Dennis Slamon
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 76 |
Date of birth | August 6,1948 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | New Castle |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Job | Professor |
Oncologist | |
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Awards | Canada Gairdner International Award |
Scheele Award | |
Sjöberg Prize | |
Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award | |
Movies/Shows | Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' |
Breast Cancer: The Path of Wellness & Healing | |
Education | The University of Chicago |
Washington & Jefferson College | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1285326 |
Dennis Slamon Life story
Dennis Joseph Slamon, is an American oncologist and chief of the division of Hematology-Oncology at UCLA. He is best known for his work identifying the HER2/neu oncogene that is amplified in 25-33% of breast cancer patients and the resulting treatment trastuzumab. Slamon is the son of a West Virginia coal miner.