Dr. Jonathan Simons: The Evolution of Cancer Research | SALT Talks #152

Dr. Jonathan Simons is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Dr. Simons is an internationally recognized physician-scientist, oncologist and acclaimed investigator in translational prostate cancer research. Prior to joining PCF in 2007, he was Distinguished Service Professor of Hematology and Oncology at the Emory University School of Medicine and Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Materials Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology. The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF) is the world's leading philanthropic organization dedicated to the research and eradication of prostate cancer. PCF funds the world's most promising research to improve the prevention, detection and treatment of prostate cancer and ultimately cure it for good. In 2016, as a part of Vice President Biden's Cancer Moonshot initiative, Simons announced a 5-year, Foundation-Government partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs for a precision oncology clinical research and care program for every US veteran with prostate cancer in the VA. ————————————————————————— To learn more about this episode, including podcast transcripts and show notes, visit salt.org/talks Moderated by Anthony Scaramucci.