Christopher Vakoc

Christopher R. Vakoc, M.D, Ph.D.
1 Bungtown Road
Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
http://vakoclab.labsites.cshl.edu
Education
2001 B.S. The Pennsylvania State University.
2007 M.D/Ph.D. The University of Pennsylvania.
Postgraduate training
2007-2008 Post-doctoral fellow, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
2008-2011 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Fellow
Faculty appointments
2011-2015 Assistant Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2015-2019 Associate Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2019-present Professor, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Honors and Awards
1998/99 Evan Pugh Scholar Award
1999 Arnold & Mabel Beckman Foundation Scholars Program
2001 Graduation with Distinction and with Honors
2006 Dr. Saul Winegrad Award for Outstanding PhD Dissertation
2006 Dr. Roy G Williams Prize for Meritorious Research
2010 Sass Foundation for Medical Research Fellow Award
2011 Burroughs Wellcome Fund Career Award for Medical Scientists
2011 Forbeck Scholar Award
2015 AACR Outstanding Achievement in Cancer Research Award
2015 Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Scholar Award
2016 Pershing Square Sohn Prize in Cancer Research
2016 The James M and Cathleen D. Stone Faculty Award
2019 Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research
Professional Activities
2012 Consultant: Coferon, Inc
2012-2014 Consultant: Tensha Therapeutics
2013-2017 Scientific Advisory Board: Syros Pharmaceuticals
2015-present Member of the American Association of Cancer Research
2016-2022 Scientific Advisory Board: KSQ Therapeutics
2020-2021 Consultant: Third Rock Ventures
2020 Consultant: C4 Therapeutics
2020 Consultant: Roivant Sciences
2021-present Scientific Advisory Board: Treeline Biosciences
Academic Committees at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
2012-present CSHL School of Biological Sciences Qualifying Exam Committee
2013-2021 CSHL School of Biological Sciences Admissions Committee
2013 Stony Brook University MCB Program Admissions Committee
2014-2019 Stony Brook University MCB Executive Committee
2014-present CSHL Cancer Center Program Co-Leader
2015-present Direct of CSHL Fellows Program
Teaching
2011-present CSHL SRL Course Paper Discussion
2014 Stony Brook MCB Program Journal Club
2016-present CSHL Cancer Biology Course Director
Organization of Scientific Conferences
2016 CSHL-CAC2 Pediatric Cancer Mtg, Scientific Advisor
2016 CSHL-Northwell Banbury Mtg on CLL, Co-organizer
2017 CSHL-Northwell Heme Malignancy Mtg, Co-organizer
2020 Keystone Meeting on Cancer Epigenetics, Co-organizer
Grant Review Committees
2016 NCI Transition to Independence Grant Reviewer
2018 Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, TRP Grant Reviewer
2018 NCI BMCT Study Section Ad Hoc Reviewer
2018 NCI Fusion Oncoprotein RFA Study Section Ad Hoc Reviewer