Janet Rowley
MD, DSc
Former Blum-Riese Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine
👥Biography 个人简介
Janet Rowley was a pioneering cytogeneticist who discovered that chromosomal translocations cause leukemia, fundamentally changing our understanding of cancer biology. Her identification of the t(9;22) Philadelphia chromosome translocation in CML and t(8;21) in AML provided the foundation for targeted therapy development. Her legacy underpins modern cancer genomics and precision medicine.
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Last updated: 2026-04-01 | All information from publicly available academic sources
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