News & Awards
2022
Leading Edge of Cancer Research Symposium, November 17-18
Dr. Colla, recipient of the 2022 Wilson S. Stone Memorial Award, will be a keynote speaker.
Cancerwise
Myelodysplastic syndrome researcher: Leaps of faith led to my career at MD Anderson
Nature Medicine, Research Briefing
Overcoming myelodysplastic syndrome progression after frontline therapy
“The investigators did an incredibly exhaustive analysis of samples from patients with MDS and were able to pinpoint the biological mechanisms that are responsible for treatment failure. Taking their discoveries one step further, they identified a therapy combination that is clinically effective and has a great potential to improve the outcomes of patients in whom current standard therapies have failed.” Editorial team, Nature Medicine
“This manuscript is for all committed scientists who work tirelessly despite life’s challenges with the hope of helping to cure cancer. It is also dedicated to the memory of our fathers.” - S. Colla
ASH Clinical News
Cell architecture drives MDS and progression, could guide second-line treatment
15th Annual FlowTex Conference
Emerging Scientist session (speaker), Nattakan Thongon Ph.D.
2021
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Meet three women in science championing myelome cures and care
Finding the “Achilles’ Heel” of Multiple Myeloma
Simona Colla, Ph.D., LLS Career Development Program Scholar
62nd ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
Nattakan Thongon, Ph.D. received the Abstract Achievement Award
18th International Myeloma Workshop (IMW), Vienna, Austria
Nattakan Thongon, Ph.D earned the IMS Young Investigator Award for Exemplary Abstract
2020
American Society of Hematology
Nattakan Thongon, Ph.D., was awarded the ASH Research Restart Award.
2019
61st ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition
Nattakan Thongon, Ph.D., was awarded an Abstract Achievement Award and Oral Presentation
17th International Myeloma Workshop
Nattakan Thongon, Ph.D., was awarded the Young Investigator Award: IMS Award for Exemplary Abstract.