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Dr. Westwick’s work in the field of cell signaling spans over 20 years. He was previously Associate Director of Cell Signaling and Target Discovery at Celgene Corp. Prior to his work with Celgene, he was Group Leader and Project Team Leader of multiple projects at Signal Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Westwick holds a B.A. in Biology from University of California at San Diego, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology from the UC San Diego School of Medicine. He performed post-doctoral studies in Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Medicine and was subsequently named the Lineberger Cancer Center Fellow at the same institution. Dr. Westwick’s work is focused on signal transduction, the cellular mechanisms of cancer, inflammatory and metabolic disease, and the development of novel technologies to translate this knowledge into improved therapeutics. He has authored or co-authored over 50 scientific articles and patents. | 