Join us in conversations with the winners of the 2024 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award 

Kevin Shannon, MD

‌‌‌In this session Dr Shannon will share his thoughts on:

• ‌‌Demystifying the search and appointment process for junior investigators.
• ‌Essential tips for success for early career researchers.
• ‌You got your NIH career development award – now what?

‌‌‌‌Kevin Shannon, M.D. is the Auerback Distinguished Professor of Molecular Oncology and an American Cancer Society Research Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. He was Director of the UCSF Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) from 2006-2012 and led UCSF Physician Scientist Scholar Program from its inception in 2013 until 2024. He was Interim Chair of the Department of Pediatrics from 2009-10 and 2017-19 and is currently Vice Chair for Laboratory Research. 

‌His current research focuses on normal and leukemic hematopoiesis with an emphasis on genetic mechanisms underlying leukemia development, aberrant Ras signaling, moue cancer modeling, molecular therapeutics, and drug resistance 

‌‌‌‌He has mentored for medical students, graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, and junior faculty members throughout his career including 4 UCSF medical students who received the annual Dean’s Research Prize lab and 7 trainees in his lab who received “K” series awards from the National Institutes of Health. Many of these individuals have gone on to successful research careers in academia and industry