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Edward V. Prochownik, MD, PhD

  • Paul C. Gaffney Professor of Pediatrics and Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics

Administrative Assistant: Carla Clarke

Education & Training

  • BA, Biology, Johns Hopkins University, 1972
  • PhD, Pathology/Virology, University of Chicago, 1977
  • MD, University of Chicago-Pritzker School of Medicine, 1978
  • Internship in Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, 1978-1979
  • Junior Assistant Resident in Pediatrics, Boston Children's Hospital, 1979-1980
  • Clinical Fellow in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, The Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard Medical School, 1980-1981
  • Research Fellow in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, The Children's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute-Harvard Medical School, 1981-1983

Selected Publications

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Academic and Research Interests

  • Cancer Genetics
  • Hepatoblastoma
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  • Tumor Supressors
  • Myc Oncogene
  • Cancer Metabolism
  • Cancer and Aging
  • Pediatric Cancer

Research Grants

1RO1 CA174713, Control of Metabolism and Energy-Sensing Pathways by c-Myc, Funding Agency: NIH, PI, 07/01/14-6/30/19, 10% effort, $1,638,864

Project 1: Pre-Clinical and Clinical Imaging and Treatment of Multiple Myeloma with C-Myc-Max Nanoparticles, NIH, PI: Gregory Lanza, MD (Washington Univ. School of Medicine), 9/1/15-8/31/20, 10% effort, $396,705

522000 Ribosomopathy-like properties of Cancers, Hyundai Hope on Wheels (Hyundai Corp.), PI, 6/1/17-5/31/19, 10% effort, $250,000

Patient-Derived NFE2L2/NRF2 Mutations Promote Aggressive Forms of Hepatoblastoma, The V Foundation, PI, 9/1/20-8/31/21, 10% effort, $150,000

CV

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