Kimryn Rathmell
American physician-scientist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
W. Kimryn Rathmell (born November 3, 1969) is an American physician-scientist whose work focuses on the research and treatment of patients with kidney cancers. She is the Director of the National Cancer Institute, and most recently served the Hugh Jackson Morgan Professor and Chair of the Department of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), and Physician-in-Chief for Vanderbilt University Adult Hospital and Clinics in Nashville, Tennessee.[1] On November 17, 2023, Rathmell was nominated by President Biden as the next Director of the National Cancer Institute.[2]
Quick Facts 17th Director of the National Cancer Institute, President ...
Kimryn Rathmell | |
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17th Director of the National Cancer Institute | |
Assumed office December 18, 2023 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Monica Bertagnolli |
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Born | Wendy Kimryn Meyer (1969-11-03) November 3, 1969 (age 54) Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
Spouse | Jeffrey Rathmell |
Education | University of Northern Iowa (BA, BS) Stanford University (MS, PhD, MD) Vanderbilt University (MS) |
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