AWARDS & HONORS
Braun-Inglis Receives Community Clinical Scientist Award
UH Cancer Center Associate Researcher Christa Braun-Inglis, DNP, APRN, FNP- BC, AOCNP, was awarded the 2024 David King Community Clinical Scientist Award from the Association of Community Cancer Centers. Braun-Inglis was recognized for her exceptional dedication to cancer research and education and her commitment to advancing the goals of cancer prevention, early detection, and quality treatment through her leadership in developing, participating in, and evaluating clinical studies.
Braun-Inglis, an oncology nurse practitioner who focuses on helping advanced practice providers overcome barriers so that they can participate in National Cancer Institute-sponsored clinical trials, received the Mary Pazdur Award for breaking down barriers, which is essential in advancing cancer care. By bridging the gap between clinical care and research, she is helping to improve patient outcomes and advance cancer care standards.
Christa Braun-Inglis, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, AOCNP( right) with the 2003 award recipient, Robert Winn, MD, Director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Carbone, Yang Win NCI Grant for Mesothelioma Research
University of Hawai‘ i Cancer Center researchers Haining Yang, PhD, and Michele Carbone, MD, PhD, in collaboration with Taylor Ripley, PhD, a thoracic surgeon at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas, received a National Cancer Institute grant for their work on mesothelioma. This highly competitive grant, which amounts to $ 2.5 million and has more than $ 1 million in indirect cost-benefit to the University of Hawai‘ i, is awarded to only 9 % of applicants.
Michele Carbone, MD, PhD( left) and Haining Yang, MD, PhD
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