
Role: Chief Mentor
Tracks: Life Sciences
Bob Schneider
Associate Dean and Professor, Radiation and Oncology, NYU Langone Health
Dr. Robert Schneider is the Albert B. Sabin Professor of Microbiology and Molecular Pathogenesis at NYU School of Medicine, associate director of the NYU Cancer Institute, director of Translational Cancer Research, and co-director of the Breast Cancer Research Program at NYU School of Medicine. He is also the Associate Dean of Biomedical Innovation and Commercialization, leading several science- and tech-focused efforts such as BioLabs@NYULangone. His team’s research is focused on advanced breast cancer genetics, gene regulation by ionizing radiation, and the regulation of the inflammatory response in cytokine mRNAs connected to cancer development and progression.