Maddy WeberOriginally published in Forward, Fall 2012Becoming ‘comprehensive’ meant melding of culturesJust 40 years ago, the Fox Chase Cancer Center of today—a place known for providing top-level patient care and conducting cutting-edge research—was ...

Originally published in Forward, Spring 2012 During her more than 50-year career at Fox Chase, geneticist Beatrice Mintz has helped to unravel the origins of cancer by asking what she calls “big questions.” These questions have led her to mak...

Greg LesterOriginally published in Forward, Spring 2009 Fox Chase’s Baruch S. Blumberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1976 for his work in discovering the hepatitis B virus, the leading cause of liver cancer.He subs...

Originally published in Forward, Fall 2012  Immunologist Helped Save Millions of Lives Retired Fox Chase researcherIrving Millman, who played an instrumental role in the development of the hepatitis B vaccine and screening test, died in April at t...

By Abbey J. Porter and Matt Steinmetz Originally published in Forward, Fall 2010 In Fox Chase’s formative years, the researchers who helped chart the Center’s scientific course reached far beyond Philadelphia to start a tradition of pioneering ...