Lynn Synmonds receives Career Development Award

Dr. Lynn Symonds, assistant professor (Hematology and Oncology) has received a prestigious American Society of Clinical Oncology Career Development Award for work on a new biomarker for triple-negative breast cancer, or TNBC.

The ASCO award, which includes $200,000 for three years from Conquer Cancer, the ASCO Foundation, could not have come at a better time, Symonds said.

“This is very exciting for us,” she said. “We are so grateful to be moving this research forward so we can help patients. This award is also important because it supports early career investigators: it’s not just about supporting one project; it really helps nurture a career.”