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The article announces that Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation in the U.S. has honored 16 early-career scientists with 300,000 dollars in funding to advance cancer research including Layla J. Barkal, R. Camille Brewer and Michael V. Gormally.

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2024 Physician-Scientist Training Award. This award aims to support and encourage physicians who have completed clinical specialty fellowship training to pursue careers in translational and clinical research. The awardees were selected through a competitive process and will receive significant funding, including $100,000 in the first year and increases over the next three years. The program has funded 42 physician-scientists since its launch in 2015, leading to important insights into cancer and the development of new therapies. The recipients for 2024 are conducting research on topics such as epigenetic processes in T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the properties of persistent CAR T cells in blood cancers, pro-tumorigenic growth factors in follicular lymphoma, and the prevention of blood clots in multiple myeloma patients treated with thalidomide derivatives. [Extracted from the article]

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation has awarded $4.8 million to 14 new Damon Runyon Fellows and six recipients of the Damon Runyon-Dale F. Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists. The Fellowship provides independent funding of $300,000 to postdoctoral scientists conducting cancer research. The Breakthrough Scientist Award recognizes Fellows who have exceeded expectations and are likely to make paradigm-shifting breakthroughs in cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The recipients of these awards are conducting research on various topics, including protein-based molecular programming for cancer immunotherapy, uncovering cell-fate decisions via molecular recording, and decoding the role of localized translation in cancer metastasis. [Extracted from the article]

Dr. Alex Jaeger, an assistant member of the Molecular Oncology Department at Moffitt Cancer Center, has become the first researcher in Florida and at Moffitt to receive the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award. The award, which supports high-risk, high-reward ideas with the potential to impact cancer prevention, diagnosis, or treatment, comes with a grant of $400,000 over the next two years. Dr. Jaeger's project focuses on engineering approaches to exploit MHC-II antigen presentation in cancer, aiming to develop advanced immunotherapeutic strategies. The award is a testament to the innovativeness and promise of Dr. Jaeger's research program. [Extracted from the article]

B Eligibility: b To be eligible, applicants must be conducting independent basic or translational research at a U.S. research institution. B Scope: b The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, which was established to support the next generation of creative thinkers with "high-risk/high-reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact the understanding of, and/or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer. [Extracted from the article]

In an early issue, editors of the periodical "The Nation" hoped to describe in some detail the ugly witch hunt, with unmistakable overtones of anti-Semitism, that is currently holding the spotlight in Miami. Under the firm impression, apparently, that the Soviets are likely to seize the Naval Air Station of Opa-locka almost any weekend, the "Miami Daily News" has been featuring a series of artides by journalist Damon Runyon Jr. about local red activities, based on the revelations of one Al Spears, who is billed as an undercover man for the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Children with high-risk neuroblastoma often have poor prognoses despite intense treatment-including maintenance treatment with retinoic acid-underscoring the need for new treatments to improve long-term outcomes. However, this vital cohort of cancer researchers is declining at a time when cancer research holds the greatest promise of new discovery. Keywords: Cancer; Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation; Drugs and Therapies; Genetics; Health and Medicine; Hematology; Leukemia; Neuroblastomas; Oncology; Pediatrics; Pharmaceuticals; Retinoic Acid; Therapy EN Cancer Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Drugs and Therapies Genetics Health and Medicine Hematology Leukemia Neuroblastomas Oncology Pediatrics Pharmaceuticals Retinoic Acid Therapy 123 123 1 06/26/23 20230626 NES 230626 2023 JUN 27 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Hematology Week -- Three scientists with exceptional promise and novel approaches to fighting cancer have been named the 2023 recipients of the Damon Runyon Physician-Scientist Training Award. [Extracted from the article]

Carolina Trenado-Yuste, PhD, with mentors Celeste M. Nelson, PhD, and Ned S. Wingreen, PhD, at Princeton University, Princeton Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women and the second-leading cause of cancer deaths in women worldwide. Breast Cancer, Cancer, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation, Engineering, Genetics, Health and Medicine, Oncology, Women's Health Keywords: Breast Cancer; Cancer; Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation; Engineering; Genetics; Health and Medicine; Oncology; Women's Health EN Breast Cancer Cancer Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Engineering Genetics Health and Medicine Oncology Women's Health 101 101 1 05/08/23 20230509 NES 230509 2023 MAY 9 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Women's Health Weekly -- Damon Runyon has announced its 2023 Quantitative Biology Fellows, three exceptional early-career scientists who are applying the tools of computational science to generate and interpret cancer research data at extraordinary scale and resolution. [Extracted from the article]

The article explores the career of Jimmy Cannon in the field of sportswriting. Cannon followed the advice of sportswriter Damon Runyon to enter the field of sportswriting in order to make a living. He became a sport columnist for the "New York Post," and wrote various materials about bettors, Broadway guys, hangers-on and contestants at every sports arena. His columns, the author notes, are full of opinions and hard-eyed writing on topics ranging from sports to women and war. The style of Cannon in writing is also described.

An excerpt from the 1937 short story "All Horse Players Die Broke" by Damon Runyon is presented.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of encountering the works of writer Damon Runyon.

B Eligibility: b To be eligible, applicants must be conducting independent basic or translational research at a U.S. research institution. B Scope: b The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation is accepting applications for the Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, which the foundation established to support the next generation of creative thinkers with "high-risk/high-reward" ideas that have the potential to significantly impact the understanding of, and/or approaches to, the prevention, diagnosis or treatment of cancer. [Extracted from the article]

The article profiles the life and career of author Damon Runyon. Runyon's experience as a newspaper journalist in New York City is discussed. Runyon fictionalized mobsters and incorporated gangster-talk into his writing. The musical "Guys and Dolls" is based on his short stories. Other topics include lack of characterization, idiomatic language, and musical comedy.

Presents an excerpt from the author's portrait of American writer Damon Runyon. The 1928 murder of gangster Arnold Rothstein.

Presents the short story "A Call on the President," by Damon Runyon.

The poem “With Dickman to the Rhine" by Damon Runyon is presented. First Line: Yes, ‘twas a wonderful trip, sir, with wonderful sights to see; Last Line: FORWARD, MARCH!"

Presents the short story "A Job for the Macarone," by Damon Runyon.

The article presents a history of the journalism societies known as press clubs, particularly the founding of the Denver (Colorado) Press Club in 1877 and the founding of the Denver Woman's Press Club in 1898. The first president of the former was editor William N. Byers and the latter was founded by Minnie J. Reynolds of the "Rocky Mountain News." The members of the Denver Press Club included such writers as Lowell Thomas, Thomas Hornsby Ferril, and Damon Runyon. The Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Press Club was founded in 1885 and is believed to be the oldest group of its kind in North America.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people including journeyman journalist Damon Runyon, British aviation magnate Myles Wyatt, and character actress Fay Bainter.

The article offers world news briefs. Veteran stage actor Sir Laurence Olivier will play the character of Nathan Detroit, in the musical Guys and Dolls, directed by Damon Runyon. President of France Charles de Gaulle met president of Spain Generalissimo Francisco Franco in Spain as they have mellowed their differences after the world war II. Friends of author Charles Dickens gathered to honor the 100th anniversary of his death despite the author's wish of not being part of any memorial.

An excerpt from the article "Morgan the Mighty" by Damon Runyon is presented which focuses on the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking and Currency's investigation of banker and philanthropist J. Pierpont Morgan's business dealings in 1933.