Reminder
You’re invited to the next Building Bridges Symptom Science Webinar! This webinar series brings together interdisciplinary researchers in cancer symptom science to share their expertise and further discussions in the field.
Gastrointestinal Symptomatology, From Bench to Bedside
Date: Thursday, June 18, 2026
Time: 4:00 to 5:00pm ET
Advance registration required.
Speakers
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Hamid I. Akbarali, Ph.D.
Harvey and Gladys Haag Professor of Pharmacology
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine
Member, Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Sun, Ph.D., M.S.N., R.N.
Professor
Division of Nursing Research and Education
Department of Population Sciences
City of Hope
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Moderator
Terez Shea-Donohue, Ph.D.
Program Director, Division of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH
Sharing event information from the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship
 From Lived Experience to Lasting Impact: Survivors Driving Survivorship Research, presented by the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship
Date: June 17, 2026
Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET
Advance registration required.
Join the NCI Office of Cancer Survivorship in honor of National Cancer Survivors Month for a special webinar featuring a moderated panel of cancer survivors. Panelists will share their lived experiences and reflect on the vital role of advocacy in advancing cancer survivorship research.
Speakers:
-Bob Riter, Communications Director, Advocates for Collaborative Education (ACE)
- Christina Stewart, MA, M.Ed., Tigerlily Foundation, ANGEL Advocate Trainer
- Steven Friedman, MHA, FAC-P/PM III Senior Advisor – Operations, SEER Program Manager National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health
- Tambre Leighn, MA, CPC, Healthcare Communications Consultant, Well Beyond Ordinary, LLC
Moderator
Lisa Gallicchio, PhD, Program Director, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Branch, NCI Epidemiology and Genomics Research Program
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DCP Early Career Scientist Spotlight Research Seminar Series: Mechanisms that Link Diet and Aging in Driving Intestinal Cancer Risk and Developing and Testing Integrative Therapies for Cancer Symptom Management
Join us for the last Division of Cancer Prevention Early Career Scientist Seminar of 2026. The Spotlight Seminar Series features talks from early career scientists who are advancing research in cancer prevention, detection, and symptom science.
Date: Tuesday, June 23, 2026
Time: 11:00 a.m. – Noon ET
Advance registration required
- Jiahn Choi, PhD, Assistant Professor, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and
- Kevin T. Liou, MD, Assistant Attending, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Learn more about the Early Career Scientist Research Seminar Series.
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Notice of Pre-application Webinars for the NCI Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP)
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) issued three RFAs to support the NCORP Program and will hold public pre-application webinars for each RFA.
NCI staff members involved in these NOFOs will provide orientation and technical assistance to potential applicants by explaining the goals and objectives of each of the RFAs and answering questions from attendees.
Potential applicants are encouraged to submit their questions to NCORP@mail.nih.gov in advance of the teleconference.
The webinars will be held June 16, 17, and 18, 2026. Further details and webinar links are available at NOT-CA-26-016.
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The NIH-funded Advancing the Science of Palliative Care Research across the Lifespan (ASCENT) Consortium to Publish Two Requests for Applications
The ASCENT Consortium announced plans to publish RFAs for the ASCENT Research Scholar and Pilot and Exploratory Studies Awards Programs.
Research Scholar Award
ASCENT will fund up to 13 junior faculty looking to establish themselves as independent investigators in palliative care research.
Pilot and Exploratory Studies Award
ASCENT will fund up to 12 early-career investigators transitioning from a K to an R award and mid-career researchers exploring new directions.
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