News from Holden

From the Director

Dorfman Award Nominations

November 16, 2023 To: Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Members

Research

Holden oncologist receives NCI award for dedication to lung cancer clinical research

Muhammad Furqan, MD, medical oncologist in the University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, is the recipie

Research

Faculty awarded 2023 ACS seed grant through Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center

Four early-career scientists have each been awarded a one-year, $40,000 American Cancer Society Institutional Researc

Innovation

Rare cancer care

Treating two girls with the same rare cancer is more than a coincidence for UI adult and pediatric specialists.

Innovation Research

Bladder cancer breakthrough

With the conventional first-line drug for early-stage bladder cancer in severe shortage, new therapies developed at Iowa are poised to lead a new wave of care.

From the Director

Weiner to step down as director of Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center March 31; Henry to serve as interim director

George Weiner, MD, director of University of Iowa Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, will step down from the leaders