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Simon N. Powell

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Simon N. Powell (born February 1955) is a British cancer researcher and radiation oncologist residing in New York City.

Simon N. Powell
Born (1955-02-13) February 13, 1955 (age 69)
Manchester, England
NationalityBritish/Permanent Resident in the U.S.
Alma materOxford University, U.K. (B.A.) 1976, The University of London, U.K. (M.B.B.S.) 1981, The University of London, U.K. (Ph.D.) 1991
SpouseNaomi Joshi
Scientific career
FieldsRadiation Oncology and Breast Cancer Research
InstitutionsSloan Kettering Institute at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
WebsiteThe Simon Powell Lab

Biography

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Powell was born on February 13, 1955, in Manchester, England. Powell received the Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery in 1981 from the University of London and went on to complete his Ph.D. there in 1991, holding residencies at Whittington Hospital and Hammersmith Hospital in London[1] and a fellowship at the Royal Marsden Hospital before being recruited and settling in America.[2][3]

Career

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Powell held a fellowship at Harvard Medical School in 1991,[4] becoming an instructor in 1992, and associate professor of radiation oncology in 1998. He then became clinical director of the Gillette Center for Women's Cancers,[5] co-leader of the Harvard Breast Cancer Research Program, and leader of the DNA Repair/Radiation Biology Program.[4] From 2004 to 2008 he served as professor and head of Radiation therapy/radiation oncology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.[3][5]

In 2008, Powell moved to New York to join Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and become the Chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology in Memorial Hospital[6] with a joint appointment in Sloan Kettering Institute's Molecular Biology Program.[7] He was also appointed to the faculties of the Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Science[8] and Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences.[9][10] He also holds the Enid A. Haupt Chair in Radiation Oncology at the Center.[11] His career has centered on understanding DNA repair alterations in cancer and how they can be used for the basis of selective cancer therapies. His clinical expertise is in the treatment of breast cancer.[2]

Memberships and significant positions

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Awards

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  • Fellow of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (FASTRO) 2014[17]
  • European Society for Theapeutic Radiology and Oncology (E.S.T.R.O.) Varian Award (1990)[18]

Selected publications

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References

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  1. ^ "Dr. Simon Powell - Radiation Oncology - New York, NY". www.castleconnolly.com. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
  2. ^ a b Suit, Herman D.; Loeffler, Jay S. (2011-02-04). Evolution of Radiation Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 141. ISBN 9781441967442.
  3. ^ a b c "Simon Powell to Lead Department of Radiation Oncology". Barnes Jewish Hospital. Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. July 13, 2004. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved January 9, 2013
  4. ^ a b "Simon Powell Moving to Head Radiation Oncology at Washington University". Cancer Biology & Therapy. 3 (8): 699–707. 2004-05-07. doi:10.4161/cbt.3.8.1108. ISSN 1538-4047.
  5. ^ a b "Awards, Appointments, Announcements". J Natl Cancer Inst. 96 (16): 1203. 2004. doi:10.1093/jnci/96.16.1203.
  6. ^ Bogdanich, Walt (Jan 14, 2013). "Radiation Bills Raise Question of Supervision". The New York Times. Retrieved Feb 25, 2010.
  7. ^ "Simon Powell Named Chair of Radiation Oncology". 2015-12-31. Archived from the original on December 31, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2013
  8. ^ "Faculty | Gerstner Sloan Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences". www.sloankettering.edu. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, Our Faculty". Archived from the original on December 22, 2012.
  10. ^ "Biochemistry & Structural Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, and Molecular Biology Overview". Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University. Archived from the original on November 18, 2012.
  11. ^ "Simon N. Powell | Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center". www.mskcc.org. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  12. ^ "Simon N. Powell, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Radiation Oncology, Chairman". Washington University School of Medicine. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved Jan 14, 2013.
  13. ^ Radiation Research Society News Annual Report - Radiation Research 2000 Retrieved January 11, 2013
  14. ^ "Landes Bioscience, Cancer Biology & Therapy Journal, Editorial Board". Archived from the original on October 1, 2014.
  15. ^ Lok, BH; Powell, SN (2012). "Molecular Pathways: Understanding the Role of Rad52 in Homologous Recombination for Therapeutic Advancement". Clinical Cancer Research. 18 (23). American Association for Cancer Research: 6400–6406. doi:10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-11-3150. PMC 3513650. PMID 23071261. P. 7
  16. ^ "56th Annual Meeting, Radiation Research Society, Oceans of Opportunity" (PDF). Synthetic Lethality and Repair Targeting: New Opportunities for Treatment. Radiation Research Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2012. Retrieved Jan 14, 2013.
  17. ^ "Fellow Recipients - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) - American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO)". ASTRO. Retrieved 2018-10-06.
  18. ^ "ESTRO - Varian Research Award". Clonal variation of DNA repair in a human glioma cell line. Institute of Cancer Research, Sutton, Surrey, UK. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved Jan 14, 2013.
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