Dr. Patrick Y Wen, MD is Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Center for Neuro-Oncology at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, MA. He graduated from the Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital, University of London, and completed his Internal Medicine training at University of London postgraduate hospitals, and Neurology residency through the Harvard-Longwood Neurology Training Program. His research focuses on novel treatments of brain tumors, especially targeted molecular agents. Dr Wen has authored or co-authored hundreds of peer-reviewed articles that have been published in journals such as Neurology, Neuro-Oncology, Current Opinion in Neurology, and Journal of Clinical Oncology. He is a former President of the Society For Neuro-Oncology, Editor-In-Chief of Neuro-Oncology and Principal Investigator of the Adult Brain Tumor Consortium. He is currently co-chair of the National Cancer Institute Brain Malignancy Steering Committee. His research is focused on novel therapies for brain tumors, especially gliomas, as well as improving clinical trial design and response assessment.