William S. Dalton is an American

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and oncologist, who is board certified in internal medicine and oncology. Since 2002 he has been the President,

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, and Center Director of the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the

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(USF). He served as dean of the

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College of Medicine, 2001–2002.

Education

Dalton obtained a

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and medical life sciences as well as an

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Indiana University Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana. Campuses Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI. *Indiana Universit ...

, where he also completed his internship in

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. He then completed a residency in medicine, a fellowship in oncology and a fellowship in clinical

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at the

Career

Dalton became a

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of oncology, biochemistry and medicine at USF in 1997. He was the founding chair of what is now the "Department of Oncologic Sciences". He also served as associate center director for clinical investigations at the Moffitt Cancer Center, becoming deputy director in 1999, and he served as associate vice president of health sciences at USF. In 2001, Dalton became dean of the

College of Medicine, where he had earlier been the founding director of the Bone Marrow Transplant Program.Moffitt Center biography
/ref> In 2002, after only seven months, he returned to USF as president, chief executive officer, and director of the Moffitt Cancer Center. He established an initiative called Total Cancer Care with an emphasis on a personalized approach to the treatment of cancer.American Association for Cancer Research, November 18, 2010
/ref> Dalton also serves as chair of the Science Policy and Legislative Affairs Committee for the

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Research

Dalton's research concerns

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, the biochemical mechanisms of drug resistance, and the biology and treatment of

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. He has published over 250 articles in

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scientific and

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s, which have been cited over 12,000 times, resulting in an

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of 58.

Awards

* K.K. Chen Award in Pharmacology, Indiana University * Raymond R. Paradise Memorial Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, Indiana University * 10th Annual Theodore Segal Memorial Lecturer, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville * Fellowship in the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine * 2010 Leadership in Personalized Medicine Award, Personalized Medicine Coalition

References

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