We are really delighted to appoint a clinician scientist of Richard’s calibre. He joins us at an exciting time for both the Cambridge Cancer Centre and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the centrepiece of the largest biotech cluster outside the United States.
— Patrick Maxwell
Professor Gilbertson is currently Scientific Director, Director of the Comprehensive Cancer Center and holds the Lillian R. Cannon endowed Chair at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. At St Jude, he has led international efforts that have dramatically advanced understanding of the biology of several common childhood brain tumours.
His research has included innovative clinical trials that have translated this understanding into new therapies. He trained as a paediatric oncologist at Newcastle University before completing his PhD. He joined St Jude in 2000 where he has served as Director of the hospital’s Molecular Clinical Trials Core, Director of the Division of Brain Tumour Research and co-leader of the Neurobiology and Brain Tumour Program.
Professor Patrick Maxwell, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Cambridge, said: “We are really delighted to appoint a clinician scientist of Richard’s calibre. He joins us at an exciting time for both the Cambridge Cancer Centre and the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, the centrepiece of the largest biotech cluster outside the United States."
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