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Memorial Sloan Kettering names chief of computational oncology
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center appointed Sohrab Shah, PhD, as its inaugural chief of computational oncology.
In this role, housed within the department of epidemiology and biostatistics, Shah will lead the effort to build a research program intended to harness Memorial Sloan Kettering’s big data resources and translate biologic knowledge into clinical practice.
Shah will build on the institution’s efforts to develop novel methods and applications to perform quantitative analyses of cancer models, predict responses to therapy and deliver care. He also will develop a training program to attract and engage computer scientists to address the challenges associated with cancer.
“We cannot overstate the significance of computational oncology to the future of cancer research or our great fortune in recruiting someone with [Shah’s’] unparalleled expertise and imagination,” José Baselga, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan Kettering’s physician in chief, said in a press release. “We are thrilled to welcome him to New York City and look forward to a future filled with exciting new developments.”
Shah’s research has focused on tumor evolution in breast, ovarian and lymphoid malignancies.
He previously served as associate professor in the department of pathology and laboratory medicine at University of British Columbia, as well as senior scientist in the department of molecular oncology with BC Cancer.