Representation Matters in Cancer Research: Mary Bird Perkins Unveils Mural in North Baton Rouge
BATON ROUGE, La. – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has unveiled a large-scale mural at the historic Cosey’s Barbershop in North Baton Rouge (1640 Plank Road). The mural is designed to spark conversation, deepen public understanding of clinical trials and remind our community that representation matters in cancer research. Painted by California-based artist Venazir Martinez […]
Staying a Step Ahead
How Mary Bird Perkins geneticist-oncologist Victor Lin is working to outsmart cancer cells. Very few people think about cancer like Victor Lin. Armed with both a Ph.D. in cellular biology and a degree in medicine, the geneticist-oncologist was hired by Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center in September 2022 to lead both the cancer center’s recently […]
Victor T. G. Lin, M.D., Ph.D., to Lead Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center’s Clinical Research Program, Precision Medicine Strategies
BATON ROUGE, LA – Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center has announced that Victor T. G. Lin, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the organization to oversee its expanded clinical research program and genetic services clinic for patients across the region. Lin was previously an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the Department of […]