Wafik S. El-Deiry  posted on X/Twitter:

“Honored to meet Morehouse School of Medicine President and CEO Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice during our American Cancer Society site visit and see strategic alignment and strong support of cancer efforts as the institution works towards National Cancer Institute standards for cancer centers.”

Source: Wafik S. El-Deiry/X

Wafik El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP, FRSM, is the Associate Dean for Oncologic Sciences at the Warren Alpert Medical School and Director of the Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University and Director of the Joint Program in Cancer Biology at Brown University and affiliated hospitals.Dr. El-Deiry discovered p21(WAF1) as a p53 target gene, cell cycle inhibitor, and tumor suppressor that explained the mammalian cell stress response. Dr. El-Deiry made important contributions in cell death signaling and our understanding of the sensitivity of tumors to chemotherapy. El-Deiry has more than 400 peer-reviewed publications and 5 edited books.