| One of three new faculty members in the Department of Pathology is Dr. David Williams Jr., whose clinical specialty is Hematopathology and his research specialty is structural biology using Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectroscopy. Dr. Williams is not new to VCU however; he recently completed a Hematopathology Fellowship at Virginia Commonwealth University Health System. Previously, he completed a Post-doctoral Fellowship in the Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland as well as a residency in Anatomic Pathology at Duke University Medical Center in North Carolina. Dr. Williams earned his medical degree and his PhD in Biophysics from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Having both clinical and research responsibilities in his new lab in the Goodwin Research Laboratory at the Massey Cancer Center, Dr. Williams will combine the strong molecular emphasis of Hematopathology with his structural biology expertise. "Although at first glance these fields may appear to be disparate, the basic science of biophysics has many clinically relevant applications. We use NMR spectroscopy to look at the details of proteins with the goal of discovering how they interact in the development of cancers which will eventually lead to the discovery of therapeutic drugs to block cancers such as acute myelogenous leukemia (AML)."
Dr. Williams Jr., is happy to be back in Richmond, where he was born, at the Stuart Circle Hospital, and where his father, Dr. Williams Sr., graduated from the Medical College of Virginia in 1960. "This is an exciting time to be here at VCU with the expansion of research facilities in structural biology. This position is perfect for me." Please welcome Dr. David Williams Jr., to the faculty of the Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University!
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David C. Williams Jr., MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Pathology Clinical Specialty:
Hematopathology Research Specialty:
Structural Biology using
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Contact Information:
Office: (804) 628-2073
dwilliams8@mcvh-vcu.edu click here for an abbreviated CV |
