Research and Innovation

Biomedical engineer Irene Georgakoudi, PhD

She’s Back: Irene Georgakoudi's Return to Revolutionize Cancer Detection

From undergrad scholar to leader in biomedical innovation, you can find Irene Georgakoudi, PhD, at the sweet spot where engineering, science, and patient care become one.

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Cancer immunotherapy research lab

Guardians of Discovery: Honoring a Treasured Partnership in Cancer Research Funding

For nearly 60 years, support from the Knights of the York Cross of Honour has fueled foundational research at Dartmouth Cancer Center.

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Eric Henderson and Samuel Streeter

Shining a Light on Sarcoma Surgery in a First-in-Human Cancer Clinical Trial

Dartmouth Cancer Center researchers successfully complete a first-in-human study of a technique that makes cancer cells "glow" during surgery, leading to complete tumor removal and new hope for sarcoma patients.

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2024 Prouty

Where Do Prouty Donations Go? Spring 2025 Part 2

Last summer’s record-breaking Prouty fundraiser event raised more than $8 million for ground-breaking research. Here are four of these projects.

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Gravel riders at the 2024 Prouty fundraiser

Where Do Prouty Donations Go? Spring 2025 Part 1

Last summer’s record-breaking Prouty fundraiser event raised more than $8 million for ground-breaking research. Here are four of these projects.

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tissue-engineered scaffolds

Helping Healthy Bone Grow After Cancer

Cancer research engineers at Dartmouth Cancer Center are coming up with new methods to repair and replace tissue and bone damaged during cancer treatment.

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Breast cancer oncologist Linda T. Vahdat, MD

Copper Trial for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Officially Opens to Patients

In this Q&A, Linda T. Vahdat, MD, explains how cancer cells are master manipulators in the body and a promising way to stop them that she is studying in a new clinical trial.

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2024 Prouty fundraiser

Where do Prouty Donations Go? Fall 2024

Here are the newest cancer research projects already underway thanks to Prouty dollars raised by you.

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Making Sense of Clinical Trials: A Video Q&A with Dr. Linda Vahdat

Breast oncologist and clinical researcher Linda Vahdat, MD, answers common questions about the importance of clinical trials.

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Breast cancer clinical trial oncologist Linda Vahdat, MD

A New Trial for “Triple Negative”

A promising multi-site clinical trial that has just opened at lead site Dartmouth Cancer Center looks to bring an innovative treatment strategy to one of the most challenging forms of breast cancer.

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