Biography
I graduated from Duke University with a BS in Biology, then I completed the MD/PhD program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, where I performed my thesis research with Dr. Michael Kastan. After an internship in Internal Medicine, I trained in radiation oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. I completed a post-doc in the laboratory of Dr. Tyler Jacks at MIT.
I established my independent lab in 2007 where I utilize sophisticated genetically engineered preclinical models to study mechanisms of sarcoma development and the response of tumors and normal tissues to radiation. I have received a number of awards for my research including the 2010 Michael Fry Award and the 2017 J.W. Osborne Award from the Radiation Research Society. I am the recipient of an R35 Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Cancer Institute. I have been elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, a Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology, and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Positions
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Adjunct Professor of Oncology
- Department of Cell Stress Biology
Background
Education and Training
- 2000 - PhD - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- 2000 - MD - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- BS - Duke University, Durham, NC
Residency
- 2000-2005 - Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship
- Post-doctoral Fellowship, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Board Certification
- American Board of Radiology
Honors & Awards
- Outstanding Investigator Award - National Cancer Institute