Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center

Gray Matters: 'Angels' Event Raises $3 Million for Brain Tumor Research

The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center kicked off Brain Tumor Awareness Month (May) on April 30 with their first full-scale Angels Among Us event since the pandemic began.

May 26, 2022

Patient Stories Special Events

Full-Scale Angels Among Us Event is Back (4.30.22)

The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center is holds its 29^th annual Angels Among Us 5K and Walk of Hope on Saturday, April 30. Join us!

March 10, 2022

Special Events

Susan Boulton Retiring After 30-Year Career in Clinical Research

After a 30-year career in clinical cancer research nursing at Duke, Susan Boulton, RN, BSN, has announced her retirement, effective October 29.

October 22, 2021

DCI Research

Yan Receives International Prize for Translational Neuroscience

Hai Yan, MD, PhD, was awarded the International Prize for Translational Neuroscience for identifying genetic mutations linked to gliomas.

August 30, 2021

Awards DCI Research

Fecci Inducted into ASCI

Renowned DCI neurosurgeon-scientist Peter Fecci, MD, PhD, is one of three SoM faculty members to be inducted this year into ASCI.

May 12, 2021

Announcements Awards DCI Research

Cone Receives 2020 APSHO Mary Pazdur Award for Excellence

Christina Cone, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, AOCNP, is the 2020 recipient of the Mary Pazdur Award for Excellence in Advanced Practice in Oncology.

October 17, 2020

Awards

NOW VIRTUAL: Angels Among Us 5K & Walk of Hope

The Angels Among Us 5K & Walk of Hope will now run virtually from Sept. 25 through Oct. 10. Run, walk, bike, or crawl a 5K and/or 1-miler. Join an online Celebration of Hope.

August 26, 2020

Special Events

Trailblazers: Healing & Hope Among Us

After losing their "brain sister," three "brain brothers" carry on her message of hope in the fight against brain cancer.

June 19, 2020

Features Patient Stories

March Newsmakers

Here's a sample of some of the DCI physicians, physician-scientists, researchers and nurses whose work is featured by the media and in academic journals.

March 27, 2020

In the News

Poliovirus Therapy Shows Potential as Cancer Vaccine in Lab Studies

DCI researchers use the modified polio virus to spur natural immune attack against tumors in animal studies.

January 30, 2020

DCI Research

Poliovirus Trial for Pediatric Brain Tumors Funded

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, Matthias Gromeier, MD; Eric Thompson, MD; and Darell Bigner, MD, PhD; received a check for $208,408 from The Andrew McDonough ...

October 4, 2016

DCI Research

Bigner Receives Outstanding Investigator Award

Two novel immune approaches developed at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center to treat deadly brain tumors have received nearly $7 million i...

November 17, 2015

Announcements Awards

Ashley Awarded V Foundation Grant for Poliovirus Research

The V Foundation for Cancer Research has awarded David Ashley, MBBS, FRACP, PhD, a three-year $600,000 grant for his proposed research project “Poliov...

February 9, 2018

DCI Research Announcements

You’re Invited To Run With Angels

In its 23-year history, Angels Among Us, a 5K and family fun run, has raised more than $20 million to support the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Cen...

February 7, 2017

Special Events Announcements

Duke’s Poliovirus Therapy Wins “Breakthrough” Status

The recombinant poliovirus therapy developed at the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke Health has been granted “breakthrough therapy desi...

May 16, 2016

Announcements Employee Resources

March Newsmakers

Cancer’s Holy Grail (Wall Street Journal)Features Michael B. Kastan, MD, PhD, Executive Director, DCIDuke study finds exercise helps with treating bre...

March 19, 2015

In the News

Florida Golf Tournament Raises $50,000 For Brain Tumor Research

Jacksonville, Florida, resident Oren Margol loved nothing more than getting out with his buddies for a game of golf. In fact, he and his friends event...

September 27, 2018

Patient Stories Announcements Special Events

"Angels" Gather to Support Brain Tumor Center

More than 4,000 participants from across the U.S. came together on Saturday, April 29, to show support and raise funds to ensure ongoing brain cancer ...

June 8, 2017

Special Events Features

Brain Tumor Center Welcomes New Administrative Director

Christina Kitchin Cone, ANP-BC, AOCNP, has been named administrative director of The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center (PRTBTC). She assumed the...

October 4, 2016

Announcements Employee Resources

You're Invited To Run With Angels

In its 22-year history, Angels Among Us, a 5K and family fun run, has raised more than $18 million to support the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor ...

December 15, 2015

Features Special Events

Brain Tumor Center Names New Director

David M. Ashley, PhD, was recently named director of The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. He succeeds Darell Bigner, MD, PhD, who became direc...

March 6, 2018

Announcements DCI Research

Brain Tumor Survivor Moms Are Angels Among Us

Behind every team photo and supportive hug at the annual Angels Among Us 5K and family fun run are stories of personal struggle and hope, love and new...

March 20, 2017

Special Events Patient Stories Features

May Newsmakers

Promising brain cancer trial given breakthrough status by FDA (CBS)Features Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor CenterHurrah for our medical researchers!...

May 19, 2016

In the News

Angels Among Us Takes Lead In Race For A Cure

The 2015 Angels Among Us 5K and Family Fun Walk attracted over 4,000 participants Saturday, April 25. Kate Jacobs, 25, and her cousin, Stephanie Walto...

April 25, 2015

Features Special Events

July Newsmakers

Glioblastoma: New tools against brain cancer (CBS News)Features Henry Friedman, MD'Glioblastoma is grisly': How brain cancer affected my fa...

July 3, 2017

In the News

September Newsmakers

Cancer experts unveil wishlist for US government ‘moonshot’ (Nature) Features Francis Ali-Osman, DSc Gene test can reduce chemo use among b...

October 5, 2016

In the News DCI Research

April Newsmakers

Duke University Health System to create program for teenage cancer patients (Duke Chronicle) Features Daniel S. Wechsler, MD, PhD (pictured above...

April 14, 2016

In the News

Sampson Elected to AAP

Co-leader of the Duke Cancer Institute Neuro-Oncology Research Program John Sampson, MD, PhD, has been elected to the Association of American Physicia...

March 22, 2018

Announcements

DCI, BTC Launch Newly Designed Websites

There are numerous reasons for having a web presence, but many would argue visibility and credibility rank at the top of the list. Nowadays the Intern...

March 27, 2017

Announcements Employee Resources Features

July Newsmakers

WATCH: Breast Cancer Disparities (WBTV Charlotte) Features Nadine Barrett, PhD World Leader in Cancer Research to Lecture at Westminster (W...

July 18, 2016

In the News

Shared Resource: Biostatistics

In many ways, rocket science has nothing on cancer research. Rocket science is firmly based on the reproducible domain of physics. Rockets and fuels c...

May 12, 2015

Shared Resources

November Newsmakers

Understanding the Side Effects from Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer (U.S. News & World Report) Features Jennifer Garst, MD WATCH: ASCO 2017: Options...

October 30, 2017

In the News

Thirteen Years and Counting

No one would say it’s a good thing to be diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumor at age 30. But Sabrina Lewandowski insists it has changed her lif...

December 2, 2016

Angels Among Us Raises $1.8 Million

Thousands of people from throughout the country laced up on Saturday, April 23, for the 23rd annual Angels Among Us 5K and Family Fun Walk. The event,...

May 9, 2016

Special Events Patient Stories

Angels Among Us Raises Over $2 Million

More than 5,000 participants stepped out Saturday, April 26, for the 2014 Angels Among Us 5K. Together, individuals and teams raised more than $2 m...

June 15, 2014

Features Special Events

Fecci Appointed Associate Deputy Director, Brain Tumor Center

Peter E. Fecci, MD, PhD, has been appointed associate deputy director of the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center. “Dr. Fecci has had a highly d...

May 1, 2018

Announcements Employee Resources

Charging the Bull: Brain Tumor Survivor Never Surrenders

If 43-year-old Gabe Stewart were a matador, he would likely be a bull’s worst enemy. Just ask his wife of 19 years, Tera, or his two kids, a 13-year-o...

April 10, 2017

Features Patient Stories