Wafik S. El-Deiry: Great to run into Taofeek Owonikoko at ASCO24

Wafik S. El-Deiry posted on LinekdIn:

“Great to run into Taofeek Owonikoko, Director of University of Maryland Greenebaum Comprehensive Cancer Center,  at ASCO24.

We spoke about the WIN Consortium in cancer personalized medicine and opportunities for collaboration.”

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.