Over her distinguished career, Dr. Charis Eng has collected over 94 awards, combining for a total of $20 million dollars. In addition, she has received 70 research grants for her work. She has been published in over 400 journals, including The New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA and Nature Genetics. From 1992 to 1995, Dr. Eng for Clinical Cancer Genetics at the University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine and Royal Marsden Hospital in the UK. This opportunity made her one of the only two formally trained cancer geneticists in the US. After becoming Co-Director of Human Genetics in the Department of Internal Medicine at The Ohio State University, Eng became a Klotz Endowed Chair in Cancer Research from 2002-2005. She also received the Stephanie Speilman Award and Harry de Lozier Award in 2002. In 2005, she was selected to assemble the Genomic Medicine Institute at Cleveland Clinic. From there, she began her work in which she discovered the link between the PTEN gene and Cowden syndrome. The PTEN gene increases the risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer. She was awarded the American Thyroid Association Van Meter Award and the American Association for Cancer Research-Women in Cancer Research Distinguished Scientist award in 2005. In 2008, she became the Hardis Endowed Chair in Cancer Genomic Medicine. Dr. Eng was elected to the American Cancer Society for Clinical Research Professors, a select group of 15 clinical researchers. She was also selected to the Institute of Medicine in the US National Academy of Science in 2011, a group of only 65 members. She has been the editor for several journals including Journal of Medical Genetics (1998-2005), Cancer Research (2004-2009) and American Journal of Human Genetics (2007-2009). Other awards include the Exceptional Mentor Award by the American Medicine Women Association (2014) and Doris Duke Distinguished Clinical Scientist Award (2002). In 2014, Dr. Eng gave lectures in recognition of her two awards, the AACR-WICR Charlotte Friend Memorial Leader and James Ewing Memorial Keynote from Society of Surgical Oncology. She is a member of the American Society of Human Genetics, AACR, Endocrine Society and American College of Physicians. In addition to her research, Dr. Eng was selected to provide expertise on the 2003 Discovery Health Documentary “Curse of the Elephant Man” and the 2011 National Geographic special “Lincoln’s Secret Killer?”. However, even with the numerous awards received, Dr. Charis Eng considers something else her biggest accomplishment in her life. For Dr. Eng, her biggest accomplishment is the fact that genetics is actually being used now. It is not some far off dream but rather, plays a current role in everyday clinical care.
Dr. Charis Eng receiving her acceptance into the American Cancer Society for Clinical Research Election in 2009-one of the only 15 members
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