Wafik S. El-Deiry: Honored to be inducted as Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors
Wafik S. El-Deiry shared on LinkedIn: .
“Such an honor to be inducted this evening as Senior Member of National Academy of Inventors.
Proud to be at Brown University an NAI member institution, and to be a part of Rhode Island’s innovation ecosystem.
Thanks to El-Deiry Lab members for 3 decades of research discoveries that have translated and continue to translate. The lab moved thrice in 15 years but the impact has been sustained.”
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.
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