Lawrence Boise
PhD
Dr. Boise leads and coordinates research education, training, and mentorship activities at the cancer center as well as cultivates additional cancer-specific educational opportunities across the spectrum of learners.
Specialty
Dr. Boise is a renowned researcher in the area of multiple myeloma.
Titles and Roles
- Professor and R. Randall Rollins Chair in Oncology, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Associate Director for Education and Training
- Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University
- Research Program
- Cell and Molecular Biology
Biography
Lawrence Boise, PhD, is Professor and R. Randall Rollins Chair in Oncology in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Boise serves as Associate Director for Education and Training at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. He is a renowned researcher in the area of multiple myeloma.
Prior to joining Emory, Dr. Boise was at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine where he was director of the graduate program and professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology.
Education
Dr. Boise earned his PhD in pharmacology at the Medical College of Virginia and did postgraduate training at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute at the University of Michigan and University of Chicago.
Research
With longstanding funding by the National Cancer Institute as well as foundations such as the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation and the TJ Martell Foundation, Dr. Boise's research team studies how therapeutic agents such as arsenicals and proteasome inhibitors work to kill myeloma cells.
Publications
Dr. Boise has published extensively in major peer-reviewed journals such as Blood, Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, Oncogene, and Molecular and Cellular Biology. He is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Biological Chemistry and Biochemical Journal and is a member of the NCI study section Cancer Molecular Pathobiology (CAMP). He also serves as a manuscript reviewer for numerous journals, including Nature Cancer Reviews and the Journal of Cell Biology.
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Awards
Dr. Boise has received the following select awards and honors:
- Mentoring Award, Emory University School of Medicine, 2017
- MilliPub Club, Emory University School of Medicine, 2015, 2019
- Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Award