Team Massey

08/31/2026

Thank you to everyone at FCSP Foundation and Hardywood Park Craft Brewery for an incredible time at "Dunk for a Cure" this weekend! Your support helps us continue vital cancer research for VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. We're so grateful for your partnership and for everyone who came out to make a difference!

08/12/2026

Our 2025 Annual Report is live! Dive into how Massey is advancing cancer care, strengthening statewide partnerships and putting patients and communities at the center of everything we do.
Check out the stories, science and collective impact shaping the future of oncology across Virginia and beyond...

📖 Explore the full interactive report: https://www.masseycancercenter.org/annual-report/

07/27/2026

Congratulations to Monica L. Baskin, Ph.D. being named the director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

We are proud to share that, pending approval by the VCU Board of Visitors in September, Monica L. Baskin, PhD, has been named director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center and Lipman Chair in Oncology, effective August 3, 2026.

Since joining Massey as deputy director in 2025, Dr. Baskin, an internationally recognized behavioral scientist and champion for health equity, has strengthened our research enterprise and deepened our commitment to the communities we serve across Virginia.

As director, Dr. Baskin will guide Massey into its next chapter of scientific discovery, clinical excellence, and life-saving innovation.

Please join us in celebrating Dr. Baskin on this well-deserved appointment!

Learn more about Dr. Baskin's vision and career: https://bit.ly/4vRm7KY

07/08/2026

Audrey Landers, Ph.D., created the Commonwealth Endowed Professorship in Breast Cancer Excellence as a lasting way to recognize the exceptional care Mary Helen Hackney, M.D. provided to her for over a decade. Dr. Hackney has since been appointed to the professorship.

“With an endowed professorship added to the existing stellar collection of faculty and researchers at Massey, it is my hope that more of the best and the brightest will be competing to work there,” Landers said.

At every appointment, Mary Helen Hackney, M.D., greeted longtime patient Audrey Landers, Ph.D., with the same question: “What’s on your worry list today?” Landers was never shy about running through her agenda.

07/06/2026

Last week, VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center interim director Monica Baskin, Ph.D., and VCU Health Pauley Heart Center director Greg Hundley, M.D. were invited to speak at the Hunton Lawyer's Luncheon for a conversation on how both centers are advancing health through community engagement, prevention, education, research and multidisciplinary collaboration. This program is hosted by Hunton and coordinated by attorneys Amy Williams, chair of the Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center Advisory Board, and Trevor Cox, who serves on the Pauley Advisory Board.

06/29/2026

Last week, a sold-out audience of 400 supporters gathered at Jefferson Hotel Richmond for the 31st annual Women and Wellness Luncheon, presented by Primis to support VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. Keynote speaker, Olympic athlete and cancer survivor Chaunté Lowe offered a powerful reminder of the strength and resilience of our community, having a “champion mindset” and the power of health self-advocacy. For more on Women and Wellness, visit https://www.masseyfundraisingevents.org/women-and-wellness

06/10/2026

Team Massey held its annual Summer Soiree to celebrate the community partners who help raise funds for VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center throughout the year. We could not accomplish what we do in the fight against cancer without the support of all our partners. If you are interested in starting your own Massey community event, email [email protected].

06/03/2026

Join us this Thursday, June 4 at Quirk from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm for a Give Back Happy Hour supporting VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center!

From 4:30 - 6:30 pm, 10% of sales will directly support Massey’s mission!

Grab your friends, and let’s make an impact together. All are invited. See you there!

HOST: This give back happy hour is proudly hosted by Alliance Board Member, Melissa Vine.

05/26/2026

The cumulative giving from the Virginia Moose Association has made a major difference at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

"For decades... Virginia’s state Moose organization, made up of tens of thousands of members from lodges around the state, has kept Massey at the forefront of its giving priorities. The relationship started in 1986 and, since then, more than $2.5 million has been raised through VMA’s annual charity events."

Read more below.

One civic organization’s cumulative giving over decades has made a major difference at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center.

05/19/2026

Dr. Anthony Faber and Dr. Jennifer Koblinksi spoke last week at Massey’s Innovator’s Forum, moderated by Dr. Patrick Nana-Sinkam, at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture to discuss targeted therapies that could potentially pave the way for new treatment options for those with rare cancers. The event also included the Brushstrokes of Discovery Community Engagement Mural Project, a community mural celebrating the partnership between cancer patients and scientists.

The Innovator’s Forum celebrates the trailblazing research and patient-centered care at VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. It brings together thought leaders and supporters to spotlight advancements that are redefining cancer treatment and inspiring hope.