Wafik S. El-Deiry: Rhode Island is lucky to have you both Joe Shekarchi and Mia Ackerman

Wafik S. El-Deiry posted on LinkedIn.

“Thank you, State of Rhode Island House of Representatives Speaker Joe Shekarchi and Deputy Majority Whip Representatives Mia Ackerman for your exceptional leadership, tireless advocacy, and dedication to addressing the burden from cancer in Rhode Island.
This was evident this morning at the 10th Annual American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACS CAN) in Rhode Island Research Breakfast held this year in Warwick, Rhode Island.

Rhode Island is lucky to have you both and we look forward to working with you as we continue to grow cancer research programs that impact on the community, bring new cancer treatment clinical trials, and efforts to prevent and detect cancer early.”

Source: Wafik S. El-Deiry/LinkedIn

Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, FRSM, an American Cancer Society Research Professor, is the Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University. Dr. El-Deiry discovered p21(WAF1) as a p53 target gene, cell cycle inhibitor, and tumor suppressor that explained the mammalian cell stress response. This has been the most highly cited original work published in Cell. He discovered TRAIL receptor DR5 as a p53 target, and ONC201/TIC10 as a TRAIL pathway, integrated stress response inducer, and cancer therapeutic with efficacy in diffuse midline glioma and other tumors.  He was named one of America’s Top Oncologists by the Consumer Res Council of America in 2008 and 2009. He is a practicing physician-scientist specializing in colorectal cancer treatment.