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Dr. Brian Rini is the inaugural Chief of Clinical Trials at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center (VICC) in Nashville, Tennessee and a member of the KCA's Medical Steering Committee, which provides strategic guidance to the KCA on medical and patient education programs. We spoke with Dr. Rini about his work with the KCA and with patients. Dr. Brian Rini (right) with Dr. Bradley Leibovich,…

Dr. Tian Zhang is a medical oncologist at the Duke Cancer Institute. She is a 2019 KCA Young Investigator Award recipient and has contributed to the “Ask the Experts” resource about COVID-19 and kidney cancer. UPDATED information about Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine below. https://www.www.kidneycancer.org/covid-19-information-and-resources/ Nearly 10 months after the COVID-19 pandemic became a major public health threat, hopes for a vaccine…

Salima Witt is a kidney cancer survivor and a member of the KCA’s Patient and Caregiver Advisory Council, which serves as the voice of the patient and provides the vital link between the patient community and the KCA. We spoke to Salima about her work with the KCA How long have you been working with the KCA and what motivated…

Ritchie Johnson's son Chris was diagnosed with renal medullary carcinoma (RMC) and died in 2012. Ritchie has since founded the Chris "CJ" Johnson Foundation and devoted herself to raising awareness and funds for this rare form of kidney cancer. In this Your Cancer Story podcast, Ritchie, shared her experience of caring for her son Chris and the impact it had…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research.Dr. Patrick Pilié is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Dr. Pilié received the 2018 Kidney Cancer Association Young Investigator Award. We spoke to him…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Phillip Abbosh is an Assistant Professor of Urology at Albert Einstein Medical Center and researcher at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He received the Kidney Cancer Association’s 2017 Young Investigator Award. We spoke to Dr. Phillip about his research project –…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Eliezer Van Allen is a medical oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and an Instructor in Medicine at the Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Van Allen received the 2013 ASCO Conquer Cancer Foundation…

Ruben Ybarra is a member of the KCA's Board of Directors and currently works at Poseidon Services, Inc. as an Installation Lead and Project Engineer. We spoke with Ruben about what motivated him to join our Board of Directors. Ruben and his brother Robbie. What motivated you to get involved with the Kidney Cancer Association?My brother passed away due to…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Martin Voss is a medical oncologist and the Clinical Director of Genitourinary Medical Oncology Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. He received a 2012 ASCO Young Investigator Award supported by the KCA. We spoke…

In honor of our 30th anniversary, we’re catching up with former grant recipients to hear how their work has impacted kidney cancer care and research. Dr. Abraham Hakimi is a urologist and researcher at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York where he co-leads the Translational Kidney Cancer Program with Dr. Robert Motzer. Dr. Hakimi received the 2014 Andrew C.…