IASLC Leadership Honored with Endowed Chair in Lung Cancer Research at CU Cancer Center
The University of Colorado announced the establishment of the Pia and Fred R. Hirsch Endowed Chair in Lung Cancer Research within the University of Colorado Cancer Center at the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo. this week, honoring the couple for their decades of unwavering support in the progress of lung cancer research.
“This is a great honor,” said Dr. Hirsch, Professor of Medicine and Pathology at the University of Colorado Cancer Center and School of Medicine and CEO of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC). “Pia and I feel very humble that CU created this endowed chair position in our names. My hope is that this chair can create new opportunities and advancements in the worldwide battle against lung cancer and other thoracic malignancies as we all work together to help patients and their families.”