Ray DuBois

Medical professional and cancer researcher

Ray DuBois, also known as Raymond N. DuBois, M.D., Ph.D., is a distinguished physician-scientist and academic leader currently serving as the Director of MUSC Hollings Cancer Center and Associate Provost for Cancer Programs at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).1 3 His LinkedIn username is ray-dubois-8aa35b1a.4

Professional Background

Dr. DuBois has an extensive and impressive career in medicine and cancer research:

He was named Dean of the College of Medicine at MUSC in March 2016.2
Prior to joining MUSC, he held leadership positions at various prestigious institutions, including:
- Executive Director of the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University
- Professor of Medicine at Mayo College of Medicine, Arizona
- Founding Provost and Executive Vice President at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Director of a Clinical Division and the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center at Vanderbilt University Medical Center1

Research and Expertise

Dr. DuBois is internationally renowned for his work on:

The role of inflammation and inflammatory mediators in the progression of colon cancer and other gastrointestinal malignancies
Understanding the molecular basis for anti-inflammatory agents, like aspirin, in reducing cancer risk
Developing clinical trials to show how drugs that inhibit inflammatory pathways could prevent or intercept cancer development1

Honors and Achievements

Dr. DuBois has received numerous accolades for his contributions to cancer research:

Member of the National Academy of Medicine
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Fellow of the Academy of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR)
Fellow of the American Gastroenterology Association (AGA)
Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (London)
Recipient of the AACR Margaret Foti Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
Past president of the AACR, the Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, and the International Society for Gastrointestinal Cancer1

As a prolific researcher, Dr. DuBois has published over 160 peer-reviewed research articles, more than 60 review articles, and 25 book chapters.1

Highlights

Jul 31 · hollingscancercenter.musc.edu

Hollings director honored as fellow of Royal College of Physicians

Aug 17 · eb.musc.edu

Not his first rodeo — new cancer center director sizes up challenges

Experience

Charles Westerfield Coker Chair in GI Cancer at Medical University of South Carolina

President and Chair of the American Association for Cancer Research Foundation Board (January 2015), Dalton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the ASU Biodesign Institute (December 2012)