- Dr. Paul Glare of MSKCC commented in an article published by International Business Times about possible limitations of a new scoring system called the Prognosis in Palliative Care Study (PiPS) predictor model that might be able to inform patients in the final stages of cancer of how much time they have left so they can prepare for their passing.
- Allan Halpern of MSKCC is quoted in a Washington Post article about a quiz from Consumer Reports on skin cancer.
- Jed Wolchok of MSKCC announced the approval by the FDA of vemurafenib for metastatic melanoma.
Animal Care Training and NIH: Updates
Those seeking NIH funding for research involving animals may want to take a look at the updated training materials (as of 9/2/11) from the Office of Animal Laboratory Welfare (OLAW). Among the updates, there’s a Spanish-language video on “Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates” and a CD on “Mouse & Rat Humane Restraint and Experimental Techniques.”
OLAW also provides an optional worksheet to assist grant applicants prepare the Vertebrate Animal Section (VAS) of their NIH grant application. The worksheet is intended as well to assist reviewers in evaluating the grant submission.
Library Closed on Labor Day
The Main Library (located in the Rockefeller Research Laboratories Building) and the CyberLibrary Café (Zuckerman Research Center) will be closed on Monday, September 5, 2011 in observance of Labor Day.
Regular hours will resume Tuesday at both our locations.
For those interested in the history of Labor Day, check out the United States Department of Labor Website.