Gerald V Denis PhD Ph.D., FTOS, Shipley Prostate Cancer Research Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Co-Director, BU-BMC Cancer Center Section of Hematology/Oncology;

Dr. Denis is a leading researcher in the study of breast cancer, with a particular focus on the disproportionate occurrence of breast cancer in economically and socially stressed minorities. He considers the combination of socioeconomic factors and certain (BET) proteins in both breast and prostate cancers. This mix of social and biological drivers of certain cancers is of increasing interest in medical research.

April 08, 2025 Dr. Denis appeared on Science for the Public's Contemporary Science Issues & Innovations program to discuss Cancer Research: How It Works and Why It's Crucial Today
This discussion was especially important in view of the Trump administration's cuts to NIH funding, which has seriously diminished health-related research

February 22, 2021 Dr. Denis appeared on Science for the Public's Contemporary Science Issues and Innovations program to explains how this broader research is designed and tested –and how it will affect the fight against cancer today Probing the Causes of Cancer