Charles W. Roberts, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Center/Program
Pediatric Solid Tumor OncologyOffice phone: 617-632-5297
Appointment phone: 888-733-4662
Fax: 617-582-8096
Email: charles_roberts@dfci.harvard.edu
Website: http://charlesrobertslab.dfci.harvard.edu/
Preferred contact method: email
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Discipline
Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
Research Department
Interest
Rhabdoid tumors
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
Boston, MA 02215
Biography
Dr. Roberts received his MD and PhD degrees in 1995 from Washington University, St. Louis, and then completed an internship and residency in pediatrics at Children's Hospital Boston. Following a fellowship in pediatric hematology-oncology at Children's Hospital Boston and DFCI, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Stuart Orkin for postdoctoral training. In 2003, he launched his own laboratory at DFCI, where his research focuses on the role of aberrant chromatin remodeling in cancer development.
Background
Board Certification
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Fellowship
Boston Children's Hospital/Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, 1997-1999
Residency
Boston Combined Residency Program, Boston Children's Hospital/Boston Medical Center, Pediatrics, 1996-1997
Internship
Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, 1995-1996
Medical School
Washington University School of Medicine, 1995
Recent Awards
- Elected to membership in the American Society of Clinical Investigation, 2010
- Elected to membership in the Society for Pediatric Research, 2007
- Stephen E. Sallan Leadership Award, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, 2005
- American Association for Cancer Research Scholar-in-Training Award
, 2003