Wafik El-Deiry: Second Annual BioMed Research Retreat at Squantum Association venue

Wafik El-Deiry shared a post LinkedIn:

“Attending Second Annual BioMed Research Retreat at the beautiful Squantum Association venue.

Dean Mukesh Jain: We are meeting together as a community around shared goals.

Richard Bennett: This is an exciting time at Brown with momentum. We are meeting to build and bridge connections. We are hearing from newly recruited faculty.”

Wafik S. 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.

He is the Editor in Chief at Oncotarget. 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’s research is focused on mechanisms of therapy resistance with major efforts in drug discovery and development.