Why you should listen
Dr. Munster’s clinical research’s interests are first-in human early phase clinical trials of novel compounds and alternative strategies for the treatment and prevention of cancer.
As the program leader for Development Therapeutics and the PI of a peer-reviewed basic science lab, her main focus is on translating preclinical findings into early-stage clinical trials.
Her basic research interest centers on the role of epigenetic modification in therapy resistance in breast cancer and epigenetic priming.
She is the author of the book “Twisting Fate: My Journey with BRCA — from Breast Cancer Doctor to Patient and Back”.
Hear Pamela speak at WORLDWEBFORUM 2020 as she tackles the complex issues of genetic testing for BRCA and provides thoughtful insights as to why one should pursue it.
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Biography
Pamela Munster is Co-Director of the Center for BRCA Research, a BRCA-focused clinical and research program at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at UCSF.
Dr. Munster received her medical degree from the University of Bern, Switzerland; completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Indiana University Medical Center, then moved to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York for her oncology and hematology fellowship.
She served at Memorial Sloan Kettering as a faculty member in the breast cancer program before joining the Division of Breast Oncology and Experimental Therapeutics Program at Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Tampa, Florida.
Currently, Dr. Munster is Professor in Residence at the University of California, San Francisco, where she is also the Director of Early Phase Clinical Trials Program at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Program Leader of Experimental Therapeutics.