University of Southern California
Heinz-Josef Lenz, M.D., FACP, is the Associate Director for Clinical Sciences and Co Chair of the Translational Science Program at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Lenz is Professor of Medicine and Preventive Medicine, J Terrence Lanni Chair for Cancer Research in the Division of Medical Oncology and Co-Director of the Center for Cancer Drug Development at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He is the Deputy Cancer Center Director of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center,
Dr. Lenz earned his M.D. degree at the Johannes-Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany. In 1991, he completed his internship, residency and fellowship training at the Eberhardt Karls Universität in Tübingen, Germany. He obtained special fellowship training at Universität Wien (Austria), George Washington University and Harvard Medical School. In 1991, he received the prestigious Research Fellowship Award from the “Deutsche Krebshilfe” (Bonn, Germany). He completed his research fellowship in biochemistry and molecular biology at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center before joining the faculty of USC in 1994. He was awarded a Career Development Award from STOP CANCER (1994-1997). Based on his research, he also received a Young Investigator Award from the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in 1994. In 1995, Dr. Lenz was selected for the prestigious ASCO Career Development Award, as well as an NIH Mid-Career Development Award, in 1998. His laboratory is NCI funded with focus on early drug development and identification of predictive and prognostic biomarker. He has published over 550 manuscripts.
Session 3: Targeted Agents in Colorectal Cancer: An Update
Wednesday, August 2, 2023
11:30 AM – 12:15 PM ET