Named in honor of William N. Hait, the founding director of Rutgers Most cancers Institute
New Brunswick, N.J., June 20, 2024 – Bolstered by $6.3 million raised in donations, the Rutgers Board of Governors right now accredited the institution of the William Hait Endowed Directorship at Rutgers Most cancers Institute. Shifting ahead, the director of Rutgers Most cancers Institute can be referred to as the William Hait Director.
Acknowledged for his visionary management within the subject of most cancers analysis and affected person care, William N. “Invoice” Hait, MD, PhD, is the chief vice chairman, chief exterior innovation and medical officer at Johnson & Johnson in addition to the founding director of Rutgers Most cancers Institute. Throughout his 14-year tenure as director, he earned the Institute the celebrated Nationwide Most cancers Institute (NCI) designation in 1997 – the primary and solely in New Jersey. He additionally led the middle to realize Complete Most cancers Middle designation from the NCI in 2002, in a file period of time.
Following his tenure at Rutgers Most cancers Institute, Hait joined Johnson & Johnson in 2007 the place he has served in varied world management positions focusing his groups on the intersection of unmet medical wants and breakthrough science, remodeling the lives of hundreds of thousands of sufferers around the globe. He’ll retire from his present position at Johnson & Johnson in September.
“On behalf of our college and employees, I thank the various donors who’ve made the William Hait Endowed Directorship doable,” stated Steven Okay. Libutti, MD, director of Rutgers Most cancers Institute. “It’s a becoming tribute to Invoice’s outstanding management and innovation within the subject of oncology, and the legacy that he created at New Jersey’s solely NCI-designated Complete Most cancers Middle,” added Libutti, who can also be the senior vice chairman of oncology companies at RWJBarnabas Well being.
Rutgers Most cancers Institute, along with RWJBarnabas Well being, offers sufferers entry to superior remedy choices near dwelling at one among our amenities all through the state. Our groundbreaking most cancers analysis is the engine that drives entry to probably the most superior most cancers therapies together with medical trials. This can be enhanced with the opening of the state’s first freestanding most cancers hospital, the Jack and Sheryl Morris Most cancers Middle, in 2025.
“I’m really humbled and touched by the generosity of supporters of the Rutgers Most cancers Institute to endow this directorship” acknowledged William N. Hait, MD, PhD. “It was an honor and privilege to work with so many unbelievable people decided to create a most cancers heart of extraordinary high quality for the individuals of New Jersey.”
“The philanthropic assist from our donors displays their dedication to acknowledge a person who performed such a pivotal position within the institution and success of Rutgers Most cancers Institute,” stated Loren Savage, affiliate vice chairman at Rutgers Well being and chief growth officer at Rutgers Most cancers Institute. “Invoice’s legacy will now function a pillar of most cancers analysis and care at Rutgers College and within the State of New Jersey.”
Rutgers Most cancers Institute will acknowledge Hait’s contributions to the middle and the sphere of oncology within the fall with a particular celebration.
About Rutgers Most cancers Institute
As New Jersey’s solely Nationwide Most cancers Institute-designated Complete Most cancers Middle, Rutgers Most cancers Institute, along with RWJBarnabas Well being, presents probably the most superior most cancers remedy choices together with bone marrow transplantation, proton remedy, CAR T-cell remedy and sophisticated surgical procedures. Together with medical trials and novel therapeutics akin to precision drugs and immunotherapy – lots of which aren’t broadly out there – sufferers have entry to those cutting-edge therapies at Rutgers Most cancers Institute of New Jersey in New Brunswick, Rutgers Most cancers Institute of New Jersey at College Hospital in Newark, in addition to by RWJBarnabas Well being amenities. To make a tax-deductible present to assist Rutgers Most cancers Institute, name 848-932-8013 or go to www.cinj.org/giving.
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