Dr. Paul B. Fisher is a Professor and Thelma Newmeyer Corman Chair in Oncology at the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics and VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center, and a Director at the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. He completed his BSc studies at Hunter College, MSc studies at Lehman College, and MPh (Master of Public Health) and PhD studies at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University. He joined the faculty of the Virginia Commonwealth University’s (VCU) School of Medicine in 2008 and is currently a Professor and Chairman in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, Director of the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine, and holds the Thelma Newmeyer Corman Chair of Cancer Research in the VCU Massey Cancer Center. His laboratory focuses on understanding the molecular and biochemical basis of cancer development and progression, and utilizes this accrued knowledge to improve treatments for all types and stages of cancer, including the ultimate stage—metastasis