News and Updates

Beijing, September 8. Invited by Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, USCACA hosted a special symposium on Collaboration between US and China in Cancer Research. Drs. Wei Zhou and Wancai Yang chaired the symposium. Six experts from US and China (Yunguang Tong, Shi-Yuan Cheng, Zhimin Lv, Wancai Yang, Biao He and Jianmin Fang) introduced their own research and shared experience in a series of topics, including scientific training and career development in US, the difference of research environment, and traps in international collaboration. Drs.

USCACA is featured in the Applied Clinical Trials:

http://www.appliedclinicaltrialsonline.com/appliedclinicaltrials/CRO%2FS...
http://digital.findpharma.com/nxtbooks/advanstar/act_201209/#/14

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Dr. Xiuli Bi, College of Life Science, Liaoning University, Shenyang

Five Outstanding Young Chinese Scholars Received the Third Scholar Award
from the Asian Fund for Cancer Research (AFCR) and the US Chinese Anti-
Cancer Association (USCACA)
Shi-Yuan Cheng1,2, Li Yan2 and Wei Zhang2,3
1Department of Neurology & Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute, Northwestern
University, Chicago, IL, USA, 2US Chinese Anti-Cancer Association, Los Angeles, CA, USA; 3Department of Pathology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Wei Zhang, The president of USCACA, is the Chair of the Steering Committee of the Joint Tissue Bank of Tianjin Cancer Hospital and the National Foundation of Cancer Research (NFCR).

The most recent issue of Cancer Discovery published a News in Depth titled "Chinese, American Researchers Expand Collaborations", and highlighted the outstanding contributions of Dr. Wei Zhang and USCACA in

l Facilitating US-China collaborations between cancer researchers and physicians
l Giving awards to young investigators from China who make contributions in both countries.
l Helping transform the Chinese Journal of Cancer into an international journal.