Radiation Oncology and Biology; DNA Repair, Genomic Instability and Breast Cancer
MSKCC, New York
Joined September 2019
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When I was a teenager, the average life expectancy for men was 68. Now that I have exceeded that age, the world looks very different. I succeeded with most of my first 10 grant applications; now I have to write 10 applications to have a chance that one will be funded. Aging!
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1/N Finally out!! -- 30Gy for HPV+OPC in @JCO_ASCO
– work by the @MSKCancerCenter Head and Neck team, led by @imrtlee, Eric Sherman, and myself on using hypoxia imaging response to cut treatment 60% (70->30Gy)! #radonc #hncsm ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/JCO…
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1)🚨Just out @TheLancet - CURB randomized phase 2 RCT of SBRT for oligoprogressive metastatic NSCLC and breast cancer.
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@simonpowell213 @MSK_RadOnc @MSKCancerCenter @MSKBiostats @RadMedPM @UofTDRO @thePMCF @pmcancercentre @JYangMDPhD @ipreeshagul @PamelaDrullins1 @ErinGillespieMD @imrtlee @xrtGenomics @charlesrudin @DanHigginsonMD @AmyXuMDPhD @theRADSofKHAN @DKirschMDPhD @ldawsonmd
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The Powell lab is hiring! Two funded post-doctoral positions. Come join us in NY @MSKCancerCenter! @simonpowell213 shorturl.at/bzFPY
I have been in the US over 30 yrs and for most of that time we have worried about healthcare reform. In reality, almost nothing has changed. The cost of healthcare is going to continue to rise, so we need a fundamental change in approach or, like social security, it will break.
2/13 and 2yrs on. The time spent working on a paper today? 4-8 years! Average time spent by a reviewer on the paper? 40-80 minutes! Let's write papers more clearly but, as reviewers, let's give them the respect they deserve!
Birthdays during COVID make you appreciate family, friends and colleagues AND make you wish for a return to science by hypothesis and mechanism. Stop the "wallpaper" papers! "Omics" generated plots that suggest significance but mostly lack discovery!
A good mentor has a track record of mentoring over many years. Before you have a track record, a good mentor understands how to grow academically. A good mentor WANTS to help junior colleagues succeed and stays with the role consistently over time. @rweichselbaum @GeneCollector
3.I challenge @simonpowell213 and @wallyjc to the #mentorshipchallenge 1. What makes a good mentor? 2. What can a mentor do to best help a mentee 3. identify two others to take on the #mentorshipchallenge @ASTRO_org @NRGonc
Precision cancer therapeutics can also apply to radiotherapy. Genomics, tumor microenvironment, metabolism are all relevant to the more precise use of radiation. Move away from blanket doses of radiotherapy to more precision radiotherapy, with optimized systemic therapy!
40% of all hospital activity is cancer related. 50% of cancer patients receive radiotherapy. Many medical schools still have ZERO teaching of radiation oncology. Misunderstanding of radiation by the medical profession is huge. Make medical education relevant to the real world!