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Students Testimonials
Comments from Colleagues

“Luiz's infectious curiosity inspired me to become fascinated by cancer science and ultimately helped me define my career path in medicine. Without the mentorship I received from Luiz about life, work-play balance, and cancer research, I would not be in medical school today.  I am a better person because of Luiz and the time I was lucky enough to spend with him.”

 

Will Watkins, MIT alumnus, currently 3rd year Medical School at University of California, San Diego, CA

"Dr. Luiz Godoy continued research has enormous implications for disease research and the development of new treatments to combat cancer and other diseases. He is an expert at the pinnacle of his field and his contributions serve as an invaluable resource for the scientific community.”

Gerald N. Wogan, PhD – Professor of Chemistry and Toxicology, MIT, Cambridge, MA

 

 

“Dr. Godoy’s research is also very important to developing new classes of drugs that target cancer, as well as infectious diseases and neurodegenerative disorders”

Joan Mannick, MD, PhD – Executive Director, Novartis Inst. for Biomedical Research, Cambridge, MA

 

 

“Dr. Godoy was the first to demonstrate that using cancer treatment in combination with chemicals that target and kill free radicals causes melanoma cells to be much more vulnerable to chemotherapy, as opposed to using only the anti-cancer drug. His finding holds major clinical relevance to the development of more effective cancer drugs, holds major bearing to expanding scientific knowledge of the way that cancer cell growth is understood today, and has opened new avenues to improve treatment options for melanoma patients.”

Santiago Lamas, MD, PhD – Professor, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain

 

 

“I am a researcher and medical doctor from the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Texas. My work focuses on cancer research with a strong emphasis on melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer. I share very close research interests with Dr. Godoy and my scientific findings largely depend on his contributions to the field.”

 

Elizabeth A. Grimm, MD, PhD – Professor of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

 

 

“As a fellow researcher in his field I see his work to be of very high value to the overall healthcare of the United States and the world.”

 

Jonathan Stamler, MD - Professor of Medicine and Biochemistry, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH

“Dr. Luiz Godoy is a rare teacher: he not only ignites a passion for further knowledge in students, he helps them become better people along the way. He taught me how to master a various amount of laboratory skills, from Western Blotting to working with a Nitric Oxide Analyzer, and how to become a better researcher. While he pushes his students to carve their own path to their results he is also always there to ensure continued understanding along the way.”

 

Chase Anderson, MIT alumnus, currently 4th year Medical School at Northwestern University, Chicago, IL

 

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"I feel extremely lucky to have had Luiz as a teacher when I was starting my PhD program--I had so much to learn! I had the opportunity to work side by side with him on his research projects. Luiz is a natural: he is a great teacher, passionate about what he does, and also a great person. If  my daughter ever needs a tutor, without a doubt I will give Luiz a call."

Daniella Oxer, University of Sao Paulo alumna, currently researcher at McGill University, Montreal, Canada

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