Lewis Cantley

Lewis Cantley

Cancer Researcher and Cell Signaling Pioneer

Lewis Cantley is a renowned biochemist known for discovering the PI3K signaling pathway, a breakthrough that transformed cancer research and drug development.

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Lewis Cantley is an American biochemist best known for his discovery of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) and its role in cell signaling and cancer. His work has fundamentally shaped modern understanding of how cancer cells grow and survive, influencing countless therapeutic approaches. Cantley directs the Sandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center at Weill Cornell Medicine.

1 Books Recommended by Lewis Cantley

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The Making of the Atomic Bomb

by Richard Rhodes

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I minored in theoretical physics [...] Yet I learned more physics from [this book] than I did in my courses.

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