Dr. Justin D Lathia is Vice Chair and Professor in the Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Sciences at the Lerner Research Institute, part of the Cleveland Clinic. He is also the  Melvin Burkhardt Chair and Scientific Director of the Rose Ella  Burkhardt Brain Tumor & Neuro-Oncology Center at the Cleveland  Clinic. He is also the Reza Khatib MD Professor and Co-Leader of the Molecular Oncology Program at the Case Comprehensive Cancer  Center. He received a B.S. and M.S. from Drexel University in  Philadelphia, PA in 2003. After graduation from Drexel, he completed his Ph.D. as part of the NIH-Cambridge Graduate Partnership Program. He has co-authored over 260 publications. He also contributes as a peer reviewer to over 160 journals.