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Past Visitor

Robert Beckman

Affiliation

Natural Sciences

Field of Study

Systems Biology of Cancer
From
Developed a new approach to cancer precision medicine based on explicit consideration of cancer evolution

Dates at IAS

Visitor
School of Natural Sciences
Member
School of Natural Sciences
Spring

Degrees

Harvard Medical School
M.D.
1983
Harvard College
A.B.
1977

Honors

2007
Merck Research Laboratories Innovation Award
2003
Johnson and Johnson Standards of Leadership Award: Innovation
1995
American Cancer Society Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship
1988
National Cancer Institute Physician Scientist Award
1974
National WInner Westinghouse Science Talent Search

Appointments

Georgetown University Medical Center
2015–2018
Professor, Oncology & Biostatistics, Bioinformatics, and Biomathematics
Daiichi Sankyo Pharmaceutical Development
2009–2014
Executive Director, Oncology Clinical Research
Merck Research Laboratories
2006–2008
Executive Director, Oncology Clinical Research
Centocor, Inc./Johnson & Johnson
2001–2006
Senior Director, Oncology Clinical Research
Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals
2000–2001
Director, Oncology Clinical Research
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
1998–2000
Director, Oncology Clinical Research
SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceuticals
1996–1998
Associate Director, Oncology Clinical Research
University of Michigan
1995–1996
American Cancer Society Fellow, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Warner Lambert/Parke Davis Pharmaceuticals
1994–1995
Visiting Scientist, Biomolecular Structure and Computer-Aided Drug Design