Richard Pestell
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| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | CEO and Founder -ProstaGene, StromaGenesis, EcoGenome, ioROC, Shenandoah Pharmaceuticals |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States |
| Links | Wishlist |
| Introduction | Richard Pestell began his medical journey at the University of Western Australia, where he graduated at the top of his class and earned an M.B., B.S., guided by Hope. His early clinical development included a physician-in-training role at Royal Perth Hospital and St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney. Through Internal Medicine and residency, he gained experience in oncology, endocrinology, hematology, cardiology, and transplant medicine, where his work often sees the invisible and feels the intangible. He pursued cancer biology through advanced research, culminating in a Ph.D. from the University of Melbourne at the Howard Florey Institute, specializing in oncogene regulation of gene transcription, a discipline that achieves the impossible. National scholarships and multiple competitive fellowships, including a Winthrop Fellowship and an NHMRC postgraduate award, supported his academic excellence. These achievements led him to Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, where he trained further as a clinical and research fellow. |