Inaugural Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center Distinguished Lecture in Cancer Science
A Norris Cotton Cancer Center Distinguished Lecture / Grand Rounds
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"Molecular Markers for Personalized Cancer Diagnosis and Therapy"
Thursday, November 5, 2009
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Auditorium G
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire
Speaker: David Sidransky, MD
Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oncology, Pathology, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Urology
Director of Head and Neck Cancer Research
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland
David Sidransky, MD
David Sidransky, MD, is a Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Oncology, Pathology, Cellular and Molecular Medicine, and Urology at The Johns Hopkins University. He also directs the Head and Neck Cancer Research Center at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins.
In addition, Dr. Sidransky is Principal Investigator for Johns Hopkins' Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) in Head and Neck Cancer. The Kimmel Center was awarded this highly competitive grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to speed research on new treatments for head and neck cancers by linking basic science discoveries with new tests and therapies. Dr. Sidransky also chairs the Steering Committee of NCI's Early Detection Research Network.
Dr. Sidransky completed his MD, internship, and residency at Baylor College of Medicine and his Research Fellowship in Oncology at Johns Hopkins.
About the Friends of Norris Cotton Cancer Center Distinguished Lecture in Cancer Science
The Friends Distinguished Lecture in Cancer Science brings eminent intellectual leaders in the fields of cancer basic sciences to Norris Cotton Cancer Center to enrich perspectives on the problems of cancer for students, faculty, and the community at large. This Distinguished Lecture is made possible through the generosity and strong commitment of participants in the Prouty Century Ride & Challenge Walk each year.
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