Ken Anderson, Md
director
immunology
C4 Therapeutics
Anguilla
Biography
Ken is the Kraft Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School as well as Director of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center and Lebow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research has pioneered understanding of the tumor microenvironment in multiple myeloma and he has played an extensive role in the development and approval of numerous new treatments for myeloma patients. His research and impact on patient outcomes has been widely recognized including election to the National Institute of Medicine and the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Pathologists and the 2012 American Cancer Society Medal of Honor. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins Medical School, where he also trained in internal medicine, and completed hematology, medical oncology and tumor immunology training at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, served as President of the International Myeloma Society, and is President-elect of the American Society of Hematology.
Research Interest
Ken is the Kraft Family Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School as well as Director of the Jerome Lipper Multiple Myeloma Center and Lebow Institute for Myeloma Therapeutics at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. His research has pioneered understanding of the tumor microenvironment in multiple myeloma and he has played an extensive role in the development and approval of numerous new treatments for myeloma patients. His research and impact on patient outcomes has been widely recognized including election to the National Institute of Medicine and the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Pathologists and the 2012 American Cancer Society Medal of Honor. He received his MD from Johns Hopkins Medical School, where he also trained in internal medicine, and completed hematology, medical oncology and tumor immunology training at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, served as President of the International Myeloma Society, and is President-elect of the American Society of Hematology.
