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Huang and George Present Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Combat Advanced Prostate Cancer

Duke University School of Medicine Dean and Executive Vice President for Health Affairs Mary Klotman, MD, and Duke Cancer Institute (DCI) Executive Director Michael Kastan, MD, PhDinvited Pathology Chair Jiaoti Huang, MD, PhD and Duke School of Medicine Eleanor Easley Distinguished Professor Daniel George, MD, to present together to a joint meeting of the School of Medicine Board of Visitorsand the DCI Board of Advisors on Fri., Oct. 13, 2023.

These leaders in the Department of Pathology (Huang) and the DCI Center for Prostate and Urologic Cancers (George) — both with extensive expertise and national recognition in the field of prostate cancer research — highlighted the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration in advancing basic, translational, and clinical research in this area, which resonated well with the Boards. CONTINUE READING

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