Graduate Students Choice Lecture
GRADUATE STUDENTS CHOICE LECTURE 2009
Title: Taxol, Tubulin, and Tumors: Challenges in New Era of Cancer Therapeutics
Presented by: Susan Band Horwitz, PhD
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Dr. Horwitz is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, as well as Co-Chair of the Department and Rose C. Falkenstein Professor of Cancer Research. Her pioneering work in the late 1970s identified the unique mechanism of action of Taxol® and played a critical role in advancing Taxol® to first line treatment for breast, ovarian and non-small cell lung cancer. Her research is focused on the development of drugs derived from natural sources, particularly those that are active in the tubulin/microtubule system, and the problem of drug resistance. She has published over 240 papers. Dr. Horwitz was President of the American Association for Cancer Research (2002-3), and her many accolades include receipt of the Medal of Honor from the American Cancer Society, the Warren Alpert Foundation Prize from Harvard Medical School, the Bristol-Myers Squibb Freedom to Discover Award for Distinguished Achievement in Cancer Research, and the Mayor's Award for Excellence in Science & Technology, as well as election to the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
Date: April 2, 2009
Time: 12:30 pm
Location: College of Pharmacy Auditorium 134-1
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