June 1, 20086/1/08 Seth Stevenson 0 comments Share

Dr. David Strom, Ph.D. is an associate professor in the Physiology/Pharmacology Department specializing in cancer research. Dr. Strom was awarded $39,053 in 2007 for a Pfizer Grant entitled, “Evaluation of Atorvastatin’s Effect on CNS metastasis”. Dr. Strom is currently working in collaboration with Dr. Mollie James, D.O, a surgery resident at Mercy Hospital, conducting research on developing therapies to block CNS metastasis of breast cancer and identifying new treatments once it occurs.

Facts about Dr. Strom:

• Hometown: Omaha, Nebraska
• Education: Received Bachelors of Science from the University of Iowa & Ph.D. at the University of California, San Diego.
• Hobbies: Reading, Sudoku, Sports (tennis, golf, biking, & running)
• If Dr. Strom wasn’t doing this job: He would be a completely broke professional tennis player.
• Dr. Strom’s favorite aspect of doing research: the once or twice a year that an experiment leads to a new idea.

Current research projects:

• Understanding the role of RUNX1 in cell cycle progression and cancer
• Identifying new cancer chemotherapeutic agents.
• Developing a model and treatment modality for Breast Cancer metastasis to the brain.