGE CREDIT: ...
Jul 7, 2019
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