Erwin G. Van Meir, Ph.D., joined the UAB Department of Neurosurgery as a professor on Oct. 1, 2019 and is directing a laboratory in molecular neuro-oncology. He comes from Emory University where he was the founding director of the Laney Graduate School’s Cancer Biology Graduate Program and the leader of the Cancer Cell Biology Research Program at the Winship Cancer Institute.
Working with Dr. Van Meir, Satoru Osuka, M.D., Ph.D., joined the department on Oct 21, 2019 as an assistant professor. His research hopes to understand the cellular and molecular biology of therapeutic resistance in brain tumors. He also comes from Emory University, where he was a postdoctoral fellow.
