Full Name
Kimryn Rathmell, MD, PhD
Speaker Bio
Dr. Kimryn Rathmell served as the 17th director of the National Cancer Institute and previously led the Vanderbilt University Medical Center as physician-in-chief and chair of the Department of Medicine.
With a specialty in the research and treatment of complex and hereditary kidney cancers, Dr. Rathmell also focuses on underlying drivers of kidney cancers using genetic, molecular, and cell biology to develop interventions to improve patients’ lives. Beyond her research interests, Dr. Rathmell is also a steadfast champion for mentorship and development of early career researchers.
Dr. Rathmell earned undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa and her Ph.D. in biophysics and M.D. from Stanford University. She completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Chicago and an internal medicine residency, medical oncology fellowship, and postdoctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
With a specialty in the research and treatment of complex and hereditary kidney cancers, Dr. Rathmell also focuses on underlying drivers of kidney cancers using genetic, molecular, and cell biology to develop interventions to improve patients’ lives. Beyond her research interests, Dr. Rathmell is also a steadfast champion for mentorship and development of early career researchers.
Dr. Rathmell earned undergraduate degrees in biology and chemistry from the University of Northern Iowa and her Ph.D. in biophysics and M.D. from Stanford University. She completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Chicago and an internal medicine residency, medical oncology fellowship, and postdoctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania.
