About 21st Century Therapeutics
Dr. Frederick Valeriote, CEO
Dr. Valeriote began his academic career as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis as Director of Research in Radiation Oncology. During his 14 years at Washington University he rose to Full Professor level and Deputy Director of the Division of Radiation Oncology. His research activities focused on modifiers of radiation tumor response including combination chemotherapy-radiation therapy studies.
Dr. Valeriote joined the faculty of Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit as Professor in Internal Medicine and Director of Research in Medical Oncology; and, as Department Chair for Experimental Therapeutics at The Michigan Cancer Foundation. During his 17 years at Wayne State University, he was also Deputy Director, Detroit Medical Center Clinical Cancer Institute; Deputy Director, Meyer L. Prentis Comprehensive Cancer Center of Metropolitan Detroit; and, Scientific Director, Michigan Cancer Foundation, Detroit. Dr. Valeriote taught the undergraduate course in Cancer Biology and the graduate courses in Radiation Biology and Cancer Chemotherapy. While involved in the development of many basic and translational research projects, he was known internationally for his program in discovery and development of new anticancer drugs.
Dr. Valeriote is a member of the American Association for Cancer Research and The American Society of Pharmacognosy. He has held a number of editorial board positions and currently is a member of the editorial boards of Investigational New Drugs, Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology and Journal of Experimental Therapeutics and Oncology. He is a published author of over 200 peer-reviewed publications, most notable recently in the field of discovery and development of anticancer drugs from natural products: plants, sponges and marine organisms.