Hope S. Rugo is professor of medicine and the director of the breast oncology clinical trials program at the University of California at San Francisco, and an investigator of SPORE (Specialized Program of Research Excellence in Breast Cancer) in the Bay Area.[1]
In 2014 Rugo chaired the advisory panel of OncLive's "Giants of Cancer Care" award program.[2]
Rugo was lead investigator on research that investigated the hair-preserving properties of cold caps for patients undergoing chemotherapy.[3]
Along with her studies she is also an active clinician who gives lectures locally as well as internationally and nationally.[4]
Education
- Tufts University, BS, 1979, Chemistry
- University of Pennsylvania, MD, 1984, Medicine
- University of California San Francisco, 1987, Resident, Internal Medicine
- University of California San Francisco, 1990, fellow, Hematology/Oncology
- Stanford University, 1988–90, postdoctoral fellowship, Microbiology/Immunology
- DNAX Institute of Cellular and Molecular Biology, 1989–90, visiting scientist, immunology [5]
Awards
- College summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi; Victor Prather Prize for Excellence in Scientific Research; Durkee Scholarship for promise and achievement in the field of chemistry; Max Tishler Prize Scholarship for outstanding achievement in the sciences
- Medical School Henry Luce Scholar in the Philippines; Certificate of Commendation, Philadelphia Area Project on Occupational Safety and Health; National Health Service Corps Scholarship; Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
- Fellowships Awarded Bank of America Giannini Foundation Research Fellowship [6]
References
- ↑ "Dr Hope Rugo: Advances in HER2-Positive Breast Cancer".
- ↑ "UCSF's Hope Rugo, MD to Chair OncLive's 'Giants of Cancer Care' Awards Program". Health & Beauty Close-Up. 23 October 2013.
- ↑ "FDA Clears Cold Cap to Save Hair during Chemo for Breast Cancer - the Seattle Times (Seattle, WA) | HighBeam Research". Archived from the original on 2018-09-07.
- ↑ "Hope Rugo, MD". UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Retrieved 2021-12-16.
- ↑ "UCSF > Hope S. Rugo, MD > Training".
- ↑ "UCSF > Hope S. Rugo > Awards".
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