Robert Clinton Bast

Background

Bast, Robert Clinton was born on December 8, 1943 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Robert Clinton and Ann Christine (Borland) Bast.

Education

Bachelor cum laude, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, 1965; Doctor of Medicine magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1971.

Career

Predoctoral fellow department pathology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1967-1969; intern, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, 1971-1972; research associate biology branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1972-1975; assistant resident, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, 1975-1976; fellow medical oncology, Sidney Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, 1976-1977; assistant professor medicine, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1977-1983; associate professor, Harvard University Medical School, Boston, 1983-1984; professor, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1992; Wellcome clinical professor medicine in honor of R. Wayne Rundles, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1992-1994; co-director division hematology-oncology, Duke U. Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, 1984-1994; director clinical research programs, Duke U. Comprehensive Cancer Center, Durham, 1984-1987; director, 1987-1994; Harry Carothers Wiess chair cancer research, University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, since 1994; head division medical, University Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, since 1994; director division medical oncology department medicine, University Texas Health Science Center, Houston, since 1994. Hospital appointments include assistant in medicine Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1976-1977. Junior associate in medicine Brigham and Women's Hospital, 1977-1982;consultant oncologist Boston Hospital Women, 1978-1980.

Physician Duke U. Med.Ctr., 1984-1994. Internist M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, since 1994. Member biological response modifiers decision network committee National Cancer Institute, 1984-1987, experimental immunology study section, 1983-1984, 90-92.

Member grant review com.Leukemia Society American, 1985-1987, advising committee oncologic drugs Food and Drug Administration, 1985-1989, chairman 1988-1989. Board directors Cancer and Leukemia Group B., 1986-1988, American Council Transplantation, 1985-1987. Member grant review committee American Cancer Society, 1987.

Numerous other committees. Edward G. Waters Memorial lecturer, 1987. John Ohtani Memorial lecturer, 1991.

D. Nelson Henderson lecturer, 1991. Stolte Memorial lecturer, 1992. Arnold O. Beckman Distinguished Lectureship, 1993.

Robert C. Knapp lecturer, 1996. Alan Dembo Memorial Keynote lecturer, 1997.

Achievements

• Robert Clinton Bast has been listed as a noteworthy Medical researcher, medical educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served as surgeon United States Public Health Service, 1972-1975. Fellow American College of Physicians. Member International Gynecological Cancer Society (county since 1997), The Reticuloendothelial Society, American Society Microbiology, American Association Cancer Research, American Association Immunologists, Association American Physicians, American Society Clinical Oncology, American Federation Clinical Research, American Society Clinical Investigation, International Society Immunopharmacology, Society Biological Therapy (board directors 1984-1986), American Society Hematology, Society Gynecological Oncology (associate).

Connections

Married Blanche Amy Simpson, October 21, 1972. 1 child, Elizabeth Simpson Bast.

Father:

Robert Clinton Bast

Mother:

Ann Christine (Borland) Bast

Spouse:

Blanche Amy Simpson

child:

Elizabeth Simpson Bast