Register here to attend the lecture: Alumni Lecture Registration
Alumni Lectures feature Chemistry at Illinois alumni who have, with the foundation of their chemistry studies at Illinois, made a meaningful impact in their chosen field.
Dr. Daniel Heller
Head, Cancer Nanomedicine Laboratory
Member, Molecular Pharmacology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute
Co-Director and Professor, The Pat and Ian Cook Doctoral Program in Cancer Engineering
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Professor, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Weill Cornell Medicine
B.A. in History, Rice University, '00
Ph.D. (Strano), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, '10
Tuesday, September 3, 2024
4 pm
Noyes Laboratory 217
Light refreshments provided
*This lecture is open to all students, postdocs, faculty, and staff*
Bio
Dr. Daniel A. Heller, PhD, is Head of the Cancer Nanomedicine Laboratory, Member of the Molecular Pharmacology Program, and Co-Director of The Pat and Ian Cook Doctoral Program in Cancer Engineering at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, as well as Professor in the Department of Pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Heller obtained his PhD in chemistry from the University of Illinois in 2010. He has over 100 peer-reviewed publications and is an inventor on over 20 pending or issued patents. His work focuses on the development of nanoscale technologies for the research, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.