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Dr. Setsuko K. Chambers, a U of A Cancer Center member, has been appointed vice-chair of the Pediatrics and Obstetrics & Gynecology section of the National Academy of Medicine. She will serve a four-year term, leading her field in cancer research and women’s health while contributing to national medical leadership.

Cancer center member Gloria Coronado, PhD, interviews with Charles Turk, PharmD, on what we learned from COVID-19 regarding disaster-proofing colorectal screening on the ReachMD podcast. Coronado is the associate director of Population Science and a professor in the U of A College of Public Health.

A study led by researchers at the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center emphasizes the need for standardized methods to measure body fat when assessing colorectal cancer risk. The work, published in Obesity, is the first systematic review to focus on advanced body composition techniques and their associations with colorectal cancer incidence.

It’s a pleasure to welcome you to the inaugural issue of Convergence, the newly reimagined newsletter from the University of Arizona Comprehensive Cancer Center. Convergence will showcase how our researchers work across disciplines—spanning engineering, computer science, cell biology, psychology, and more—to pioneer innovative approaches to cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.