PHILANTHROPY
Laurence N . Kolonel Endowed Research Professorship
The UH Cancer Center has embarked on a goal to raise $ 500,000 through philanthropy in honor of Laurence N . Kolonel , MD , PhD , professor emeritus at the UH Cancer Center .
Kolonel served for 30 years as director of the epidemiology program at the Cancer Center . He is a world-renowned scholar in the felds of epidemiology and prostate cancer , and has published more than 500 articles in peer-reviewed scientifc journals .
Kolonel was honored by the National Institutes of Health for his world-class research on diet and cancer . In 2013 , he received the prestigious American Cancer Society Award for Research Excellence in Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention from the American Association for Cancer Research . He is also the co-founder of the Multiethnic Cohort Study , which follows more than 215,000 participants for health events in Hawai ‘ i and California . He has been the esteemed mentor of many trainees and junior faculty in population sciences at the University of Hawai ‘ i and elsewhere .
Funds will establish the Laurence N . Kolonel Endowed Research Professorship at the Cancer Center . Tis endowed professorship will provide support for a promising junior faculty researcher in cancer epidemiology . Te recipient of the professorship will receive annual support from the proceeds of the endowment for three years to aid in his or her career development and provide research support critical for a junior academic investigator . Afer three years , the professorship will rotate to another junior researcher . Te selection committee will be comprised of members of the Cancer Epidemiology Program at the UH Cancer Center .
Each investigator selected will carry the designation as a Laurence N .
Kolonel Scholar .
Layton Construction in Hawai ‘ i supports cancer research through its golf tournament .
Layton Construction supports UH Cancer Center research
Layton Construction in Hawai ‘ i and its employees donated more than $ 11,000 to the UH Cancer Center from participating in the 5 for the Fight program to raise money for cancer research . 5 for the Fight encourages employees to contribute $ 5 per pay period for cancer research . Local Hawai ‘ i employees from Layton Construction are the newest contributors to this efort . In addition to continuing employee giving , plans are underway to hold two golf tournaments in 2019 , one on Kaua ‘ i and the other on O ‘ ahu for increased cancer research support .
When Layton Construction heard about 5 for the Fight , we decided to go all in and engage all employees , subcontractors , architects and engineers and all others within the Layton community ,” said Dave Layton , Layton Construction president .
We appreciate the creative ways in which companies can encourage their employees to give ,” said Randall Holcombe , MD , UH Cancer Center director . “ Tere simply is not enough federal funding to drive cancer research at the rate needed to make real impacts . Support from Layton employees helps move discoveries forward .”
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Laurence N . Kolonel , MD , PhD
Tyler Dillon , Hawai ‘ i executive vice president of operations and Will Summerhays , Hawai ‘ i executive vice president for pre-construction at Layton Construction present check to Todd Cullison , UH Cancer Center associate development ofcer .