CancerQuest | Interview with Dr. Gerard Evan

Dr. Gerard Evan
Gerson and Barbara Bass Bakar Distinguished Professorship in Cancer Research
Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
University of California at San Francisco

Dr. Evan works on developing new ways to study cancer development and treatment. He has created a novel system to study cancer development in mice using a 'switchable' version of the myc oncogene. In the interview he discusses his work and the potential benefit to other researchers and for cancer patients.

Questions and Answers

	About Dr. Evan(Time: 6 sec)
	How did you first become interested in science?(Time: 23 sec)
	How did you first become involved in research?(Time: 27 sec)
	How did you get to where you are today in your career?(Time: 1 min 9 sec)
	What are you currently researching?(Time: 2 min 13 sec sec)
	How does your lab study genes involved in cancer?(Time: 2 min 28 sec)
	How do defects in myc function contribute to the development of cancer?(Time: 1 min 37 sec)
	How will your 'switchable' mouse models impact cancer research, especially in the field of therapy?(Time: 2 min 34 sec)
	Is your cancer treatment approach applicable to all types of cancer?(Time: 2 min 30 sec)
	What is the single biggest challenge faced by researchers working in this field?(Time: 2 min 5 sec)
	What do you foresee in the next ten to twenty years in the area of cancer treatments and how do you think your research will fit into this new paradigm?(Time: 1 min 59 sec)
	Do you involve students in your research?(Time: 1 min 21 sec)
	As a mentor, what do you feel is your obligation to your students?(Time: 1 min 15 sec)
	What would you say to a teenager interested in pursuing a career in cancer research?(Time: 2 min 18 sec)