John Krolewski, MD, PhD

John Krolewski, MD, PhD

Professor of Oncology
Chair of Cancer Genetics and Genomics
Center for Personalized Medicine
Department of Cancer Genetics
Department of Pathology
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

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Special Interests: 
The role of TNF, TGFß and the microenvironment in the apoptosis of prostate cancer following androgen deprivation therapy
Androgen deprivation therapy induced metastasis mediated by TNF and the chemoattractant CCL2
The role of TGFß family members in the onset of androgen deprivation therapy-induced sarcopenia
The development of molecular targeted photoacoustic imaging for prostate cancer
Clinical cancer genomics and next generation sequencing

Background

Education and Training: 
1984 - MD/PhD - Medicine-Biochemistry, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Residency: 
1986 - Anatomic Pathology - New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Fellowship: 
1989 - Resident/Research Fellow - Department of Pathology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
Board Certification: 
New York State Physician's License
New York State Department of Health, CLEP Certificate of Qualification: Oncology: Molecular Detection and Genetic Testing
Professional Memberships: 
2012 - The Endocrine Society
1997 - American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1996 - Association of Molecular Pathologists
1990 - American Association for the Advancement of Science
Honors and Awards: 
1997 - Pluto Society
1992-1997 - Hirschl / Weill-Caulier Career Scientist Award
1992-1995 - American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Award
1989-1992 - Leukemia Society of America Special Fellowship
1987-1989 - American Cancer Society Postdoctoral Fellowship
1986-1987 - NRSA Pathobiology Traineeship, at NYU
1977-1984 - NRSA Medical Scientist Traineeship, at NYU
1977 - John Asinari Award for Undergraduate Research in Biology, at MIT
Professional Experience: 
2012-2015 - Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine & Dentistry, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
2009-2012 - Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA
1998-2009 - Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA
1997-1998 - Associate Professor and Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY
1990-1997 - Assistant Professor and Attending Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Columbia University, New York, NY