David Arthur Tuveson was born on January 1,1966 and is an American cancer biologist and is currently Roy J Zuckerberg Professor of Cancer Research as well as The Cancer Center Director at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
12 Facts About David Tuveson
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Dr Tuveson is the Chief Scientist for the Lustgarten Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer Research.
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David Tuveson is known for developing some of the first mouse models of pancreatic cancer and more recently, for his work developing pancreatic cancer organoids.
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In 2016, David Tuveson assumed the position of Director of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cancer Center.
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David Tuveson served as the President for the American Association for Cancer Research from 2021 to 2022.
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David Tuveson is a member of the editorial board for Oncogene, Journal of Experimental Medicine, and Cancer Discovery.
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In 2020, David Tuveson was elected as Fellow of the American Association for Cancer Research, and in 2022, he was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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When he started his own laboratory at the University of Pennsylvania, David Tuveson developed some of the first genetically engineered mouse models to aid in the study of pancreatic cancer.
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David Tuveson was given an AACR-PanCAN Career Development Award in Pancreatic Cancer research in 2003.
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David Tuveson was awarded Hamdan Award for Medical Research Excellence - Pancreatic Diseases by Hamdan Medical Award in 2016.
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David Tuveson received a 2022 Luminary Award and was on Clarivate's list of the top most cited researchers in 2022.
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David Tuveson has an h-index of 102 according to Google Scholar.