Edison T. Liu, M.D. is the former president and CEO of

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, and the former director of its

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(2012-2021). As CEO of The Jackson Laboratory, the organization double
revenue, faculty and personnel
expanded globally from two campuses t
six
established 13 endowe
chairs
and increased the institutional endowment by five-fold. He is currently a Professor and Honorary Fellow at the institution. Before joining The Jackson Laboratory, he was the founding executive director of the Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) (an

A*STAR The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The agency supports R&D that is aligned to areas of competitive advantage and national needs for Singapore. ...

institute), chairman of the board of the

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, and president of the Human Genome Organization (HUGO) (2007-2013). As the executive director of the GIS, he brought the institution to international prominence as one of the most productive genomics institutions in th
world
Between 1997 and 2001, he was the scientific director of the

National Cancer Institute The National Cancer Institute (NCI) coordinates the United States National Cancer Program and is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which is one of eleven agencies that are part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. ...

's Division of Clinical Sciences where he was in charge of the intramural clinical translational science programs. From 1987 to 1996, Dr. Liu was a faculty member at the

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States ...

, where he was the director of the

Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is a cancer research and treatment center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. One of 52 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States, its clini ...

's Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer; the director of the Laboratory of Molecular Epidemiology at UNC School of Public Health; chief of Medical Genetics; and the chair of the Correlative Science Committee of the national cooperative clinical trials group,

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. Dr. Liu's scientific research has focused on the

functional genomics Functional genomics is a field of molecular biology that attempts to describe gene (and protein) functions and interactions. Functional genomics make use of the vast data generated by genomic and transcriptomic projects (such as genome sequencing ...

of human cancers, particularly

breast cancer Breast cancer is cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or a re ...

(identifying the tandem duplicator phenotype genomic configuration), discovering new oncogenes (AXL family of receptor tyrosine kinases), and deciphering the dynamics of gene regulation on a genomic scale that modulates cancer biology. His work has spanned basic to population sciences to translation to the clinic. He has authored over 320 scientific papers and reviews, and co-authored two books. In his spare time, Liu pursues jazz piano and composition, and writes for the lay public on science, medicine and society.

Education

1983-1987 Postdoctoral Fellow - Dept. of Microbiology,

University of California at San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It condu ...

, CA (Dr. J. Michael Bishop) 1982-1985 Hematology Fellowship,

University of California San Francisco The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It condu ...

, Moffitt Hospital 1980-1982 Oncology Fellowship,

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

1979-1980 Residency, Barnes Hospital -

Washington University School of Medicine Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) is the medical school of Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1891, the School of Medicine has 1,260 students, 604 of which are pursuing a medical degree with or ...

1978-1979 Internship, Barnes Hospital -

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

1973-1978

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, M.D. 1969-1973

, B.S. Chemistry, Psychology

Professional Appointments

2021–present Professor, President Emeritus, and Honorary Fellow,

2011-2021 President and CEO,

2001-2011 Executive Director,

Genome Institute of Singapore The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore. The agency supports R&D that is aligned to areas of competitive advantage and national needs for Singapore. ...

2007–2011 Chairman, Governing Board

of Singapore 1996-2001 Director, Division of Clinical Sciences,

, Bethesda, MD 1995-1996 Chief, Division of Medical Genetics,

UNC School of Medicine The University of North Carolina School of Medicine is a professional school within the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It offers a Doctor of Medicine degree along with combined Doctor of Medicine / Doctor of Philosophy or Doctor of M ...

1995-1996 Professor, UNC Departments of Medicine, Epidemiology, Biochemistry and Biophysics. 1993-1995 Associate Professor, Departments of Medicine and Epidemiology and Biochemistry,

1992-1996 Director, Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer (NIH-designated) 1987-1993 Assistant Professor in Medicine and Oncology,

Honors and awards

2018 Honorary Degree recipient,

University of Southern Maine The University of Southern Maine (USM) is a public university with campuses in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston in the U.S. state of Maine. It is the southernmost of the University of Maine System. It was founded as two separate state universitie ...

2016 Honorary Degree recipient,

Colby College Colby College is a private liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the city where it resides. The donations of Christian philanthr ...

2016 Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science 2014 Chen Award for Distinguished Academic Achievement in Human Genetic and Genomic Research (from

Human Genome Organization The Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) is a non-profit organization founded in 1988. HUGO represents an international coordinating scientific body in response to initiatives such as the Human Genome Project. HUGO has four active committees, includin ...

) 2010 Fellow,

The Hastings Center The Hastings Center is an independent, nonpartisan bioethics research institute and think tank based in Garrison, New York. It was instrumental in establishing the field of bioethics and is among the most prestigious bioethics and health policy i ...

2008 Associate (Foreign) Member

European Molecular Biology Organization The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is a professional, non-profit organization of more than 1,800 life scientists. Its goal is to promote research in life science and enable international exchange between scientists. It co-funds cour ...

(EMBO) 2007-2013 President, the

(HUGO) 2007 Doctor of Medical Science honoris causa, awarded by

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2005

National Healthcare Group The National Healthcare Group (NHG) is a group of healthcare institutions in Singapore. The group was formed in 2000 and operates several hospitals, national specialty centres, and polyclinics. Tan Tock Seng Hospital is the largest hospital in ...

(NHG), Singapore, Distinguished Contributor Award 2003 Public Service Medal (National Day, 2003), for work in controlling SARS in Singapore (given by the Office of the President, Republic of Singapore) 2000 Rosenthal Award, AACR: for the discovery that HER-2 status determines response to adjuvant chemotherapy with doxorubicin 1999 Elected-Board of Directors,

American Association for Cancer Research The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is the world's oldest and largest professional association related to cancer research. Based in Philadelphia, the AACR focuses on all aspects of cancer research, including basic, clinical, and t ...

1996 Brinker International Award for Breast Cancer Research - Basic Research Award 1995 American Society of Clinical Investigation (Membership) 1991-1996

Leukemia and Lymphoma Society The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), a 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded in 1949, is the largest voluntary health organization dedicated to fighting blood cancer in the world. The LLS's mission is to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's l ...

Scholar 1985-1988 Clinical Investigator Award,

, K08-CA01036-02, Preceptor: Dr. J. Michael Bishop. 1983-1985 Damon Runyan Cancer Fund Fellowship Preceptor: Dr. J. Michael Bishop (

UCSF The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) is a public land-grant research university in San Francisco, California. It is part of the University of California system and is dedicated entirely to health science and life science. It condu ...

) 1973

Phi Beta Kappa The Phi Beta Kappa Society () is the oldest academic honor society in the United States, and the most prestigious, due in part to its long history and academic selectivity. Phi Beta Kappa aims to promote and advocate excellence in the liberal a ...

Committee and Advisory Board

2020–present Board of Directors,

American Cancer Society The American Cancer Society (ACS) is a nationwide voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer. Established in 1913, the society is organized into six geographical regions of both medical and lay volunteers operating in more than ...

2012–present Board of Directors,

Foundation for the National Institutes of Health The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) is a not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization established by the US Congress in 1990. Located in North Bethesda, MD, the FNIH raises private-sector funds, and creates and manage ...

2018-2021 Board of Directors,

(AACR) 2003-2007 Bioethics Advisory Committee, Singapore (Advisory to the Cabinet of Singaporean Parliament) 2002 Ministerial committee to re-evaluate Singapore's secondary school system (Ministry of Education) 2001 President's Life Sciences Committee (National University of Singapore) 2001-2003 Genetically Modified Organisms Advisory Council (Singapore Government) 2000-2001 NCI-Ireland-Northern Ireland Cancer Consortium Governing Board (Member) 1999-2000 Chair, General Motors Cancer Research Awards Committee: Mott Award 1997-2001 co-chair, NIH Clinical Center Advisory Council 1997 Chairman, NIH Committee on Extramural/Intramural Investigations in the Clinical Center 1997 Molecular Epidemiology Coordinating Group, NCI 1996 NCI - Developmental Diagnostics Working Group, 1996

References

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