Meeting Travel Scholarships
The Society for Neuro-Oncology is pleased to announce that we will be providing eight travel scholarships to our 13th Annual Scientific Meeting. Application deadline is August 25, 2008. Full Story
Neuro-Oncology's Impact Factor continues to rise
The Society for Neuro-Oncology is pleased to announce that Neuro-Oncology’s ISI Impact Factor has increased to 5.806. Full Story
US Senator Kennedy is Diagnosed with a Brain Tumor
US Senator Edward Kennedy has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. SNO president Susan Chang was interviewed by Bloomberg News after it was announced that results from a biopsy identified a malignant glioma in the Senator's left parietal lobe. Full Story
SNO Annual Meeting Call for Abstracts
The deadline for submitting abstracts for the 2008 SNO Scientific Meeting has now past. Full Story
2008 Neuro-Tumor Club Meeting at AACR Recap
The 14th Annual Neuro-Tumor Dinner Club Dinner Meeting organized by the Society for Neuro-Oncolgy, was again held in conjunction with the AACR meeting in April 2008. The event drew approximately 150 investigators from diverse disciplines. Full Story
International Outreach
SNO has added a new International Outreach section to this website. Full Story
SNO Launches Grant Review Initiative
SNO has launched a new initiative to help young investigators in obtaining their first peer reviewed funding. Full Story
2008 Farber Award
The AANS/CNS Section on Tumors and the Society for Neuro-Oncology are pleased to announce that the 2008 Farber Award winner is Dr. E Antonio Chiocca. Full Story
World Federation of Neuro-Oncology, 11-14 May 2009
Pacifico Yokohama, Japan, jointly with the Sixth Meeting of the Asian Society for Neuro-Oncology
The meeting will be held 11-14 May 2009 at the Pacifico Yokohama, Japan. Details of the meeting will be available on the Web site, http://wfno2009.umin.ne.jp, as they become available Full Story
2007 SNO Meeting Recap
The Society for Neuro-Oncology held its 12th Annual Scientific Meeting at the Gaylord Texan Resort in Dallas, Texas, November 15-18, 2007. Full Story
UCNS Certification and Accreditation
Deadline Approaching for Neuro-Oncology Physician Certification
The neurological subspecialty area of Neuro-Oncology has been approved for membership by the United Council for Neurologic Subspecialties (UCNS) Board of Directors. Full Story
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“Cancer In The Nervous System” 2nd Edition Now Online at SNO Site
You are invited to read and contribute updates
This online textbook covers the many and varied clinical problems patients with cancer in the nervous system encounter. It is now online as a searchable pdf, and you are invited to add supplments. Full Story
US-JAPAN Brain Research Cooperative Program (BRCP) - US Component
To promote scientist exchange, training, and research collaborations between neuroscientists from the U.S. and Japan
The BRCP supports the following activities: 1) Visit of U.S. scientists to conduct collaborative research and/or to acquire advanced research skills in Japanese institutions, 2) Joint workshops to exchange scientific information and to foster collabo Full Story
Ependymoma Network
Translational and clinical research on ependymomas
CERN (Collaborative Ependymoma Research Network) has been formed to focus research efforts on this rare tumor, and, through international collaborations, to acquire sufficient tumor material for analysis and accrue patients to clinical trials, to pro Full Story
2008 EANO Congress
September 12 to 14, 2008
The VIIIth Congress of the EANO will take place in Barcelona from September 12 to 14, 2008 under the auspices of the Spanish Group of NeuroOncology (GENO). For additional information, visit http://www.eano.eu Full Story
Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium Seeks Study Concepts For Childhood Brain Tumors
The Consortium is interested in phase I and phase II clinical trials as well as correlative studies involving biology and neuroimaging. Full Story
Canadian Virtual Brain Tumour Bank
The Canadian Virtual Brain Tumour Bank (CVBTB) is a national brain tumour banking resource that serves to further clinical, molecular and translational research. Full Story
Brain Tumor Research Awards
A summary of foundation grants available for brain tumor research. Full Story
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