Kurt Giles, PhD
Associate Director, UCSF Pancreas Center; Director of Scientific Affairs, UC Pancreatic Cancer Consortium
Associate Director, UCSF Pancreas Center; Director of Scientific Affairs, UC Pancreatic Cancer Consortium
I have over 20 years of experience in supervising and managing basic and translational biomedical research and have published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications which have generated 5,000 citations. I have held faculty positions at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Oxford University, and UCSF.
I currently oversee operations at the UCSF Pancreas Center spanning basic research to clinical trials and lead efforts to translate innovative pancreatic cancer research into improved clinical care across the five University of California Comprehensive Cancer Centers.
Oxford University, B.A., 1991, Chemistry
Oxford University, D.Phil., 1994, Pharmacology
Weizmann Institute of Science, postdoctoral, 1998, Structural Biology & Neurobiology