Printer-friendly versionArnold J. Levine
Arnold J. Levine |
Arnold Levine is a widely acclaimed leader in cancer research. In 1979, Levine and others discovered the p53 tumor suppressor protein, a molecule that inhibits tumor development. He established and heads the Simons Center for Systems Biology at the Institute, which concentrates on research at the interface of molecular biology and the physical sciences: on genetics and genomics, polymorphisms and molecular aspects of evolution, signal transduction pathways and networks, stress responses, and pharmacogenomics in cancer biology. University of Pennsylvania, Ph.D. 1966; Princeton University, Assistant Professor 1968–73, Associate Professor 1973–76, Professor 1976–79, Harry C. Wiess Professor in the Life Sciences 1984–98, Chair of the Department of Molecular Biology 1984–96; Stony Brook University Medical Center School of Medicine, Chair of the Department of Microbiology and Professor 1979–83; The Rockefeller University, President and Chief Executive Officer and Robert Harriet Heilbrunn Professor of Cancer Biology 1998–2002, Professor and Head of Laboratory 2002; Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Professor 2003–; Institute for Advanced Study, Visiting Professor 2002–04, Professor 2004–2011, Professor Emeritus 2011–; Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, Medal for Outstanding Contributions to Biomedical Research 2000; Keio University Medical Science Fund, Japan, Keio Medical Science Prize 2000; Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research 2001; American Association for Cancer Research, Kirk A. Landon-AACR Prize for Basic Cancer Research 2008; Dart/NYU Biotechnology Achievement Award in Basic Biotechnology 2008; American Cancer Society, Medal of Honor 2009 |