George C. Prendergast | |
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Born | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Alma mater | Princeton University Yale University University of Pennsylvania |
Awards | 1995 Pew Scholar in the Biomedical Sciences |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Oncology, Molecular biology, Oncoimmunology |
Institutions | Lankenau Institute for Medical Research DuPont Pharmaceuticals Company The Wistar Institute Merck Research Laboratories Howard Hughes Medical Institute |
George C. Prendergast (born 1961) is an American biomedical scientist. His research has focused on cancer pathobiology and immunology.[1] Since 2004, he has been the president and CEO of Lankenau Institute for Medical Research, a cancer-focused research center in the U.S.[2][3][4] He is also the co-director of the Program in Cancer Cell Biology & Signaling at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University.[5]