Dr. John Boockvar, the Alvina and Willis Murphy Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery, recently received two major grants for his research on brain tumors. The first grant is awarded by the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, totaling $650,000 over five years, for his work on cell signaling in brain tumor stem cells. The second award is from the Adelson Foundation, for Dr. Boockvar's work on protein kinases and phosphatases and human glioma.
September 22, 2008
