Amy B. Heimberger

Amy B. Heimberger
Heimberger in 2007
Member of the Advisory Board of the National Cancer Institute
Incumbent
Assumed office
September 15, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
DirectorNorman Sharpless
Alma materUniversity of Missouri
Washington University School of Medicine
AwardsPECASE (2007)
Scientific career
FieldsNeurosurgery
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas
Northwestern University

Amy B. Heimberger is an American neurosurgeon and physician-scientist. She is the Jean Malnati Miller Professor of Neurological Surgery, vice-chair for research in the department of Neurological Surgery at Feinberg School of Medicine and scientific director of The Malnati Brain Tumor Institute at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center.[1]

Heimberger completed a B.A. at University of Missouri in 1989. She earned a M.D. from Washington University School of Medicine in 1995. She finished her internship in surgery (1996) and residency in neurosurgery (1970) at Duke University Hospital.[2] She won a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers for her research on central nervous system immune biology while working at the University of Texas.[3]

In September 2021, Heimberger was appointed by U.S. president Joe Biden to the National Cancer Institute's National Cancer Advisory.[1]

Heimberger is a Project Co-Leader for the Brain Tumor Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant from the National Cancer Institute awarded to the department of neurosurgery at Northwestern. The SPORE is one of just six brain tumor programs nationwide to receive the designation and recognizes Northwestern as a premier institution for innovative, translational research. The NCI’s SPORE grants fund interdisciplinary, collaborative research projects in specific cancer types and are intended to rapidly move research discoveries from the laboratory into the clinic.[4]

  1. ^ a b Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "President Biden Appoints Members to National Cancer Advisory Board". The White House. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. ^ "Faculty Profile: Amy B. Heimberger". Feinberg School of Medicine. Archived from the original on 2021-09-22. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. ^ Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: "Twelve Early-Career NIH Researchers Receive Prestigious Award". National Institutes of Health (NIH). 2015-09-29. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  4. ^ mrr5831 (2023-08-15). "Brain Tumor SPORE Receives $10.8 Million NCI Award Renewal". News Center. Retrieved 2023-12-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)