Jack Hoopes, DVM, PhD, professor of surgery and radiation oncology at Geisel School of Medicine, and adjunct professor of engineering at Thayer School of Engineering, died on Sunday, August 10.
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Dartmouth Cancer Center’s Federal Comprehensive Cancer Center Designation Renewed Through 2029
Dartmouth Cancer Center was recently re-designated as a Comprehensive Cancer Center by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). A division of the National Institutes of Health, NCI bestows the Comprehensive Cancer Center designation to less than 60 of the 3,500 cancer centers nationwide.
New Geisel Proteomics Shared Resource Now Available to Researchers Across Dartmouth
The new Biological Mass Spectrometry and Proteomics Shared Resource at the Geisel School of Medicine provides investigators across Dartmouth’s research community new tools and resources for studying the molecular components of the human cell. This capability helps researchers to make disease diagnoses, identify new biomarkers and drug targets, and gain a deeper understanding of biological processes and the causes of diseases such as cancer.
Dartmouth Health Receives Multimillion Dollar Gift to Support Inclusive Excellence
Dartmouth Health has received a $2.5 million gift from generous donors and former Dartmouth-Hitchcock Trustee Barbara Couch and her husband, Dick Couch D’64, Thayer ’65, to establish the Couch Endowed Fund for Inclusive Excellence Faculty Fellowships at Dartmouth Cancer Center.
Director of Dartmouth Cancer Center Elected to Association of American Cancer Institutes Board
Steven D. Leach, MD, director of the Dartmouth Cancer Center, is among the newly elected board members of the Association of American Cancer Institutes.
New Hampshire and Northeast U.S. Region’s High Childhood Cancer Rates Re-Examined
New study from Dartmouth Cancer Center re-examines claims of high pediatric cancer rates in New Hampshire to show that no single state in the Northeast is an outlier when taking important factors into consideration.
Partnering with Patients and Care Teams Can Improve Serious Illness Communication for Patients with Advanced Cancer
Despite professional guidelines recommending early serious illness conversations for all patients with advanced cancer, many times these conversations occur, late or not at all. A collaborative research initiative at Dartmouth Cancer Center shows promise in improving patient–clinician communication by increasing the conduct and documentation of these important conversations in two medical oncology clinics.
Dartmouth Innovations for Cancer Accelerator Fosters Potentially Life-Saving Innovations
Thirty-five Dartmouth teams have participated in the accelerator over the past two years. Their research could save and prolong patients’ lives, and may even cure cancer.
Upcoming Events
- Discovery Science Seminar Series, Jessica Nelson, PhD November 17, 2025
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Eric Dang, Ph.D. November 17, 2025
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds at Dartmouth Health November 18, 2025
- DCC Grand Rounds November 18, 2025
- Pediatric Grand Rounds November 19, 2025
- Rayyan for Reviews: Streamline the Screening Process November 19, 2025
- Geisel Fall Gathering November 20, 2025
- Medicine Grand Rounds November 21, 2025
- Discovery Science Seminar Series, Florian Engert, PhD November 24, 2025
- Discovery Science Seminar Series, Florian Engert, PhD November 24, 2025
- Learning Health System Seminar Series November 24, 2025
- Learning Health System Seminar Series December 1, 2025
- Microbiology & Immunology Seminar Series - Tyler Curiel, MD, MPH, FACP December 1, 2025
- Psychiatry Grand Rounds at Dartmouth Health December 2, 2025