Faculty
Dr. Jocelyn McDonald, biology, received a $938,885 National Science Foundation award to support her study, “Coordination of collective cell migration in complex tissues.” Dr. Brad Olson, biology, is co-principal investigator. The award will also support workshops for secondary school girls and K-State engineering students. read more
Oncology professor elected to national role
Dr. Raelene Wouda, clinical sciences, is appointed Certification Liaison for the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. read more
Veterinary oncologists share pet cancer information
In recognition of Pet Cancer Awareness Month in November, K-State veterinary oncologists, including Dr. Mary Lynn Higginbotham, pictured here, shared information on cancer in pets. The story discussed common types and signs of cancer. read more
Radon expert honored with lifetime achievement award
Bruce Snead, director of Engineering Extension and National Radon Program Services, received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Mentorship from the American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists. read more
Engineering professor serves on radiation risk panel
Dr. Amir Bahadori, mechanical & nuclear engineering, was selected to serve on a radiation risk expert panel at the 2020 American Nuclear Society (ANS) winter meeting. read more
Following that, he was an invited panelist for the ANS nationally-broadcasted program, “Talking about Low-Dose Radiation,” which addressed how to best communicate risks and benefits of radiation. read more
Biochemist selected as 2020 AAAS fellow
Dr. Phillip Klebba, biochemistry and molecular biophysics, was selected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world’s largest scientific society. read more
Alumni
Former cancer research student named Distinguished Young Alumna
Former undergraduate Cancer Research Awardee Jamie Ball ’10, MD, was selected to receive a K-State Alumni Association Distinguished Young Alumni Award. Dr. Ball participated in our CRA program as a freshman under the mentorship of Dr. Laura Armbrust, clinical sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine. read more
Former cancer research student featured in Good For K-State magazine
Elshaddai Abamegal, a 2016-2017 Cancer Research Awardee in mechanical & nuclear engineering, was featured in Good For K-State magazine. Abamegal had several undergraduate research experiences that helped her find her niche in the world. The cancer research she did with Dr. Amir Bahadori involved estimating secondary cancer risk to patients treated with radiation. read story
$207,500 awarded to faculty and students in Fall 2020
Last fall, the Johnson Cancer Research Center awarded $52,500 in Innovative Research Awards to Drs. Zhilong Yang, biology, Scott Fan, mechanical & nuclear engineering, and Mark Weiss, anatomy & physiology.
We also facilitated a direct gift of $100,000 from the Flossie West Trust to support the breast cancer research of Dr. Anna Zolkiewska, biochemistry & molecular biophysics.
Learn more on our Faculty Awardees page.
Twenty-two undergraduate students were selected to participate in our Cancer Research Award program, which offers faculty-mentored research experiences during spring semester. The students get $1,500 awards and their faculty mentors get $1,000 per student to cover research expenses. Read the news release to see a list of the awardees and their mentors and hometowns.
Learn more on our Student Awardees page, which shows project titles.
Spring award applications now open
The Johnson Cancer Research Center offers competitive funding to its faculty members and their students every semester. This semester, we’ll offer faculty Innovative Research Awards, Travel Fellowships, Cancer Research Collaboration of Excellence Awards, and the new Cancer Research Expansion Awards for associate members. For students, we’ll offer Graduate Cancer Research Awards and Travel Awards. Applications are due March 1.
Learn more on our Award Programs page.