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Susan Knox

Contact Information

  • Clinical Offices
    Radiation Therapy 875 Blake Wilbur Dr Clinic D Stanford, CA 94305-5847
    Telephone Work (650) 723-6171 Fax (650) 725-8231
  • Academic Offices
    Personal Information
    Email sknox@stanford.edu
    Not for medical emergencies or patient use

Clinical Focus

  • Cancer > Radiation Oncology
  • Cancer > Radiation Oncology > Radiation Therapy
  • Radiation Oncology
  • Radiation Therapy

Administrative Appointments

  • Associate Professor (University Tenure Line), Stanford Univ. Sch. of Medicine , (1997– 2008 )
  • Assistant Professor (University Tenure Line), Stanford Univ. Sch. of Medicine , (1990– 1997 )
  • Assistant Dean for Medical Student Advising, Stanford Univ. Sch. of Medicine , (2002– 2008 )
  • Member, Oncological Sciences Study Section Boundaries Team , (2001– 2001 )
  • Member, Clinical Oncology Study Section , (2001– 2004 )
  • Reviewer, External Advisory Committee for NIH grant U54 CA 90788 , (2001– 2006 )
  • Reviewer, Cancer Research UK , (2002– 2008 )
  • Reviewer, Advisory Board NIH T32 CA09695 , (2005– 2008 )
  • Editorial Board Member, Antibody, Immunoconjugates and Radiopharmaceuticals , (1992– 1995 )
  • Editorial Board Member, Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals , (1996– 2008 )
  • Associate Editor, Radiation Research , (2000– 2003 )
  • Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Oncology , (2003– 2006 )
  • Executive Committee, Clinical Cancer Center , (2003– 2008 )
  • Chair, Data and Safety Monitoring Committee, Stanford Clinical Trials Office, Cancer Center , (2003– 2003 )
  • Director, Core: Protocol Review and Monitoring System, Stanford Cancer Center , (2004– 2008 )
  • Medical Education Leadership Group, Stanford Cancer Center , (2004– 2008 )
  • RIT Advisory Board, Society Nuclear Medicine , (2006– 2008 )
  • Committee on the State of Science in Nuclear Medicine, Subcommittee on Targeted Radiotherapy, The National Academies , (2006– 2008 )
  • Item Writer of the written examination in the category of Radiobiology, American Board of Radiology , (2007– 2007 )
  • The Molecular Therapeutics Program, Cancer Center , (2008– 2008 )

Honors and Awards

  • Clinical Oncology Career Development Award, American Cancer Society (1991-94)
  • Lazard Faculty Scholar, Lazard Faculty (1992-93)
  • Board of Governors, Stanford Medical Alumni Association (2000-2008)
  • Charles F. Kettering Selection Committee, General Motors Cancer Research Foundation (2000-2002)
  • Elected Councilor Medicine, Radiation Research Society (2003)
  • President, Alumni Association, Stanford University School of Medicine (2005-2007)

Professional Education

  • SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1990) CA
  • SUMC - Graduate Medical Education (1989) CA
  • UC Davis Medical Center (1986) CA
  • Stanford University School of Medicine (1985) CA
  • Resident, Stanford Univ. Hospital Medical Oncology (1990)
  • Post Doc Fellow, Stanford Univ. Hospital Medical Oncology (1989)
  • Medical Intern, UC Davis, California (1986)
  • Post-Doc Fellow/Res. Assist., Stanford Univ. Hospital Medical Oncology (1989)
  • MD, Stanford University (1985)
  • Post-Doc Res. Immunologist, UC Davis, California Energy-Related Health Research
  • PhD, UC Davis, California (1980)
  • AB, UC Berkeley, California, (1974)

Postdoctoral Advisees

Graduate & Fellowship Program Affiliations

Industry Relationships

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  • Consulting: InterWest Partners
  • Equity: InterWest Partners

Research Interests

- Radioimmunotherapy (RIT) and Systemically Targeted Radiation Therapy
- Low Dose Rate Effects
- Radioprotective Agents, Growth Factors/Receptors
- Oncogenes, Apoptosis & Radiosensitivity
- Apoptosis and Signal Transduction Pathways
- Effects of Radiation on the Immune Response
- Biological Response Modifiers and Novel Targeted Radiosensitizers
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
- Mycosis Fungoides
- Breast and Prostate Cancer
- Radiation as a component of Tumor Vaccine Strategies

Publications