4th International Conference on Public Health and Health Sciences (PHHS 2027)

Vivek Mittal

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Vivek Mittal, an internationally recognized cancer researcher is the Ford-Isom Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, and the Director of the Neuberger Berman Lung Cancer Laboratory. His group is actively engaged in understanding mechanisms of tumor progression and metastasis. Dr. Mittal and colleagues have published seminal papers describing the critical role of the tumor microenvironment in primary tumor growth, initiation of metastasis and development of micrometastasis to life threatening macrometastases. Previously, Dr. Mittal held appointments in the faculties of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and State University of New York, Stony Brook. He lectures widely to diverse audiences throughout the world and has been published in leading journals including Science, Nature, Nature Cancer, Cancer Cell, PNAS, and other leading peer-reviewed journals and text books. His research is supported by funds from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Department of Defense (DOD) and private foundations, and several national and international patents have emerged from his discoveries.