Dr. Landgren is Professor of Medicine, Chief of the Myeloma Division, Director of Sylvester Myeloma Institute, Paul J. DiMare Endowed Chair in Immunotherapy, Leader of the Experimental Therapeutics Program, and Co-Leader of the Translational and Clinical Oncology (TCO) Program at NCI-designated Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, part of the University of Miami Health System and Miller School of Medicine. Prior to joining University of Miami, he served as Chief of the Myeloma Service at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City, and prior to that he was the Chief of the Multiple Myeloma Section at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Landgren is a board-certified hematologist-oncologist and he has published more than 500 papers and chapter books with a primary focus on multiple myeloma, MGUS (monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance), and smoldering myeloma. Dr. Landgren’s research focuses the mechanisms underlying progression from precursor disease to frank malignancy, underlying mechanisms of disease response/resistance, role of MRD (minimal residual disease) negativity, biological mechanisms associated with sustained MRD negativity, identification of novel treatment targets, early drug development, and identification of novel biomarkers.