Peng V. Wu

Instructor, Pediatrics - Hematology & Oncology

Clinical Focus

Pediatric Liver Tumors
Cancer Genetics & Genomics
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Academic Appointments

Instructor, Pediatrics - Hematology & Oncology
Member, Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI)

Honors & Awards

Damon Runyon-Sohn Pediatric Cancer Fellowship Award, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation (2019-2023)
Ernest and Amelia Gallo Endowed Postdoctoral Fellowship, Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute (2017-2019)
Days of Molecular Medicine Global Foundation Fellows Award, DMM Global Foundation (2012)
Individual Predoctoral Kirschstein-NRSA F30 Fellowship, NIH/NIA (2009-2012)
William Randolph Hearst Fellow, The Rockefeller University (2008)
Phi Beta Kappa, MIT (2004)
Whitehead Prize (outstanding promise for research career), MIT Dept of Biology (2004)
Merck Index Award (outstanding scholarship), MIT Dept of Chemistry (2004)
Burchard Scholar, MIT School of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (2002-2003)

Boards, Advisory Committees, Professional Organizations

Member, Children's Oncology Group (2016 - Present)
Member, American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology (2016 - Present)
Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2019 - Present)

Profesional Education

Fellowship: Stanford University Pediatric Hematology Oncology Fellowship (2019) CA
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2017)
Residency: UCSF Pediatric Residency (2016) CA
Medical Education: Weill Cornell Medical College (2013) NY
Ph.D., The Rockefeller University (2012)
S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chemistry, Biology, Literature (minor) (2004)

Contact

Academic pengwu1@stanford.edu

Clinical Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 1000 Welch Rd Ste 300 MC 5798 Palo Alto CA 94304 Tel: (650) 723-5535 Fax: (650) 498-6937

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