Faculty and Students:
Applications for the next round of Innovative Research, Travel Fellowship, and Summer Stipend Awards are due March 1.

Washington, Kansas
Make Your Strike Against Cancer Count!
Sat. & Sun, March 6 & 7, start time 9 a.m.
$1,000 Prize Pot & Raffle Drawing

Pack it with pink Friday night, July 23, 2010! The Kaw Valley Rodeo Association will once again host the Tough Enough to Wear Pink rodeo during the Riley County Fair, to raise awareness of breast and other cancers, and funds for cancer research at K-State. Even the horses will be wearing pink!

The 13th annual Rob Regier Memorial Golf Tournament will be Friday, Sept. 3, 2010, at Colbert Hills golf course.

K-State’s Christer Aakeroy was recently appointed to the board of governors of the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre. The prestigious international center, which promotes the advancement of the science of chemistry and crystallography for public benefitis, is a nonprofit, charitable institution based at the University of Cambridge in England.

The Johnson Cancer Center hosted the “Think Pink” quilt show throughout October, National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Check out pics of the quilts here.

Katsura Asano, K-State associate professor in biology, received nearly $200,000 from the National Institutes of Health’s National Inst. of General Medical Sciences through Recovery Act funding. The grant is to study how eukaryotic cells — like the ones humans have — initiate the process of building proteins.

The second annual “In the Pink“ breast cancer awareness luncheon was Wed Oct 14, 2009. There were speakers, lunch, prizes and goodie bags.

Participants at this conference chose from various women’s health and wellness presentations, enjoyed a healthy breakfast with other great ladies, got wellness tests and massages, and won prizes!

Where biology, chemistry and physics intersect, Kansas State University’s Dr. Robert Szoszkiewics expects to find applications to improve human health.

A K-State researcher is studying the potential health benefits of a specially bred purple sweet potato because its dominant purple color results in an increased amount of anti-cancer components.

A Kansas State University student has been a lead researcher on three separate projects that have wide implications in the health, medical and energy fields.

Research excellence is earning three Kansas State University scientists honors from K-State’s chapter of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society.

Hieu Sy “Danny” Vu, a Kansas State University graduate student in biology from Vietnam, has been awarded the Konza and Manhattan Rotary clubs’ $500 International Graduate Student Scholarship.

A Kansas State University senior has received a Science and Mathematics Research for Transformation scholarship through the U.S. Department of Defense for graduate studies in geography, and is the recipient of K-State’s 2009 Presidential Award for Distinguished Undergraduate Student in Research for her work to predict disease outbreaks.

More than 40 undergraduate students at Kansas State University will receive funding for cancer research from K-State’s Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research.

Kansas State University’s newest Barry M. Goldwater scholar is planning an extensive career in immunology research, and he jump-started his goal when he sought a lab assistant job as a freshman at K-State.

by cancer center director Rob Denell, PhD
We all know diehard Kansas State University fans who root for whatever team is playing against the University of Kansas — and I’m sure the sentiment goes both ways. But when it comes to something as critical as cancer research, cooperation is vital.

Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius recently announced a new cooperative agreement between the two institutions.

Just like in humans, cancer can occur in any part of the body of dogs and cats. That’s why one Kansas State University student is researching breast cancer that affects these common pets.

Many potentially useful anticancer drugs never reach their full capability due to poor solubility and stability, but a Kansas State University student is researching compounds that could help improve the drugs’ delivery and efficacy.

The Manhattan Cancer Awareness Committee hosted the In the Pink luncheon for breast cancer awareness at 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 at Mercy Regional Health Center in Manhattan.

The 4th annual Hot Topics: For Women Only health education event called Chicks’ Night Out was held Saturday evening, Sept. 20, 2008, in Junction City, and was a huge success!

Two Manhattan men are doing the Mercy LIGHT Challenge to lose weight and raise funds for the cancer center. To learn more or make a pledge, visit www.mercylightchallenge.com

Nearly 50 undergraduate students at Kansas State University are earning cancer research awards through K-State’s Terry C. Johnson Center for Basic Cancer Research.

Robert Kinders, K-State alum, will present “A New Approach to Drug Development at the National Cancer Institute.”

Three Kansas State University researchers have received a $420,000 grant from the National Science Foundation.

The $100,000 cancer research award program provides $1,000 stipends to students and $1,000 to their faculty mentors for research expenses.