Danny Welch

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Who is Danny Welch?

Danny Ray Welch, PhD is an American Cancer Biologist and is the Leonard H. Robinson Endowed Chair and Professor of Pathology, Cell Biology, and Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Welch is also a Senior Scientist at the Comprehensive Cancer Center, Center for Metabolic Bone Disease, Skin Diseases Research Center, Gene Therapy Center, Cell Adhesion and Matrix Research Center, Biomatrix Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Center, and Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering at UAB. His research is in the area of Metastasis Suppressor Genes and the biology of metastasis.

He is best known for his discovery of 4 of the 24 known metastasis suppressor genes. By definition, these genes suppress metastasis without suppressing growth of the primary tumor. He is also well known for his work in defining the characters of cancer metastasis, and for his mentoring.

He is the author of the book "Cancer Metastasis -- Related Genes" by Kluwer Academic Publications. He has authored over 140 original research papers in the area of cancer biology and metastasis.

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on July 23, 2013

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