Douglas R. Lowy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
TweetDouglas R. Lowy
cancer researcher
Date of Birth: 25-May-1942
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Profession: oncologist
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About Douglas R. Lowy
- Douglas R.
- Lowy (born c.
- 1940s) is the Acting Director of the U.S.
- National Cancer Institute (NCI) and Chief of the Laboratory of Cellular Oncology within the Center for Cancer Research at NCI.
- Lowy previously served as Acting Director of NCI between April 2015-October 2017.
- On April 8, 2019, he again became Acting Director as Director Norman Sharpless transitioned to serve as the Acting Commissioner of the U.S.
- Food and Drug Administration.
- Lowy served as Deputy Director of the NCI since 2015, alongside former directors Harold E.
- Varmus and Sharpless.
- Lowy was co-recipient (along with Dr.
- John T.
- Schiller) of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2014 and the Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award in 2017.
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