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Benjamin Izar received the 2024 Seldin-Smith Award for Pioneering Research
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center shared on X:
“Congratulations to the 2024 Seldin~Smith Awardee, Benjamin Izar! The award recognizes Dr. Izar for his insights into the intersection of cancer genetics, tumor-immune interactions, and the biological and treatment-associated mechanisms of disease progression.”
Source: Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center/X
Benjamin Izar is an assistant professor of medicine at the Columbia Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in the division of Hematology/Oncology. He is a member of the Tumor Biology and Microenvironment Program at the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Dr. Benjamin Izar studies interactions between cancer cells and cells of the tumor-microenvironment, and how these define metastatic niches, response and resistance to cancer immunotherapies.