A Foot in Both Worlds

The Koch Institute Clinical Investigator program offers physician-scientists a unique opportunity to participate in cutting-edge cancer research while continuing their medical practice and provides Koch Institute researchers with a frontline view of challenges in cancer treatment. This roundtable discussion with past and present Clinical Investigators explores the relationship between laboratory benchwork and clinical translation and practice.

Featured Presenters

Scott Floyd, MD, PhD

Gary Hock and Lyn Proctor Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Duke University
Assistant Research Professor in Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Cancer Center

Salil Garg, MD, PhD

Charles W. (1955) and Jennifer C. Johnson Clinical Investigator, Koch Institute
Pathologist, Massachusetts General Hospital

Hojun Li, MD, PhD

Charles W. (1955) and Jennifer C. Johnson Clinical Investigator, Koch Institute
Attending Physician, Dana Farber/Boston Children’s Hospital Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

Alice Tsang Shaw, MD, PhD

Global Head of Translational Clinical Oncology, Novartis
Attending Physician, Center for Thoracic Cancers, Massachusetts General Hospital

Moderated by Michael B. Yaffe, MD, PhD

Director, Koch Institute Clinical Investigators Program
David H. Koch Professor of Science, Professor of Biology and Biological Engineering, MIT
Surgical Intenstivist, Division of Acute Care Surgery and Critical Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Presented as part of the Koch Institute's tenth anniversary celebrations.