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Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhD
Emeritus, St. Jude Faculty
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Charles J. Sherr, MD, PhD
Tumor Cell Biology
MS 350, Room D5006D
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
262 Danny Thomas Place
Memphis, TN 38105-3678
Education
MD – New York University School of Medicine PhD – New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Honors & Awards
- 2019 C. Chester Stock Award Lectureship
- 2013 Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- 2013 Elected Inaugural Fellow, Academy of the American Association for Cancer Research
- 2013 American-Italian Cancer Foundation Prize
- 2010 Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
- 2004 Elected to the US Institute of Medicine
- 2004 General Motors Cancer Foundation Mott Prize
- 2003 AACR Landon Prize for Basic Cancer Research
- 2000 Bristol Myers-Squibb Achievement Award for Basic Cancer Research
- 2000 AACR Pezcoller Award
- 1995 Elected to the US National Academy of Sciences
Research Interests
- Oncogenes and tumor suppressors
- Mechanics of cell division cycle control
- Perturbation of cell cycle regulators in cancer