Khabele to present Dean’s Lecture Nov. 7
The Office of Research Affairs welcomes Dineo Khabele, MD, to present the 2024 Dean’s Lecture at noon, Nov. 7 in MSB 3.001.
Khabele, the Mitchell and Elaine Yanow Professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Washington University School of Medicine, will present on “Epigenetic Therapy for Ovarian Cancer: A Surgeon-Scientist’s Perspective.”
Khabele is a recognized physician-scientist with extensive clinical and translational research experience in gynecologic oncology, with a focus on ovarian cancer. Khabele’s ovarian cancer research is funded by the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute. Her ovarian cancer research interests include chemotherapy resistance, DNA repair, epigenetic targets for therapy, and targeting the tumor microenvironment.
She is also a dedicated educator and mentor to students, residents, fellows, and faculty, and is an advocate for women’s health, women’s cancers, and health equity.
Khabele received her medical degree from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1994 before completing residence in obstetrics and gynecology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital at Weill-Cornell University Medical in New York. She has also completed a fellowship in gynecologic oncology in 2001 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center as well as a research fellowship in cancer biology (ovarian cancer) in 2004. She was a scholar of the Reproductive Scientist Development Program and the Amos Medical Faculty Development Program Scholar at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
The Dean’s Lecture Series at McGovern Medical School was established in 1983 to promote and encourage professional development and spark collaborative interest. Sponsored by the Research Committee, each year eminent scientists across various scientific disciplines are invited to present their work. Lecture topics range from basic science research to patient care topics.