Wafik S. El-Deiry: Outstanding Translational retreat organized by our AD

Wafik S. El-Deiry posted on LinkedIn:

“Outstanding Legorreta Cancer Center Brown U Cancer Translational retreat organized by our AD for Translational Oncology Sendurai Mani and our Director for Translational Oncology Operations Attila Seyhan.

Lots of great discussions with amazing colleagues across the spectrum of translation.”

Source: Wafik S. El-Deiry/LinkedIn

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.