Newswise — Stephen C. Peiper, M.D., has been appointed chairman of the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He is also the Peter A. Herbut Professor of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology.
Dr. Peiper comes to Jefferson from the Medical College of Georgia, where he was chairman of the Department of Pathology in the School of Medicine, and also the Edgar R. Pund Distinguished Professor of Pathology. He served as the inaugural senior associate dean for Translational Research. He was a member of the executive board of the Georgia Center for Oncology Research & Education, which developed a state-wide clinical trials network. He was also the founder of the Biorepository Alliance of Georgia for Oncology, which established a statewide tumor bank.
"Dr. Peiper has a strong record as a leader in research, education and clinical pathology, and will be a definite asset to our team," said Michael Vergare, M.D., interim dean of Jefferson Medical College. "We are pleased that he has agreed to serve as chairman of the Department of Pathology, Anatomy and Cell Biology."
Prior to his endeavors at the Medical College of Georgia, Dr. Peiper was a professor in the departments of Pathology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, where he founded the University's MD/PhD program. His other roles there included vice-chairman in the Department of Pathology, professor in the Department of Surgery and founding director for the Center of Genetics and Molecular Medicine. He was also the Agnes Brown Duggan Professor and the director of research at the James Graham Brown Cancer Center of the University of Louisville.
1989, Dr. Peiper received the Benjamin Castleman Award from the U.S./Canadian Academy of Pathology. In 2007, he received the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Clinical Ligand Assay Society.
He has authored more than 140 peer-reviewed publications and more than 30 book chapters and symposia. He has served as a member of the FDA panel for Immunological Devices, and has chaired study sections for the American Cancer Society, the NIH and the Veterans Administration. He has also served as section editor for multiple journals in his field, including the Journal of Immunology, and as a reviewer for Nature Medicine, The Journal of Experimental Medicine and Cancer Research.
Dr. Peiper received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, and his medical degree from St. Louis University. He completed his residency at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill.
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