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Dr. Tyler Curiel, MD, MPH

Dr. Curiel is both the professor heading the SNUC research project for which we are raising funds and the ultra marathon runner who broke the Guiness world 24-hour basketball dribble record to raise funds for SNUC research.

Dr. Tyler Curiel, MD, MPH, is the director of the Cancer Therapy & Research Center, professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at the School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, and he holds the Hays Distinguished University Chair in Targeted Cancer Therapy .
He received his MD from Duke Medical School and a Master of Public Health from Harvard University. He completed an internship and residency in internal medicine at Yale Medical School and Yale-New Haven Hospital, a clinical and research fellowship in infectious diseases at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and a clinical and research fellowship in medical oncology at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center while he was concurrently faculty there. He sees patients at the CTRC in his clinical trials of novel ways to treat cancer.

Dr. Curiel has a particular interest in developing immune therapies for cancers and infectious diseases by boosting the body’s immune system. Findings from his ovarian cancer research have been published recent issues of the prestigious journal Nature Medicine.

When not doing research and seeing patients, Dr. Curiel enjoys his hobby of ultramarathon running, and uses his running abilities to raise money for cancer research. He has finished over 20 races of 100 miles or longer, completed the Grand Slam of Ultradistance Running in 1998, set the course record in the 125-mile Mardi Gras Ultradistance Classic in April, 2002 and still holds the Guiness world record for greatest distance dribbled with a basketball in 24 hours (108.41)

Any and all support that you can provide to this cause will be greatly appreciated.