4DB Center: Physics of Metastasis over Time and Space

Dr. Reid received his MD from Stanford University, where he also received a Ph.D. in biochemistry. His doctoral thesis focused on the use of interferon to treat cancer and identified pathways involved in the anticancer effects of interferon. He joined the University of California, San Diego, as an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine in 2004. He also served as a Staff Physician in the Department of Oncology at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System/Stanford University Medical Center. Dr. Reid was the lead investigator on the original trials using Onyx-015 to treat colorectal cancer and has pioneered the use of adenoviral and vaccinia vectors to the treatment of cancer. Dr. Reid has received national recognition for his work including the awards from the Interferon Society, the International Society of Gene Therapy and the Society for Interventional Radiology. He also serves on the review board of numerous journals including Nature Cancer Gene Therapy, Gene Therapy and Clinical Cancer Research.