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Melanoma Research Alliance Announces 13 Dermatology Fellowship Award Recipients

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

The Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest non-profit funder of melanoma research, is proud to announce its 2021 Dermatology Fellowship Award recipients.

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  • The Melanoma Research Alliance, the largest non-profit funder of melanoma research, is proud to announce its 2021 Dermatology Fellowship Award recipients.
  • Incidence of melanoma has increased, year-over-year, for the last three decades, said MRA Board member and melanoma survivor Denise Kellen.
  • The MRA Dermatology Fellowship program is part of a broader effort by MRA to further engage dermatologists in research to advance melanoma prevention and early detection.
  • One award will support women in research while memorializing Grace Wenzel, a young melanoma advocate who succumbed to melanoma at the age of 23 in 2020.

Privacy Commissioner Publishes an Article on Safeguarding Personal Data Privacy When Citizens Participate in Lucky Draw Activities

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, published an article on safeguarding personal data privacy when citizens participate in lucky draw activities.

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  • The Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data, Hong Kong, Ms Ada CHUNG Lai-ling, published an article on safeguarding personal data privacy when citizens participate in lucky draw activities.
  • The article was published in Sing Tao Daily, Hong Kong Economic Times, Hong Kong Economic Journal, Ming Pao, HK01 and Oriental Daily (a contributed article for reporting) on 8 July 2021.
  • The full version of the article (Chinese only) can be viewed here.

JHLT Strengthens Impact Factor, Maintains Status as Top Journal in Transplantation for a Seventh Year

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Thursday, July 8, 2021

For the seventh year in a row, JHLT's Impact Factor earned the publication number one in the transplantation category.

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  • For the seventh year in a row, JHLT's Impact Factor earned the publication number one in the transplantation category.
  • The Impact Factor is published in the annual Journal Citation Reports (JCR), and is determined by the number of 2020 citations accumulated for JHLT manuscripts published in the previous two years.
  • In addition to its rising Impact Factor and Immediacy Index, in 2020 the JHLT had 15,107 citations, a 21 percent increase from 2019's citation total of 12,465.
  • ISHLT is the only international interdisciplinary organization focused on interventions for advanced heart and lung disease, including transplantation.

SIGGRAPH 2021 Shares Second Wave of Featured Speaker Lineup for Virtual Conference

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021

CHICAGO, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2021 announces new wave of production-centric featured speakers participating in the upcoming virtual conference, including Sergio Pablos, Amy Hennig, and Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan.

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  • CHICAGO, July 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SIGGRAPH 2021 announces new wave of production-centric featured speakers participating in the upcoming virtual conference, including Sergio Pablos, Amy Hennig, and Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan.
  • #SIGGRAPH2021
    Featured speaker sessions at SIGGRAPH 2021 offer a chance for industry experts to discuss some of the most prominent topics in computer graphics and interactive techniques.
  • "I am thrilled to welcome this fantastic lineup of experts to SIGGRAPH 2021," shared SIGGRAPH 2021 Special Projects Chair Ian Failes, of befores & afters.
  • SIGGRAPH 2021 , the 48th annual conference hosted by ACM SIGGRAPH, will take place virtually withlive events 913 August and on-demand content available starting 2 August through 29 October.