CTEP Branches and Offices
Richard Piekarz, MD, PhD
Physician
Dr. Piekarz is a Medical Officer in the Investigational Therapeutics 2 Section of the Investigational Drug Branch of CTEP. Dr. Piekarz is a graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he received a PhD in Molecular Pharmacology in addition to an MD. He did his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University Hospitals of Cleveland. Dr. Piekarz served as a Medical Oncology Fellow and then Senior Fellow at the NCI-Navy Medical Oncology program where he also served as a Staff Clinician prior to joining IDB. He is also a Preceptor at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) Department of Pharmacology. Dr. Piekarz background includes the development of the HDAC inhibitors. This included demonstration of their efficacy in patients with T-cell lymphoma, conduction of a thorough analysis of its cardiac effects, and laboratory work to define their molecular effects and potential mechanisms of resistance.
Dr. Piekarz's portfolio includes epigenetic modulating agents and novel antitumor agents.
Contact Information:
National Cancer Institute
9609 Medical Center Dr., MSC 9739
For USPS: Bethesda, MD 20892-9739
For Express and Courier: Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-276-6565
Fax: 240-276-7894
E-mail: rpiekarz@nih.gov
About the Acting Branch Chief
Steven Gore, MD, earned his undergraduate and doctoral degrees at Yale, performed his residency at the University of Chicago and his oncology fellowship at Johns Hopkins. He rose from instructor to full professor at Johns Hopkins, and, in 2013, he became professor of medicine and director of hematologic malignancies at Yale. He joined the Investigational Drug Branch at CTEP in 2020.
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