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Dr. Paul Nghiem, Professor and Head (Dermatology) has received the 2015 Alfred Marchionini Research Prize (only one prize awarded every four years) for his work on Merkel cell carcinoma. The Alfred Marchionini Foundation was founded in 1976 by Eva and Kurt Herrmann in memory of Alfred Marchionini, f...

MCC posters presented by Nghiem Lab Members at this year's SID meeting in Atlanta are pictured in this post.

American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting San Francisco, CA Prepared by Drs. Erica Shantha & Paul Nghiem Announcements: If anyone is interested in presenting at next year’s MMIG meeting in Washington, DC on March 4th, 2016 (Friday 5 – 7 pm), please send Paul an email (pnghi...

Lab Members gathered together for Pre-Thanksgiving photo-op!

The Carl T. Osterlof Foundation had its annual golf fundraiser for cancer research this summer. For the second year in a row, proceeds from this event were donated to Merkel cell carcinoma research via the Colin Johnston Foundation. Colin worked with Bob Osterlof, one of Carl’s sons. The photo be...

Rick DeSilva, owner of Liberty Subaru in New Jersey, made a special visit to our research lab to honor the memory of Colin Johnston, his former employee. Liberty Subaru has carried out several fundraisers for MCC in honor of Colin. Rick dropped off T-shirts, stickers, and checks to help in the fight...

We created a short, informal Youtube video tour of Dr. Nghiem and the Lab team, thanking the Johnston family for their ongoing support in Colin's memory and explaining how the team is working hard to make a difference for MCC patients.

Today would have been Colin Johnston's 29th birthday. Our team is motivated to make a difference for future MCC patients, and fed with delicious fruit, a gift from his Mom, Betsy Johnston

American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting Denver, CO Prepared by Drs. Paul Nghiem & Astrid Blom Announcements: If anyone is interested in presenting at next year’s MMIG meeting in San Francisco please send Paul an email (pnghiem@uw.edu) with a proposed topic that is relevant t...

Merkel cell carcinoma is an aggressive skin cancer that is typically driven by a common polyomavirus. The requirement of viral proteins to drive the growth of cancer cells has provided important clues as to how this cancer can be tracked and treated. Antibodies to the polyomavirus 'oncoprotein' incr...