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Rubin recognized by Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation

Honored for research, patient care

July 11, 2018

Joshua B. Rubin, MD, PhD, a professor of pediatrics and of neuroscience at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has received the Pioneer Award for Pediatric Neuro-Oncology from the Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation.

The charitable organization honored Rubin on June 6 in New York for his research on aggressive pediatric brain tumors, as well as for his compassionate patient care and dedication to the field.

Rubin is co-founder and co-director of the Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Program at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, where he treats patients. Additionally, he is a co-leader of the Solid Tumor Therapeutics Program at Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine.