Even though cancer is now viewed as a stem cell disease, there is still no consensus on the metabolic characteristics of these cells. This review by Maria Peiris-Pagès et al. summarizes the latest findings and discoveries on cancer stem cell metabolism.

Dr. Lewis A. Chodosh is a physician-scientist who received a BS in Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry from Yale University, and MD from Harvard Medical School, and a PhD. in Biochemistry from M.I.T. in the laboratory of Dr. Phillip Sharp. He performed his clinical training in Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at the Massachusetts General Hospital, after which he was a postdoctoral research fellow with Dr. Philip Leder at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Chodosh joined the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania in 1994, where he is currently a Professor in the Departments of Cancer Biology, Cell & Developmental Biology, and Medicine. He serves as Chairman of the Department of Cancer Biology, Associate Director for Basic Science of the Abramson Cancer Center, and Director of Cancer Genetics for the Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania. Additionally, he is on the scientific advisory board for the Harvard Nurses' Health Studies I and II. 

Dr. Chodosh's research focuses on genetic, genomic and molecular approaches to understanding breast cancer susceptibility and pathogenesis.

This year's scientific breast cancer image competition - in partnership with the UK’s largest breast cancer charity, Breast Cancer Now - has closed; many thanks to the participants who submitted their amazing work! Stay tuned as we announce the winner in the next few weeks!

Interested in the story behind the 2016 submission above​​​​​​​? Read more here.

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