Episode 126: Dr Roy Jensen – BRCA, and the University of Kansas Cancer Center
Today my guest is Pathologist Dr Roy Jensen
What we discuss with Dr Jensen:
- How he decided to go to medical school and how he chose a specialty
- Two of his mentors early in his career, and how he was influenced by them
- His research work in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes
- How he established a Cancer Center at the University of Kansas, and some of the work that goes into that
- Why he thinks being a pathologist helps him in this role
- The NCI designations for cancer centers and achieving his goal of Comprehensive Designation
- His thoughts on the future of cancer incidence
Links for this episode:
To NCI designation through difficulty: How KU’s Roy Jensen made it happen
Dr. Roy Jensen of The University of Kansas Cancer Center: Innovating to Break Cancer’s Grip
University of Kansas Cancer Center
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