Dr. Cheryl Walker, MD

Dr. Cheryl Walker is Professor of Carcinogenesis at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Her research is focused on identifying the underlying causes of cancers of the kidney and uterus. She utilizes a systems biology approach, with studies ranging from gene discovery at the molecular level, investigations into gene function at the cellular level and whole animal studies to investigate how carcinogens cause these cancers and to identify new therapeutic agents taht can be used to treat and prevent these diseases.

Dr. Kwiatkowski is a Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He has three major research interests: the human genetic disease tuberous sclerosis, the pathogenesis and treatment of lung cancer, and the clinical care of lung cancer patients. He also serves as the Director of the Harvard-Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics Genotyping Facility, and co-leader of the Cancer Genetics program of the DF/HCC.