Description: (Physician, Biologist and Author of 2010 Book 'The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer')
Siddhartha Mukherjee is a renowned Indian-American physician, biologist, and author celebrated for his pioneering contributions to the field of medicine. His works, such as "The Emperor of All Maladies" and "The Gene," have garnered significant recognition and accolades. A Rhodes Scholar with a D.Phil. from the University of Oxford and an M.D. from Harvard University, he currently holds the position of associate professor of medicine at New York–Presbyterian Hospital / Columbia University Medical Center. Mukherjee's research is primarily focused on cancer cells, immunological therapy, and stem cells in the skeleton.