Edward Benz

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, United States of America

Edward J Benz JR

Academic positions:
- Richard and Susan Smith Professor of Medicine
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Professor of Pathology
- Faculty Dean for Oncology
- President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
- CEO of Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare
- Director and principal investigator of Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center
- Member of the Governing Board of Dana-Farber/Children's Cancer Center
- Clinical hematologist and an active NIH-funded investigator
- President, American Association of Cancer Institutes

Prior to joining the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Dr Benz was the Sir William Osler Professor of Medicine and Professor of Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also held the position of Physician in Chief, at the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medicine where he was Director of the Department of Medicine. In addition, Dr Benz is a former President of the Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research.

All industry positions (in last five years):
None declared

Research interests:
The molecular pathology of hemolytic anemias; his laboratory continues to focus on the molecular pathology and physiology of red cell development, the molecular basis of inherited hemolytic anemias, and the use of the red cell homeostatic system as a model to study gene regulation and growth control in other tissues.

Any other information:
- Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004
- Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2004
- Member, Institute of Medicine, 2004
- Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Hematology
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

What I think of the idea behind F1000M:
My administrative responsibilities pose a challenge in terms of finding time to keep up with the research areas critical to maintaining an active and successful lab. F1000 Medicine is like an instant organizer that alerts me to key developments and focuses additional searches I need to make for relevant publications.

Any competing interests declared are displayed with individual evaluations.

Head of Faculty: Hematology (since 16 November 2005)

Edward Benz is a Head of Faculty for the HEMATOLOGY Faculty. The role of a Head of Faculty is to help divide the Faculty (specialty) into Sections (sub-specialty areas), nominate leaders in those areas as Section Heads, and offer ongoing advice on the strategic direction of the service. They are not asked to evaluate articles, although we do, of course, welcome them.

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