Four prominent scientists, included one American, Dr. Richard Pestell, have received funding by the Research Hungary (HUN-REN) program for high impact research (read more here).
The HUN-REN program’s five-year $2.6 million grant will support Dr. Pestell’s groundbreaking studies to overcome therapy resistance of breast cancer.
A Distinguished Professor at the Blumberg Institute, Dr. Pestell says the EU award provides an ideal collaboration with Blumberg Institute colleagues in medicinal chemistry.
Known best for his discoveries on cell-cycle and cyclins, Dr. Pestell’s IND-enabling studies led to the development of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors, that are now used widely for types of breast cancer. He is currently ranked #1 by Google scholar for his field of cell-cycle.
For his landmark research discoveries over the last 30 years Dr. Pestell , has received numerous awards including Election as a foreign member of Academia Europaea (AE), and received the order of Australia from Queen Elizabeth II.
Dr. Pestell is a medical oncologist who previously led two NCI cancer centers, served as the Executive Vice President of Thomas Jefferson University and founded 5 biotechnology companies in cancer treatment and diagnostics.
Four prominent scientists, included one American, Dr. Richard Pestell, have received funding by the Research Hungary (HUN-REN) program for high impact research (read more here).
The HUN-REN program’s five-year $2.6 million grant will support Dr. Pestell’s groundbreaking studies to overcome therapy resistance of breast cancer.
A Distinguished Professor at the Blumberg Institute, Dr. Pestell says the EU award provides an ideal collaboration with Blumberg Institute colleagues in medicinal chemistry.
Known best for his discoveries on cell-cycle and cyclins, Dr. Pestell’s IND-enabling studies led to the development of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitors, that are now used widely for types of breast cancer. He is currently ranked #1 by Google scholar for his field of cell-cycle .
For his landmark research discoveries over the last 30 years Dr. Pestell , has received numerous awards including Election as a foreign member of Academia Europaea (AE), and received the order of Australia from Queen Elizabeth II.
Dr. Pestell is a medical oncologist who previously led two NCI cancer centers, served as the Executive Vice President of Thomas Jefferson University and founded 5 biotechnology companies in cancer treatment and diagnostics.
Read more about Dr. Pestell here.