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Dr. Cagan received his Ph.D. from Princeton University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at UCLA. He achieved the rank of Professor at Washington University School of Medicine (1993-2007) and then at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2007-2020). Currently, Dr. Cagan is the Regius Professor of Precision Medicine and a Royal Society Wohl Fellow at the University of Glasgow, where he also serves as the Scientific Director of the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre. He co-founded and is a board member of the biotechnology company Medros Inc. Dr. Cagan's laboratory utilizes powerful genetic tools to develop complex, whole organism models of cancer and inherited genetic diseases. His research has been instrumental in the promotion of FDA-approved chemotherapeutics for Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma. Collaborating with chemists, his lab focuses on integrating genetics and medicinal chemistry to create novel lead compounds through rational polypharmacology. Dr. Cagan leads the Center for Personalized Cancer Therapeutics, where his team is developing treatments tailored to thyroid and colorectal cancer patients through innovative fly-to-bedside clinical trials.
University of Glasgow • Glasgow, UK
Leading research initiatives in Precision Medicine and overseeing the Wolfson Wohl Cancer Research Centre.