Stephen Baylin简介
StephenBaylin,ProfessorofJohnsHopkinsUniversityDrBaylinattendedDukeUniversity,whereheearnedhismedicaldegreein1968andcompletedhisinternshipandfirstyearresidencyininternalmedicineHethenworkedfortwoyearsattheNationalHeartandLungInstituteoftheNationalInstitutesofHealth(NIH)In1971,DrBaylinjoinedthedepartmentsofoncologyandmedicineatJohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofMedicineHisresearchinterestsincludecellularbiologyandgeneticsofcancer,specificallyepigeneticsorgeneticmodificationsotherthanthoseinDNAthatcanaffectcellbehavior,andsilencingoftumorsuppressorgenesandtumorprogressionHisresearchhaslookedatthemechanismsthroughwhichvariationsintumorcellsderive,andcelldifferentiationincancerssuchasmedullarythyroidcarcinomaandsmallcelllungcarcinomaDrBaylin’shonorsincludethe2004NationalInvestigatoroftheYearAwardfromtheNCISPOREprogram;the2005JackGibsonVisitingProfessorship,UniversityofHongKongQueenMaryHospital,HongKong;the2005ShubitzCancerResearchPrizefromtheUniversityofChicago;the2008RaffaeleTecceMemorialLecture,Rome,Italy;the2008DavidWorkmanMemorialAwardfromtheWaxmanFoundation;the2009KirkALandon-AACRPrizeforBasicandTranslationalCancerResearch(jointlywithPeterAJones,PhD);the201014thNCIAlfredGKnudsonAwardinCancerGeneticsandthe2011AmericanCancerSociety’sMedalofHonorAward(jointlywithPeterAJones,PhD)andmostrecentlytheFellowsofTheAmericanAssociationofCancerResearch–AcademyClassof2014