FACULTY HONOR: Kang named Komen Scholar for breast cancer research

Yibin Kang, Princeton University's Warner-Lambert/Parke-Davis Professor of Molecular Biology, is among 16 researchers to be named Komen Scholars by Susan G. Komen, the world's leading breast cancer organization. Kang focuses his research on the molecular, cellular and genetic early-identifiers and drivers of cancer metastasis, including breast cancer. The Komen Scholars are an international advisory group that helps guide the organization's research and scientific programs, education and advocacy work, and public health efforts in the U.S. and abroad. Scholars are chosen for their knowledge and leadership within the scientific, research and advocacy communities, and for their own contributions to breast cancer research.