Roswell Park appoints associate director of basic science research
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Erik Knudsen, PhD, has been appointed associate director of basic science research at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center.
Knudsen — a faculty leader at Roswell Park since 2018 — will continue to serve as chair of molecular and cellular biology.
Knudsen has made several important discoveries in the areas of tumor suppression, aberrant tumorigenic proliferation and precision strategies to treat cancer.
In his new role, he will identify and accelerate opportunities to combine research findings with clinical and translational projects.
“So many discoveries lie ahead for our basic research team with Dr. Knudsen at the helm,” Renier Brentjens, MD, PhD, deputy director and The Katherine Anne Gioia endowed chair in cancer medicine at Roswell Park, said in a press release. “We will work side by side to develop comprehensive approaches for supporting the Roswell Park teams who are generating new scientific opportunities, and for maximizing the effectiveness of the life-saving research these innovators are advancing.”
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