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New Leader Named for Texas Cancer Research Agency

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) named Dr. James K.V. Willson, head of UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center, as chief scientific officer of the research agency.

by Jacob Sanchez

Dr. James Willson is the director of the Simmons Cancer Center at UT Southwestern.

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) named Dr. James Willson, head of UT Southwestern’s Harold C. Simmons Cancer Center, as chief scientific officer of the research agency. He will lead the agency’s academic research program. (Dallas Business Journal)

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