Andrea Califano
Andrea Califano is an American biologist. He is a Clyde and Helen Wu professor of Chemical and Systems Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He also has roles in the Departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Biophysics, Biomedical Informatics, and Medicine.
Education and career
[edit]Califano earned his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Florence, Italy, in 1986. He then joined the IBM T.J. Watson Research Center,[1] where he became the program director of the IBM Computational Biology Center in 1997. He joined Columbia University in 2003.[2]
Califano serves on various editorial and scientific advisory boards, including the Board of Scientific Advisors of the National Cancer Institute,[3] St. Jude Children's Hospital, Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research,[4] and Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc..[5] He is also the co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor of DarwinHealth.[6]
Research work
[edit]Califano is renowned for his work in reverse engineering gene regulatory networks and analyzing them to identify key tumor checkpoint modules.[7] This research has led to several clinical trials, including an N-of-1 study that analyzes patients with 14 untreatable, lethal cancers individually to prioritize therapeutic strategies.[8]
Honors and awards (selected)
[edit]- NCI Outstanding Investigator Award (R35) in 2015[9] and 2022[10]
- AAAS Fellow (2015)[11]
- ISCB Fellow (2017)[12]
- Member of the National Academy of Medicine (2018)[13]
- 2019 Ruth Leff prize in pancreatic cancer research[14]
- 2023 Alfred G. Knudson prize in Cancer Genetics.[15]
- Fellow of the AACR Academy (2024)[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Technology: Searching for DNA sequences in a flash". New Scientist.
- ^ "Faculty Details | Columbia University Department of Systems Biology". Columbia.edu.
- ^ "Andrea Califano Appointed to the NCI Board of Scientific Advisors | Columbia University Department of Systems Biology". Columbia.edu.
- ^ "Scientific Advisory Board". Koch Institute.
- ^ "Thermo Fisher Scientific Appoints New Members To Scientific Advisory Board". BioSpace. 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Computing cancer's weak spots". Science.org.
- ^ "Ongoing Research in Early-Stage Invasive Breast Cancer Treatment - Advances for Medical Professionals". NewYork-Presbyterian.
- ^ "Targeting Cancer's Hidden Masters". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Andrea Califano Named NCI Outstanding Investigator | Columbia University Department of Systems Biology". Columbia.edu.
- ^ "2022 NCI Outstanding Investigator Award Recipients - NCI". Cancer.gov. 2 November 2022.
- ^ "2015 AAAS Fellows Recognized for Contributions to Advancing Science | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)". AAAS.org.
- ^ "ISCB Fellows". ISCB.
- ^ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 85 New Members". Nam.edu.
- ^ "Ruth Leff Siegel Award Winners | Columbia Surgery". Columbia University.
- ^ "Andrea Califano Receives Alfred G. Knudson Award from NCI". Columbia University. 16 October 2023.
- ^ "Class of 2024". American Association for Cancer Research (AACR).
External links
[edit]- Andrea Califano publications indexed by Google Scholar
