Jose Russo

Professor Jose Russo, MD,Senior Member and Director of the Irma H Russo

Biography

Professor Jose Russo, MD is a Senior Member and Director of the Irma H Russo, MD Breast Cancer Research Laboratory, Director of the Breast Cancer and The Environment Research Center at the Fox Chase Cancer Center and Professor of Biochemistry in Temple Medical School and Adjunct Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology at Jefferson Medical School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr Jose Russo has authored more than 400 publications; 13 books and is member of several editorial boards of scientific journals.

Research Interest

1) to understand the mechanisms that control the susceptibility of the breast epithelium to undergo neoplastic transformation; 2) to identify markers of susceptibility, and 3) to develop strategies for breast cancer prevention.