"Only a few years ago, cancer genomics and immunology were separate fields," he says. "That's changed with evidence that immunotherapy can work, and with the realization that cancer genomes and mutations influence how well it works." The result is the reinvigorated, integrated field of precision immuno-oncology. "It's one of the most fast-paced, active areas in cancer research," Chan says, "because it's at the intersection of fields, where breakthroughs happen."

physician-scientist Timothy Chan, director