Bill Caldwell

Title: Director of Ellis Fischel Cancer Center

Background: Caldwell earned his undergraduate degree in medical technology from Arkansas State University and his master's, medical and doctoral degrees from MU. He was a resident physician in pathology from 1981 to 1984 and then a research fellow in leukemia at the National Cancer Institute. His research remains in the areas of human leukemia and lymphoma, but he also facilitates campuswide cancer research in his role as director at Ellis Fischel. His clinical expertise is in diagnosing hematologic malignancies. He has nearly 100 research publications and 2 patents for his work.

Education: PhD, immunology, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1983, MD, Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1981

Speaking Topic: Cancer research; life sciences research; and the impact of research on economic development