Alex Toker Explained

Prof. Alex Toker
Field:	Biology, cell biology, apoptosis, Cancer

Alex Toker is currently a professor at the Department of Pathology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School and Chief of the Division of Signal Transduction and Associate Director of the Cancer Research Institute in the Cancer Center.^{[1] [2]} Toker is an expert in the signaling mechanisms that govern cancer progression.^[3] His research focus on understanding mechanism of cancer including tumor cell survival, invasion and metastasis. He is currently editor-in-chief of the Journal of Biological Chemistry.^{[4] [5]}

In 2022 Toker was the recipient of the Avanti Award in Lipids.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home. 2021-08-07. www.tokerlab.com.
2. Web site: Alex Toker Harvard Catalyst Profiles Harvard Catalyst. 2021-08-07. connects.catalyst.harvard.edu.
3. Web site: ASBMB names 2022 award winners . 2024-01-08 . www.asbmb.org . en.
4. Web site: Journal of Biological Chemistry names new editor-in-chief. 2021-08-07. www.asbmb.org. en.
5. Web site: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 2021-08-07. www.jbc.org.
6. Web site: Avanti Awards in Lipids . 2024-01-08 . Avanti Polar Lipids (en-US) . en-US.