The Ann B. Young Assistant Professorship in Cancer Research
The Professorship was created in 1974 by the Young Foundation, which was founded and funded by H. Albert Young, former Attorney General of the State of Delaware and an alumnus of the University of Pennsylvania Law School, and his wife, Ann B. Young. The Professorship serves as an enduring tribute to Ann B. Young, who died of cancer in 1972.
John H. Glick, MD was the first recipient of the Professorship. The Young family is proud to have supported him in the early stages of his career. His accomplishments and those of later chairholders are realizing Mr. Young’s wish "to contribute in some measure toward a breakthrough in the ultimate cure of this ravaging disease.”
Current Chairholder
Nasheed Mohammad Hossain, MD
Dr. Hossain earned his undergraduate degree in Genetics and Development from Cornell University and completed his medical training at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. After earning his medical degree, Dr. Hossain would go on to complete an Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago, a Fellowship in Hematology-Oncology at Fox Chase Cancer Center, and a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Blood and Marrow Transplantation and Immunology at Stanford University School of Medicine. From 2018 to 2022, he held the position of Assistant Professor of Medicine at Loyola University of Chicago and subsequently joined the Perelman School of Medicine as Assistant Professor of Medicine (Hematology-Oncology) in 2022.
Dr. Hossain’s expertise is in cancer immunology and T-cell biology, with a focus on the development of cellular immunotherapies. His clinical focus is on the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic GVHD in allogeneic stem cell transplant patients and engaging our diverse community of patients with the appropriate opportunities to participate in cutting-edge clinical studies.
Previous Chairholders
- John H. Glick, MD 1974–1979
- Donna J. Glover, MD 1986–1989
- Kevin R. Fox, MD 1989–1994
- Stephen L. Eck, MD, PhD 1994–2002
- Susan M. Domchek, MD 2002–2007
- Stephen M. Keefe, MD 2011–2015
- Tzipora Sarah Karin Eisinger, PhD 2016-2024