For Immediate Release Contact: Vicky Agnew
843-792-0376
agnew@musc.edu Hollings Cancer Center Researcher Kenneth D. Tew, PhD, D.Sc., Named Fellow by American Association for the Advancement of Science for Contributions to Cancer Drug Discovery Dr. Tew is Chairman of MUSC’s Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics November 20, 2007, Charleston, SC – Kenneth D. Tew, Ph.D, D.Sc., has been awarded the distinction of Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for distinguished contributions to the field of cancer drug discovery and development. Dr. Tew was one of only two South Carolina researchers to receive the honor. Dr. Tew is the Chairman of MUSC’s Department of Cell and Molecular Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics and holds the John C. West Center of Economic Excellence Endowed Chair in Cancer Research. Dr. Tew joined MUSC in 2004. “I am delighted to be recognized by my peers and hope that this reflects well on the South Carolina Centers of Excellence Program – the value of which in enhancing the local science and technology environment should be emphasized.” The distinction of Fellow is given to those believed by their peers in the AAAS as advancing applications deemed scientifically or socially distinguished. The AAAS is the world’s largest general scientific society. It includes some 262 affiliated societies and serves 10 million members. About Hollings Cancer Center Hollings Cancer Center offers state-of-the-art diagnostic capabilities, therapies and surgical techniques and has multidisciplinary clinics that involve surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation therapists, radiologists, pathologists, psychologists and many other specialists seeing patients under one roof. Multidisciplinary care is provided in disease specific clinics such as thoracic, breast, head & neck, genitourinary, gastrointestinal, hematological, and pediatric cancers. Hollings Cancer Center is the largest academic-based cancer program in South Carolina.
The Hollings Cancer Center is currently a developing National Cancer Institute designated cancer center and has more than $35M in cancer research funding. More than 1,000 people are currently participating on a cancer clinical trial at HCC. For more information, please visit www.hcc.musc.edu. About MUSC Founded in 1824 in Charleston, The Medical University of South Carolina is the oldest medical school in the South. Today, MUSC continues the tradition of excellence in education, research, and patient care. MUSC educates and trains more than 3,000 students and residents, and has nearly 10,000 employees, including 1,300 faculty members. As the largest non-federal employer in Charleston, the university and its affiliates have collective annual budgets in excess of $1.3 billion. MUSC operates a 600-bed medical center, which includes a nationally recognized Children's Hospital and a leading Institute of Psychiatry. For more information on academic information or clinical services, visit www.musc.edu or www.muschealth.com. #### | 
