Lewis C. Cantley Scientist

Lewis C. Cantley (born February 20, 1949) is an American cell biologist and biochemist and a professor in the Departments of Systems Biology and Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Director of Cancer Research at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, in Boston, Massachusetts. Among his research contributions are the discovery and study of the enzyme PI-3-kinase, now known to be important to understanding cancer and diabetes mellitus. He has recently moved to Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

Personal facts

Birth dateFebruary 20, 1949
Birth place
West Virginia , United States
Nationality
United States
Citizenship
United States
Residence
Boston
Education
Cornell University
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Known for
Phosphatidylinositol (345)-trisphosphate
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase

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