Charles RyanCharles J Ryan, MD, is the Thomas Perkins Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine and Urology at the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). He is also the Program Leader for enitourinary medical oncology at UCSF and is Chair of the UCSF Committee on Human Research, which oversees the ethical conduct of research on humans at the institution. Dr. Ryan's research focuses on the development of new treatments for advanced prostate cancer and he has published over 100 articles and chapters in the world's leading medical journals. In addition, he was the principal investigator for the development of Abiraterone acetate, a treatment now considered a standard of care in advanced prostate cancer. Read More Read Less