Brief history of the Society for Melanoma Research: A community of clinicians, researchers, and friends

Vito W Rebecca; Jessie Villanueva; Marie R Webster

doi:10.1111/pcmr.13124

Brief history of the Society for Melanoma Research: A community of clinicians, researchers, and friends

Pigment Cell Melanoma Res. 2023 Nov;36(6):576-582. doi: 10.1111/pcmr.13124. Epub 2023 Sep 27.

Authors

Vito W Rebecca¹, Jessie Villanueva², Marie R Webster³

Affiliations

¹ Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
³ Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, USA.

Abstract

To commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the Society of Melanoma Research and the first International Melanoma Research Congress held in June of 2003, we have described in brief, how the Society for Melanoma Research (SMR) began, the purpose, goals, and governance of the SMR, and how the society has evolved to support new melanoma researchers. In celebration of the immense progress in treating melanoma patients over the last 20 years and the impact of the SMR on these advances, we have highlighted memories and insight from early SMR members and founders.

Keywords: 20th Anniversary; Society for Melanoma Research; melanoma.

MeSH terms

Friends*
Humans
Melanoma* / therapy
Societies, Medical

Abstract

MeSH terms

Grants and funding