Devanand SarkarDr. Sarkar received his MBBS from Dhaka Medical College, Bangladesh and PhD from Nagoya University, Japan. After postdoctoral training in Columbia University, NY he joined Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) as a faculty where he is now a Professo in the Department of Human and Molecular Genetics, and Associate Director of Education and Training at Massey Cancer Center. Dr. Sarkar's research focuses on identifying novel regulators of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), especially obesity-induced HCC, and developing targeted gene- and immunotherapy based on the accrued knowledge. Dr. Sarkar has published more than 280 papers and his research is funded by NCI, NIDDK and DOD. Read More Read Less