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NYU Langone names cancer center director
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Benjamin G. Neel, MD, PhD, has been named director of the Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center at NYU Langone Medical Center.
The appointment will be effective Jan. 1.
Neel will oversee the development of translational programs in immunotherapy, cancer genetics/targeted therapies and epigenetics, imaging, community outreach and supportive oncology. He also will be responsible for all programs throughout NYU Langone’s network of cancer-related clinical care.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Neel to our medical community and to have him take the reins of our highly respected Perlmutter Cancer Center,” Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone, said in a press release. “The depth and scope of Dr. Neel’s experience and expertise as a physician, researcher and administrator underscores the tremendous impact he will have in leading our cancer-related clinical and research initiatives to even greater success.”
Neel served as director of the Ontario Cancer Institute at Princess Margaret Cancer Center since 2007. He also served as professor of medical biophysics at University of Toronto. His research focuses on cell signaling in cancer and developmental disease, functional genomics of breast cancer and ovarian cancer tumor initiating cells.