Nicole Simone
Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Biography
Dr. Nicole Simone is the Margaret Q. Landenberger Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology, Co-Leader of the Breast Cancer Research Program at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University. She received her MD from Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School and did her radiation oncology training at the National Cancer Institute. As a Physician-Scientist she studies how caloric restriction augments chemotherapy and radiation. She translates laboratory findings to patients with 3 open clinical trials using diet for breast, prostae, and endometrial cancer. She has authored over 40 research publications, sits on national grant review committees, and breast cancer clinical trial committees.
Abstract
Abstract : Leveraging principles of aging to enhance cancer therapy