Louis Weiner, M.D. joined Fox Chase Cancer Center in 1984. Since 1994 he has been Chairman, Department of Medical Oncology, and has been a Senior Member in the Division of Medical Sciences at Fox Chase Cancer Center since 1995. In 2002 he was named the G. Morris Dorrance Jr. Endowed Chair in Medical Science, and was appointed as Fox Chase’s first Vice President for Translational Research. Dr. Weiner’s research centers on the use of antibody-based molecules to target tumors, with emphasis on understanding the principles of tumor targeting, and the use of antibodies to initiate host immune-mediated tumor lysis. Dr. Weiner received a B.A. with Honors in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania in 1973, and the M.D. from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1977. |