Robert Weinberg Scientist
Robert Allan Weinberg (born November 11, 1942) is a biologist Daniel K. Ludwig Professor for Cancer Research at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), director of the Ludwig Center of the MIT and American Cancer Society Research Professor; his research is in the area of oncogenes and the genetic basis of human cancer.Robert Weinberg is also affiliated with the Broad Institute and is a founding member of the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. He co-teaches MIT course 7.012 (introductory biology) with Eric Lander. Weinberg and Lander are among the co-founders of Verastem, biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing drugs to treat cancer by targeting cancer stem cells.
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Robert Weinberg on Wikipedia
External resources
- http://mit.edu/biology/www/facultyareas/facresearch/weinberg.html
- http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/biology/7-012-introduction-to-biology-fall-2004
- http://web.mit.edu/echemi/www/040317.html
- http://web.mit.edu/echemi/www/index.html
- http://web.wi.mit.edu/weinberg/pub
- http://weinberglab.wi.mit.edu
- http://www.hope-funds.org/honorees/2009-honorees
- http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=cancer-clues-from-embryos
- http://www.wi.mit.edu/research/faculty/weinberg.html